Museo Arqueolóxico e Histórico Castelo de Santo Antón

Over het museum

The museum occupies the Castle of San Antón, a 16th-century fortress built to defend the city on the islet known as Illa da Pena Grande, opposite the Paseo del Parrote. Between the 16th and 18th centuries it served as a defensive building and a prison, and later as a lazaretto (quarantine station) to isolate sick sailors arriving in the city. Until the 1940s it was connected to the land by the Casa de Botes, now the museum's library. It has been declared a historic-artistic monument since 1949.

In 1960 the Ministry of the Army transferred the building to the City Council of A Coruña, which created the city's Archaeological and Historical Museum there, opened to the public in 1968. The exhibition is organised in three sections: medieval art and heraldry, archaeology, and the history of the building and of the city.

Among the pieces are proto-historic goldwork and objects from the megalithic period, the Bronze Age, the Castro culture and Romanisation. The route also includes the cistern carved into the rock, a replica of an Iron Age boat, the reconstruction of a megalithic cist, petroglyphs moved from near the Tower of Hercules, a ceramic mural from Sargadelos and, in the Governor's House, rooms devoted to the city's recent past, such as the Salón Barroco (Baroque Hall) and the Sala de las Navegaciones (Navigations Room).

Hoogtepunten

• 16th-century fortress on a former islet in the harbour
• Archaeological pieces from the megalithic period and the Bronze Age to the Roman period
• Cistern carved into the rock and replica of an Iron Age boat
• Ceramic mural by Sargadelos with the history and legends of A Coruña
• Salón Barroco and Sala de las Navegaciones in the Governor's House

Vaste collectie

• Arqueología – Archaeology section on the ground floor, with proto-historic goldwork, megalithic culture, the Bronze Age, Castro culture and Romanisation.
• Historia del edificio y de la ciudad – Route through the history of the castle and of A Coruña, with the Governor's House, the chapel and the sacristy.
• Arte medieval y heráldica – Medieval art and heraldry pieces displayed at the entrance and in the courtyard of arms (patio de armas).

Opgericht

1968

Beheerder

Concello da Coruña

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: All Saturdays of the year (public holidays included) and International Museum Day (18 May).

Educational groups from the municipality of A Coruña on booked visits also enter free, as do members of ICOM and of the Association of Friends of the Archaeological Museum (Asociación de Amigos do Arqueolóxico), and teachers or guides accompanying a group.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The building, a historic fortress, has architectural barriers. Pets are not admitted, except guide dogs.

Kinderen & gezin

Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The castle is opposite the Paseo del Parrote, on the Paseo Alcalde Francisco Vázquez, in the port of A Coruña.

Service & horeca

• Garderobe

Backpacks, parcels and large bags are left at reception. Eating and drinking are not permitted on the premises. The museum has a library.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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