Museo archeologico lametino
State archaeological museum in the San Domenico complex in Nicastro, with finds from prehistory to the Middle Ages from the Lamezia plain.
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About the museum
The museum collects finds from surface surveys, excavations and chance discoveries in the Lamezia plain, with the aim of reconstructing the history of a territory of strategic importance on the route across the isthmus between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas. Since 2010 it has been housed on the first floor of the San Domenico complex in Nicastro, near Corso Numistrano.
The complex is a former Dominican convent founded between 1506 and 1521, where the philosopher Tommaso Campanella studied theology. Rebuilt after the earthquake of 1638 by the princes d'Aquino, and given its upper floor only at the end of the 19th century, it was restored until 2006.
The route is divided into three sections: prehistoric, classical and medieval. The materials include choppers of the Lower Palaeolithic from Casella di Maida, the hoard of Acquafredda with 55 incuse staters of Sibari (530 BC), the bronze tabula fragment from Iardini di Renda, and finds from the excavations of the abbey of Santa Maria di Sant'Eufemia and of the castle of Nicastro. The museum is now run by the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Calabria.
Highlights
- Choppers of the Lower Palaeolithic from Casella di Maida
- Hoard of Acquafredda with incuse staters of Sibari
- Bronze tabula fragment from Iardini di Renda
- Experimental archaeology workshop with a reconstructed Neolithic kiln
- Glazed ceramics and a bombard cannon from the castle of Nicastro
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente: sezioni preistorica, classica e medievale – Three sections on the finds from the Lamezia plain, from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages, with a room on Greek colonisation and on Terina.
- Operated by
- Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Calabria (Ministero della Cultura)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,201
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
Fees set by the Ministry of Culture. The museum has proposed evening openings with a symbolic entry fee of €1.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum has been closed for works to remove physical and cognitive barriers. The institute's services include captions, signposted routes and multimedia stations.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Services listed include guided tours, a room for educational activities, a conference hall, a library and multimedia stations. In the prehistoric section an educational workshop on experimental archaeology has been set up. |
