Museo archeologico regionale di Kamarina
Museum in the 19th-century baglio around the temple of Athena at Kamarina, with amphorae, wrecks, archaic tombs and the agora of the Syracusan colony.
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About the museum
Kamarina was founded at the start of the 6th century BC (598–597 BC) by Doric settlers from Syracuse, at the mouth of the River Ippari. Today only ruins and finds remain, mainly on the Cammarana hill in the territory of Ragusa; the Roman quarters built after 258 BC altered the layout of the ancient road of the 5th century BC.
The regional museum stands on the top of the hill around the temple of Athena, in a 19th-century rural baglio built around the remains of the temple, of which part of the southern wall of the cella and the foundations are visible. The building, near Scoglitti, is laid out in three pavilions and seven exhibition rooms and holds the archaeological documentation of the Kamarina area from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
The first room is devoted to underwater archaeology, with finds from wrecks lying off the city, including transport amphorae and a rare Corinthian helmet of the archaic age. The route also includes a rich collection of archaic trade amphorae, prehistoric and faunal finds from the area, reconstructions of tombs from the archaic necropolis and grave vases. A final section illustrates the public area of the city, the agora of the 5th century BC, with a reconstructed storeroom for Greco-Italic amphorae; in the courtyard the remains of the temple of Athena can be seen. The museum has undergone requalification works, with a new route using augmented reality and content on tablets.
Highlights
- Corinthian helmet from an archaic wreck
- Archaic trade amphorae and underwater archaeology room
- Reconstructed tombs from the archaic necropolis
- Agora of the 5th century BC with amphora storeroom
- Remains of the temple of Athena in the courtyard of the baglio
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di Kamarina – Three pavilions and seven rooms with underwater archaeology, archaic amphorae, necropolis tombs and the city's agora.
- Operated by
- Parco archeologico di Kamarina e Cava d'Ispica (Regione Siciliana)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 5,665
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3EU citizens aged 18 to 25 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for minors under 18 (under 12 when accompanied by an adult). |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion from the care services. |
Free admission: Free admission on the first Sunday of the month and on occasions of regional or local events announced by the regional councillor's office (Assessorato).
Free admission also for tourist guides, journalists, ICOM members, students and university lecturers in related disciplines, teachers and school groups with booking, cultural heritage staff and documented scholars.
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