When we think of Italian museums, we will probably remember the Vatican Museums, the Borghese Galleries of Rome, and the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. But there are over 4,800 museums, galleries, monuments, and similar institutions in Italy.

Most are not known as well as the state museums that attracted 50 million visitors in 2017. Instead, they are the small and niche houses of history and art hidden in the quiet towns. A collection of eight such locations promises to suit any willing adventurer: