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Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Canosa di Puglia

State museum in Palazzo Sinesi in Canosa, with grave goods from Archaic tombs and Hellenistic hypogea, including the rich grave goods of the Ipogeo Varrese.

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About the museum

The museum is housed in Palazzo Sinesi, a building erected in the last decade of the 19th century, now owned by the state. Since 1994 the palace has also hosted thematic exhibitions and is the seat of the Fondazione Archeologica Canosina, which works alongside the protection of archaeological heritage in Apulia.

The permanent display consists mainly of grave goods from the necropolises of Canosa. The finds document customs, mentalities and the quality of local craftsmanship between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC, from Daunian vases of the Archaic period to the grave goods of the Hellenistic hypogea.

The route covers eight rooms. The Sala dell’Ariete displays Daunian sub-geometric vases with metal objects and amber from the tombs of Vico Pasubio and Via Legnano; the Sala dei crateri presents material from the Ipogeo di Vico San Martino, including Apulian red-figure pottery, weapons and metal objects. The following rooms house the grave goods of the Ipogeo Varrese, discovered in 1912 and rediscovered in 1971, comprising over four hundred finds: large Apulian red-figure vases and the polychrome vases known as “canosini”, in which pink predominates.

Highlights

Grave goods of the Ipogeo Varrese, with over 400 finds
Polychrome “canosini” vases
Apulian red-figure pottery
Sala dell’Ariete with Archaic Daunian vases
Grave goods from the Ipogeo di Vico San Martino
Eight rooms in Palazzo Sinesi

Permanent exhibition

Corredi funerari di Canosa – Eight rooms with vases and objects from Archaic tombs and Hellenistic hypogea, including the Ipogeo Varrese and the Ipogeo di Vico San Martino.

Operated by: Ministero della Cultura
Visitors per year: approx. 11,014