Antiquarium Alda Levi
Small archaeological museum beside the remains of the Roman amphitheatre of Milan, a short walk from San Lorenzo; currently closed to the public.
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About the museum
A few steps from the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in a green area, lie the foundations of the Roman amphitheatre of Milan. The park is named after the Milanese archaeologist Alda Levi, who carried out the first excavations in the area in 1936; she worked in Milan from 1925 to 1939 and was removed from service in 1938 under the racial laws.
The adjoining Antiquarium occupies a former convent of Dominican nuns, next to the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, and was opened to the public in 2004. It illustrates the history and features of the ancient building for entertainment and presents the results of archaeological investigations carried out in recent years in the neighbourhood. The two rooms display Roman finds from the excavations of the south-western part of the city, including a stele, capitals and fresco fragments, and tell the story of gladiatorial games with replicas of weapons and the stele of the gladiator Urbicus.
The museum and park are managed by the Soprintendenza (heritage authority), in collaboration with the Comune di Milano (municipality of Milan) and the Civico Museo Archeologico. The Antiquarium and the park are currently closed: archaeological investigations and works for the PAN – Parco Amphitheatrum Naturae project, funded by the Ministry of Culture, are under way in the area and will provide for the arrangement of the entire archaeological park.
Highlights
- Remains of the foundations of the Roman amphitheatre of Mediolanum
- Room devoted to gladiatorial games with the stele of the gladiator Urbicus
- Roman finds from the excavations of the south-western part of the city
- Former Dominican convent with restored cloisters
- PAN – Parco Amphitheatrum Naturae project for the new archaeological park
- Operated by
- Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città Metropolitana di Milano, in collaborazione con il Comune di Milano
- Visitors per year
- approx. 5,243
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Getting there & parking
The entrance to the Antiquarium Alda Levi is at Via E. De Amicis 17, a few steps from the Basilica of San Lorenzo.
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| Good to know | Before its closure the Antiquarium and the park were open with free admission, with the support of volunteers of the Touring Club Italiano (information from an encyclopaedic source, to be verified at reopening). |
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