Museo archeologico della Badia
Archaeological museum of Licata in the 16th-century convent of Santa Maria del Soccorso, with finds from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic period; free admission.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Cistercian convent of Santa Maria del Soccorso, known as La Badia, a 16th-century building enlarged and renovated between the 17th and 18th centuries. The museum occupies part of the ground floor and a large rectangular arcaded cloister, and is run by the Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi.
The display documents the presence of stable settlements in the territory of Licata and the lower Imera valley from the early Neolithic, in the 6th millennium BC, to Late Antiquity. The prehistory rooms present a selection of finds from the Neolithic to the Eneolithic and the Early Bronze Age, covering more than four thousand years of history.
The archaic and classical age is illustrated by the excavations of Mollarella and Casalicchio, where sanctuaries of Demeter and Kore stood, and by the fortified settlement of Poggio Marcato d'Agnone and that of Monte Sole. A large room is devoted to the Hellenistic city on Monte Sant'Angelo, identified with Finziade, founded in 282 BC by the tyrant Finzia; the last two rooms present House 1 of Finziade, with a reconstruction model and the small hoard (tesoretto) found inside it. The museum also has a collection of medieval art and some canvases from the convents suppressed in the 19th century.
Highlights
- Finds from the early Neolithic to Late Antiquity
- Sanctuaries of Demeter and Kore at Mollarella and Casalicchio
- Room devoted to the Hellenistic city of Finziade
- Model of House 1 of Finziade and small hoard
- Arcaded cloister of the former Cistercian convent
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione del Museo della Badia – Finds from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity from the Licata area and the lower Imera valley, with a room devoted to Finziade.
- Operated by
- Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi (Regione Siciliana)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 4,255
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits are possible; it is advisable to request information from the museum. |
