Archaeological Museum of Granada

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

Archaeological Museum of Granada
Museo Arqueológico de Granada
Established1859
LocationGranada, Spain
TypeArchaeology museum
OwnerGeneral State Administration

The museum is located at 41, Carrera del Darro in the Castril palace, dating from the 16th century. 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]

It includes a Renaissance patio. The building's façade was created in 1593.

  • Iberian Lion of Daragoleja
    Iberian Lion of Daragoleja
  • Bust of Ganymede
    Bust of Ganymede
  • Piece from Medina Elvira (c. 10th century)
    Piece from Medina Elvira (c. 10th century)
  • Astrolabe (15th century)
    Astrolabe (15th century)

See also

References and notes

Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Spanish-language Wikipedia article, accessed December 1, 2006.

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

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