Museums of Archaeology and Archaeological Sites around the World
Here you’ll find all our articles focused on museums of archaeology and archaeological sites around the world.
At Inexhibit, we intend archaeology in a rather broad sense – namely as a multifarious discipline extending from ancient art history to anthropology – albeit with special attention to prehistoric and ancient world cultures.
If you’d like to suggest to us a museum, a site, or a research project you deem relevant, please send a message to editor@inexhibit.com.
Above, the Imperial Fora Museum and archaeological site in Rome; photo © Riccardo Bianchini/Inexhibit
Acropolis Museum – Athens
Designed by Bernard Tschumi, the Acropolis Museum in Athens is one of the world's most important archaeological museums, renowned for its great collection of ancient sculpture
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Archaeological Museum of San Lorenzo, Cremona
The Museo Archeologico San Lorenzo is museum of Roman and Medieval archaeology, located in the Italian town of Cremona, housed in a former Romanesque church
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Centrale Montemartini Archaeological Museum, Rome
The Centrale Montemartini is an archaeology museum in Rome, focused on Classical sculpture, housed in a former power station built in the early 20th century
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Chedworth Roman Villa Archaeological Site – Feilden Clegg Bradley
The project by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios for the Roman Villa archaeological site near Chedworth is exceptional for the history of Roman Britain
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Ertruscan Necropolis of Cerveteri
The 'Banditaccia' necropolis in Cerveteri, near Rome, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest Etruscan archaeological site
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Imperial Fora Museum and Trajan’s Markets – Rome
Located in the Trajan's Market, the Museum of Imperial Fora (Museo dei Fori Imperiali) in Rome is both a museum of ancient art and an archaeological site
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Metropol Parasol Antiquarium Seville – Felipe Palomino Arquitectos
Designed by Felipe Palomino Arquitectos, the Antiquarium archaeological museum in Seville is part of the iconic Metropol Parasol urban renovation project
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Musée de la Romanité, Nîmes
The Musée de la Romanité is an archaeological museum in Nîmes, southern France, housed in a translucent building designed by French-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc
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Museo Retico | Sanzeno
The Museo Retico in Sanzeno, Trento, is a small archaeological museum focused on the history of the Val di Non and of the Rhaeti tribes once inhabiting it
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Pompeii archaeological site
Pompeii is an archaeological site near Naples, Italy, featuring the ruins of an ancient Roman town destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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Snøhetta + Casson Mann: Lascaux 4 – International Center for Cave Art
Designed by Snøhetta and Casson Mann, the Lascaux 4 Center for Cave Art in Montignac is a great piece of architecture and an innovative archeological museum
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