Museo archeologico regionale di Agrigento - Agrigento, Italy
N 37° 17.809 E 013° 35.382
33S E 375003 N 4128732
A visit to the archaeological museum, which contains some impressive exhibits, helps to put the Agrigento temples into context.
Waymark Code: WMVG2G
Location: Sicilia, Italy
Date Posted: 04/14/2017
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The museum covers the history of Agrigento from the earliest human settlement. One of the highlights is a Greek vase showing Perseus lounging, while admiring the captive Andromeda; another is a Greek marble statue of a warrior. There is a touching Roman sarcophagus portraying the death of a young boy amid his grieving family. Downstairs are various exhibits relating to the Temple of Zeus, including a model of how the temple may have looked; a useful way to make sense of today's ruins. Some of the more decorative stonework from the temples, including lion's-head water-spouts, is held in the museum, so paying a visit here is a useful addition to your time at the temple site.
Prehistory is represented by the artefacts which used to belong to the Sicans who were living in the area when Aegean people started to arrive in bronze age (about 15th century B.C.). There you would find the oldest trinacria ever found on the island and which is even today the symbol of Sicily. The collection of Greek Attic pottery is great and you will be impressed by the standing Telamon and the famous Ephebo or Boy of Agrigento.
Next to the museum you can see the remains of the former chamber of deputies, that is the Ekklesiasterion, the so called Oratory of Phalaris and St. Nicholas church.
Buy a combined ticket with a visit to the ruins.
Theme:
History of Agrigento
Street Address:
Contrada San Nicola, 12, 92100 Agrigento AG, Italy
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: no
Hours of Operation:
Friday
9AM–7PM
Saturday
9AM–7PM
Sunday
9AM–1PM
Monday
9AM–1PM
Tuesday
9AM–7PM
Wednesday
9AM–7PM
Thursday
9AM–7PM
Cost: 8.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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