Museo Numantino de Soria
Archaeological museum in Soria presenting the history of the province from the Palaeolithic to the Early Modern period, with a large Celtiberian section.
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About the museum
The Museo Numantino grew out of the archaeological excavations at Numancia, which began in 1906, and since 1916 it has occupied a building paid for by the senator Ramón Benito Aceña and designed by Manuel Aníbal Álvarez. The pieces found at the site during the successive excavation campaigns gradually accumulated there.
Meanwhile, the Museo Provincial had been formed from the property gathered by the Commission of Monuments after the 19th-century disentailment (desamortización). As most of its pieces were Celtiberian, in 1932 it was renamed the Museo Celtibérico. In 1968 the collections of the two museums were administratively merged, giving rise to the present Museo Numantino de Soria.
The original building, with three naves joined by an entrance loggia, was extended in the 1980s with a three-storey transverse wing. A major renovation was completed in 1989, and today the museum offers around 2,000 m² of exhibition space spread over five rooms: the three on the ground floor trace the history of the province in chronological order, while the rooms on the upper floors are devoted to the Celtiberian section, which is adapted for blind visitors.
As the parent institution, the museum also manages the Monasterio de San Juan de Duero, the Ermita de San Baudelio de Berlanga and the museum-sites of Numancia, Ambrona and Tiermes.
Highlights
- Celtiberian section adapted for blind visitors
- Vaso de los Guerreros and Vaso de los Toros, painted pottery from Numancia
- Pelvis of an ancient elephant from the Ambrona site
- Palaeolithic plaque from Villalba with twenty-six animal silhouettes
- Statue-menhir from Villar del Ala, Final Bronze Age
- Sculpture of the god Saturn from the Roman villa of Los Quintanares
Permanent exhibitions
- Historia de la provincia de Soria – Three rooms on the ground floor in chronological order, from the Lower Palaeolithic to the start of the Early Modern period.
- Sección celtibérica – Upper-floor rooms devoted to Celtiberian culture, with material from Numancia and adaptation for blind visitors.
- Founded
- 1919
- Operated by
- Junta de Castilla y León (museo de titularidad estatal y gestión autonómica)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Minors enter free. |
| Seniors | freeFree admission for people over 65 and retired people. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with a disability of at least 33 %, accompanied by a companion where essential. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree admission for university students. |
| Families | freeFree admission for large families, single-parent families and families with multiple births or simultaneous adoptions. |
Free admission: Saturdays, Sundays and national or regional public holidays, as well as 23 April, 9 May, 18 May, 12 October and 6 December.
The general admission to the permanent exhibition costs €1. It is also free for unemployed people, teachers, practising tourist guides, volunteers, holders of the carné joven, the carné 60 CyL or the Tarjeta de Amigos del Patrimonio, members of ICOM and of the museum's Friends association, and other groups on presentation of proof. Admission to the Ambrona museum-site and to the Ermita de San Baudelio de Berlanga is free for all visitors.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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
The Celtiberian section in the upper rooms is adapted for blind visitors.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum has one hall and two small separate pavilions for cultural activities and workshops. Workshops run by the education department require prior registration. |
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