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MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO - Agrigento
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO

E' situato a brevissima distanza dal quartiere ellenistico-romano e a qualche centinaio di metri dalla “via sacra” dove si ergono i meravigliosi templi dorici. E' suddiviso in due settori: nel primo, che comprende 11 sale, sono conservati reperti rinvenuti all'interno dell'area della città; nel secondo, che occupa le altre 6 sale, si conservano i reperti rinvenuti fuori dalla città capoluogo.

Directions: ANTIQUARIUM VILLA AUREA
Viale dei Templi - Tel. 0922497226
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MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO
C.da San Nicola - Tel. 0922401111

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  • Written Sep 21, 2004
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Adiacente alla museo sorge l'Ekklesiasterion, risalente al IV secolo a.C.. Presso di esso i cittadini erano soliti riunirsi per discutere i problemi della città e dello Stato. Dall'orchestra (area circolare piatta) che si trova al centro, l'oratore di turno parlava all'uditorio. L'Ekklesiasterion poteva accogliere oltre 2000 cittadini che prendevano posto tra le 20 file di gradoni orizzontali, divise verticalmente in cinque cunei. Era luogo di sacrifici a Zeus che venivano offerti prima dell'apertura di ogni sessione.

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  • Written May 13, 2006
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The idea of such a museum dates back to 1864, when the scholar Giuseppe Picone started a collection of archaeological material from the various necropolises of the area, originally housed in the Town Hall. From 1924, new pieces were added, thanks to the excavation campaigns carried out in that period, while 1939 marks a turning point with the establishment of the Superintendency for the Antiquities of the Provinces of Agrigento and Caltanissetta. The building currently housing the museum was completed in 1960; it is located on the Southern side of Saint Nicolas hillock, where the upper agorà once stood. The museum adjoins the Gothic church of Saint Nicholas and also includes the cloister and refectory of the old Cistercian monastery.

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  • Written May 14, 2006
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