Museo Dámaso Navarro

About the museum

The museum has its origins in the Grupo Arqueológico Petrelense, formed at the end of the 1960s by young people from Petrer interested in local history and heritage, and renamed the Grupo Arqueológico Dámaso Navarro in tribute to its founder, who died at the end of the 1970s. The group surveyed the municipal area, identified prehistoric, classical and medieval sites, and took part in the recovery of the Roman mosaic that came to light in 1975 next to the town hall, which gave its name to the settlement of Villa Petraria.

The first museum opened on 2 July 1999 in the Plaza de Baix, in the building that until the previous year had housed the municipal library, with a section on archaeology and another on ethnology. It closed in September 2017 because of the limitations of the building, including the lack of accessibility.

Following the temporary exhibition “Petrer. Arqueología y Museo”, presented at the MARQ in Alicante in 2018, the municipal building on Calle La Font was adapted. The new museum opened on 8 February 2019 with almost 700 m² of usable space and a permanent exhibition running from prehistory to the 20th century, which integrates a Roman kiln from the 3rd century AD preserved in its original place.

Highlights

• Roman kiln from the 3rd century AD, preserved in situ
• Route through prehistory, the Iberian period, the Roman period and the Andalusi period (Bitrir)
• Rooms on the medieval and early modern periods, the contemporary period and the Civil War
• Space devoted to intangible heritage and the archaeological sites of Petrer
• Free guided tours from Tuesday to Friday

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición permanente: de la prehistoria al siglo XX – Route through ten spaces on the history of Petrer, from prehistory and the Iberian, Roman and Andalusi periods to the Civil War, with a Roman kiln preserved in situ.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Petrer

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

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

Since its reopening in 2019 the museum has occupied a building presented as accessible; the website includes an accessibility assessment.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Educational activities for schoolchildren include handling pieces and reproductions, making a paper mosaic and guessing games along the route.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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