Archaeological Museum of Bologna

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The Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna has been in the 15th-century Palazzo Galvani since its official inauguration on 25th September, 1881.

It contains the exceptional archaeological collections from the former Museo Universitario, the donated collection of painter Pelagio Palagi, and from the excavations effected in Bologna and the surrounding area between the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century.

The museum has one of the most important archaeological collections in Italy and is above all strong in holdings concerning local history, from prehistory to Roman times.

Its Etruscan section offers a starting point for discovering the culture of Etruria in the Po valley, which had Bologna as its capital, the Etruscan Felsina.

The classical collections conserve masterpieces of Greek and Roman art; there is also an important collection of Egyptian antiquities, one of the most important of Europe.

Archaeology A.U.

The Archaeology Unit is located in the Museo Civico Archeologico in Palazzo Galvani. The unit coordinates valorization of the archaeological heritage of the city and local area by means of shared programs and conventions with the Archaeological Superintendency of Emilia-Romagna, the University of Bologna and the other archaeological institutions and organizations. It works to safeguard this heritage, ensuring that it is properly conserved while also made available to scholars and the general public.

Director: Paola Giovetti - paola.giovetti@comune.bologna.it

The Settore Musei Civici Bologna represents the newly organized Musei Civici of Bologna.

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