Museo Archeologico Nazionale Di Reggio Calabria

Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia

The Museo Archeologico Nazionale Di Reggio Calabria (MArRC) or Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia is a museum in Reggio Calabria in Calabria , Italy.

After the earthquake of 1908 , Paolo Orsi wanted to merge the existing Museo Civico and the state collections with the finds from archaeological research in Calabria, which were thanks to research carried out over the previous 160 years. These included finds from the excavations of the Duke of Luynes and those of Paolo Orsi.

The museum building is located in Piazza De Nava. It was designed by Marcello Piacentini in 1932 and completed by 1942. Because of the war , the building could not be used at first. The museum was opened in 1954.

The building has a square floor plan and four floors. In 1981 the Underwater Archeology exhibition was set up to present the Riace bronze statues found in 1972 in an appropriate context. From 2009 to 2016 the museum was restored and rebuilt. The inner courtyard was roofed over and the collections were rearranged. The paintings previously shown on the 2nd floor are now in the Pinacoteca Comunale.

The museum

Bronze figures of Riace

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There are various exhibitions on the four floors.

Basement

The underwater archeology exhibition is located in the basement . In room I there are finds from the seas around Calabria. You can see anchors and amphorae from Greek and Roman times. In room II there are finds from a near Porticello (today part of Villa San Giovanni ) in the 5th century BC. Sunken ship.

In room III are the head of the philosopher, also found near Porticello , the two bronze statues by Riace found in the sea in 1972 and one the head of a ruler from the 5th century BC. Chr. Performing plastic.

ground floor

There are 15 halls on the ground floor. Finds from the Sibari plain , grave goods from different centuries can be found here. The main focus on the ground floor are finds and exhibits from Locri . A reconstruction of a cave grave and objects from the Persephone sanctuary are on display at Manella. There are also the pinakes and small altars from these finds as well as finds from the sanctuary of Marasà near Locri.

First floor

The 20 halls on the first floor contain the finds from the Reggio Calabria area, including an ash grave from the 6th century BC. And finds from the monastery on Via Reggio Campi and the area around the city wall.

The museum's numismatic department is also located on the first floor . On display are Greek, Gross and Roman coins that were minted in Magna Graecia and Sicily .

Second floor

On the second floor there is art from the Middle Ages to the modern age. These include paintings by Antonello da Messina such as the penitent Hieronymus. Also here is the picture The Return of the Prodigal Son by Mattia Preti .

literature

• Elena Lattanzi: Il Museo nazionale di Reggio Calabria. Reggio Calabria 1987. ISBN 88-7448-184-5 .
• Domenico Laruffa: Il Museo nazionale della Magna Grecia di Reggio Calabria. Laruffa, Reggio Calabria 2004. ISBN 88-7221-238-3 .

Web links

Commons : Museo nazionale della Magna Grecia (Reggio Calabria)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Museum website (Italian)

Coordinates: 38 ° 6 ′ 53 ″  N , 15 ° 39 ′ 4 ″  E