Museo archeologico di Sant'Angelo Muxaro

About the museum

The museum, opened at the end of 2015, is housed in the Palazzo Arnone in Piazza Umberto I and showcases the antiquities of Sant'Angelo Muxaro, the town that tradition identifies with the Sicanian royal palace of King Kokalos and Kamikos, linked to the myth of Daedalus.

The exhibition presents a selection of the tomb grave goods, dating from the 12th to the 6th century BC, and materials from the surrounding area. The archaeological site is famous for the necropolis on the southern slope, with over two hundred rock-cut chamber and tholos tombs, and for the richest group of gold objects from indigenous Sicily: two heavy rings with an engraved bezel and four phialae, of which only one survives, in the British Museum.

The museum is managed by the Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi together with the archaeological area.

Highlights

• Grave goods of the Sicanian tombs, 12th–6th century BC
• Necropolis with over 200 rock-cut and tholos tombs
• Seat in the Palazzo Arnone
• Free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Corredi funerari e materiali del territorio – Selection of grave goods from the tombs of Sant'Angelo Muxaro (12th–6th century BC) and finds from the surrounding area.

Founded

2015

Operated by

Parco archeologico e paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to the archaeological area and the museum.

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