Archaeological Museum of Granada

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Archaeological Museum of Granada
Museo Arqueológico de Granada
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Archaeological Museum of Granada
Established1859
Location Granada, Spain
Type Archaeology museum
Owner General State Administration

The Archaeological Museum of Granada is an archaeological museum in Granada, Spain. It was established in 1879. [1]

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The museum moved to its current home in the Albayzín district in the 20th century. It is located at 41, Carrera del Darro in the Castril Palace, dating from the 16th century. It includes a Renaissance patio. The building's façade was created in 1593.

Collections

It hosts many artefacts from a range of time periods, namely halls dedicated to Paleolithic and hominization process; Neolithic and Eneolithic; Bronze Age; Colonizations and Hispano-Roman peoples; Roman era, Late Roman and Paleo Christian; Hispano-Visigothic and Mozarab archeology; and Western Middle Ages and Hispano-Muslim Archeology. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Toro Moyano, Isidro (2017). "El Museo Arqueológico de Granada. Pasado, presente y futuro" (PDF). Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional. 35. Madrid: Museo Arqueológico Nacional: 253. ISSN   2341-3409.
  2. ↑ Toro Moyano 2017, p. 261.

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