Archaeological Museum of Granada explained

Archaeological Museum of Granada
Native Name:Museo Arqueológico de Granada
Native Name Lang:es
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Established:1859
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]

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.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. El Museo Arqueológico de Granada. Pasado, presente y futuro. 253. Isidro. Toro Moyano. Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional. 35. 2017. 2341-3409. Madrid. Museo Arqueológico Nacional.