Museo civico di Castelleone
Civic archaeological museum in the 18th-century Palazzo Brunenghi-Salvago in Castelleone, with finds from the Mesolithic to the Early Middle Ages found in the area.
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About the museum
The Museo civico di Castelleone was founded through the work of the local Gruppo Storico e Archeologico and is housed, together with the civic library, in the 18th-century Palazzo Brunenghi-Salvago, in Via Roma. The display documents the history of people in the area from the Mesolithic to the Early Middle Ages, with a major nucleus formed by the collections of Carlo Bianchessi.
From the Mesolithic come chipped-stone tools that attest to hunter settlements on the terraces around the ancient course of the Serio (Serio Morto) and the Casso; from the Neolithic, numerous polished stone axes, evidence of the first forest clearance in the Po Plain. The Early Metal Age is represented by flint arrowheads and an archer's wrist guard, while the Late Bronze Age is represented by the rich settlement of the Régona at Castelleone, with pottery, objects linked to metalworking and weaving, and a bronze axe with median flanges.
The Second Iron Age is illustrated by Celtic tomb goods from the Régona and from Corte Madama, together with bronze and glass armlets. The Roman period is documented by numerous finds, above all funerary goods from the Corte Madama necropolis and the Late Antique tomb of Cassacavra, with the remains of hobnailed sandals.
Highlights
- Archaeological collections of Carlo Bianchessi
- Chipped-stone tools from the Mesolithic
- Late Bronze Age settlement of the Régona
- Celtic tomb goods from the Second Iron Age
- Roman necropolis of Corte Madama and the tomb of Cassacavra
- Housed in the 18th-century Palazzo Brunenghi-Salvago
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione archeologica: dal Mesolitico all’Alto Medioevo – Finds from the territory of Castelleone from the Mesolithic to the Roman period and the Early Middle Ages, with the Bianchessi collections and the material from the Régona and Corte Madama.
- Founded
- 1972
- Operated by
- Comune di Castelleone
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,498
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- 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
According to the Comune, the entrance and the car park are accessible by wheelchair.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
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