MARQ, Museo Arqueológico de Alicante

Over het museum

The Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante opened in 1932 on the ground floor of the Palacio de la Diputación in the city centre. In 2000 it moved to its present building, the former San Juan de Dios provincial hospital on Plaza del Doctor Gómez Ulla, which was refurbished to offer a much larger exhibition area. Since then it has been known as MARQ and depends on the Alicante Provincial Council through the Fundación C. V. MARQ.

In 2004 the European Museum Forum awarded it the European Museum of the Year prize, a recognition that only a few Spanish museums have received. The museum was conceived as an alternative to the traditional display of classified finds, with stage sets, audiovisuals and interactive spaces.

The route through the permanent galleries follows chronological order: Prehistory, Iberian culture, Roman culture, the Middle Ages, and the Early Modern and Contemporary periods. Three thematic galleries (Field Archaeology, Urban Archaeology and Underwater Archaeology) and an interactive corridor on archaeosciences explain how archaeologists work.

The Fundación C. V. MARQ also manages visitable archaeological sites in the province, such as the Tossal de Manises (the Roman city of Lucentum), the Illeta dels Banyets, the Pla de Petracos and the Cova de l’Or, as well as the monument of the Torre de Almudaina.

Hoogtepunten

• European Museum of the Year 2004
• Chronological route through Prehistory, Iberian culture, Roman culture and the medieval and modern periods
• Field, Urban and Underwater Archaeology galleries with stage sets and interactives
• Interactive corridor on archaeosciences
• Combined ticket with the sites of Lucentum and the Illeta dels Banyets and with the Torre de Almudaina

Vaste collectie

• Exposición permanente del MARQ – Chronological tour through the galleries on Prehistory, Iberian culture, Roman culture, the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, and galleries on archaeological method (field, urban and underwater).

Opgericht

1932

Beheerder

Diputación de Alicante (Fundación C. V. MARQ)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Sundays and public holidays: general admission €3.

General admission: €6 (€3 on Sundays and public holidays). Admission to the temporary exhibition galleries is set for each exhibition. Free admission, with accreditation, for under-8s, unemployed people, holders of the Amigos del MARQ card, members of ICOM/ICOMOS, teaching staff, journalists and licensed tourist guides. Renfe travellers (AVE, Long Distance and Avlo) can enter free with their named ticket.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The entire permanent exhibition, the temporary galleries, the library and the shop are on the same floor; for other levels there are lifts or stairlifts. Wheelchairs are available for visitors, with two ramps with handrails at the main entrance and two adapted toilets in the foyer. Near the museum there is a public car park with a lift and reserved spaces, and a permanent space for people with reduced mobility at the main entrance. Assistance dogs are admitted. The museum also publishes accessible resources for blind, deaf and intellectually disabled visitors (accesibilidad.marqalicante.com).

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Animated and dramatised visits, archaeological workshops and educational programmes for schools and families; the museum's website offers an activity guide.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Plaza Doctor Gómez Ulla, no number, 03013 Alicante.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

Barq bar-restaurant (service Tuesday to Sunday during business hours) and a shop selling publications and souvenirs.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 200 personen.

Auditorium of more than 300 m² with capacity for 200 seated people, multipurpose and meeting rooms, a library and a garden of about 2,500 m². Information: +34 965 149 002.

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