Museo Municipal de San Roque

About the museum

The Museo Municipal de San Roque, known as the Museo Carteia, brings together in its main section the pieces found in the excavations of the Carteia archaeological site, located in the municipality. The museum is in the historic quarter, on Calle San Felipe, and is run by the San Roque town council. It forms part of a network of municipal museums that includes the section devoted to the sculptor Luis Ortega Brú in the Palacio de los Gobernadores.

The galleries offer a chronological route from the Phoenician-Punic origins of Carteia to its imperial Roman splendour and, beyond that, to the founding of the city of San Roque after the English capture of Gibraltar in 1704. Among the pieces on display are tableware, decorated cornices, busts and figurines, coins, oil lamps and unguent vessels.

Highlights include the quay moved from its original site at Campamento, with an unusual drainage system made of amphorae, the frieze of bucrania (ox skulls), a marble relief of an ox skull adorned with garlands, and an archaeological stratigraphy showing the different layers. Another section is devoted to the history of San Roque and holds the Pendón de Gibraltar, an embroidered silk banner bearing the city's coat of arms. The visit is complemented by audiovisual material and a virtual reality experience that recreates the city at its height.

Highlights

• Pieces from Carteia, from the Phoenician-Punic period to the Roman imperial era
• Roman quay with amphora drainage
• Marble frieze of bucrania
• Pendón de Gibraltar and the history of San Roque section
• Virtual reality experience of the city of Carteia
• 3D replicas for people with visual impairments

Permanent exhibition

• Sección Carteia – Pieces from the Carteia site in a chronological route from the Phoenician-Punic period to the founding of San Roque, with the Roman quay, the frieze of bucrania and the Pendón de Gibraltar.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de San Roque

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to the town council and the Andalusian tourism portal.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Access via a gently sloping ramp and routes with a lift; toilet in the common areas. 3D replicas are available for people with visual impairments. The parking space for people with reduced mobility is listed as under way.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs free archaeology workshops for children aged 7 to 12, with prior booking, such as “Construyendo el pasado” (Building the Past) or “Arqueólogos por un día” (Archaeologists for a Day).

Getting there & parking

The museum is on Calle San Felipe, next to the Plaza de Santa Ana, in the historic centre of San Roque.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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