Museo ARCOS
Museum in the Palazzo del Governo in Benevento with an Egyptian Section devoted to the temple of Isis and a contemporary art section for temporary exhibitions.
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About the museum
The ARCOS museum, housed in the Palazzo del Governo on Corso Garibaldi in Benevento, opened on 25 June 2005 with the aim of promoting artistic culture in the Sannio area. It is part of the provincial museum network of Benevento (Rete museale della Provincia di Benevento). Its direction was entrusted to the critic Danilo Eccher until 2010 and, from 2013, to Ferdinando Creta.
The contemporary art section has no collection of its own, but presents temporary exhibitions of Italian and international artists; in recent years attention has focused on artists active in Campania from the 1950s onwards.
The museum also houses the Egyptian Section of the Museo del Sannio, with finds from the temple of the goddess Isis in Benevento. The temple was built by the emperor Domitian between AD 88 and 89 with materials brought from Egypt, and for this reason Benevento preserves the greatest concentration of original Egyptian artefacts in the West, mostly statues. The route reconstructs an imaginary journey through the sanctuary, from initiation into the cult to the goddess's cella.
Highlights
- Egyptian Section with finds from the temple of Isis in Benevento
- Statues of Horus-falcon, Thoth-baboon, priests and sphinxes
- Route reconstructing an imaginary journey through the temple
- Contemporary art section with temporary exhibitions
- Housed in the Palazzo del Governo on Corso Garibaldi
Permanent exhibition
- Sezione egizia del Museo del Sannio – Finds from the temple of Isis in Benevento, in a route that reconstructs an imaginary journey from initiation into the cult to the goddess's cella.
- Founded
- 2005
- Operated by
- Provincia di Benevento (Rete museale)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1residents of Benevento and the province, groups of at least 20 people, over 65s, students, members of the Touring Club Italiano and CTS, Friends of the Museum (Amici del Museo) |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Groups (20+ people) | –Reduction for groups of at least 20 people. |
| Combined ticket (valid two days: Museo del Sannio, Chiostro di Santa Sofia, Palazzo Casiello, Egyptian Section at ARCOS, Museo dell’Arco di Traiano) – standard | €6 |
| Combined ticket – reduced | €4 |
Prices for the ARCOS Egyptian Section only. Free admission also for accompanying teachers of school groups, journalists, tourist guides and military personnel in uniform. The page for the contemporary art section, by contrast, states free admission to the ARCOS museum only.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Audio guide | yes (IT, EN) |
| Good to know | Free guided tours for groups of 10 to 35 people, lasting up to about 1.5 hours and booked at least one week in advance (arcos@sannioeuropa.com, tel. +39 0824 312 465 / +39 345 754 2984, Tuesday–Sunday 9:00–19:00). Audio guides in Italian and English. |
