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Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB)

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The inner courtyard at the Pia Almoina, 14th century, the main building of the museum. Photo by Arqueoxarxa, Josep Casanova.

The inner courtyard at the Pia Almoina, 14th century, the main building of the museum. Photo by Arqueoxarxa, Josep Casanova.

The Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum is currently closed for renovations. It is scheduled to reopen in 2024.

The Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB) has been open since 1933, when Banyoles town council founded it following the discovery of the Vilauba Roman Villa in 1932.

The MACB has a collection of important palaeontological discoveries (Late Tertiary-Quaternary period, 5-1 million years ago), as well as artefacts from human settlements in Pla de l'Estany from the Lower/Middle Paleolithic period (250,000 BC) to the 20th century. The Museum also houses the prehistoric collections of Pere Alsius Torrent (late 19th century) and Josep M. Corominas Planellas (1933-1973), and since 1975 the MACB has collected objects from more recent excavations in the region: the palaeontological site at Incarcal (Crespià), the Palaeolithic caves at Serinyà, the Neolithic settlement at La Draga (Banyoles), the Vilauba Roman villa (Camós) and the Roman ovens at Ermedàs (Cornellà de Terri), among many others. 

SPACES

<p>Palaeontology room. Photo by Arqueoxarxa, Josep Casanova.</p>

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Palaeontology room
Palaeontology room
<p>La sala de l&#39;Home. Fotografia de Harold Abellan.</p>
Sala de l'Home
Sala de l'Home
<p>La sala de Paleol&iacute;tic. Fotografia d&#39;Arqueoxarxa, Josep Casanova.</p>
Sala de Paleolític
Sala de Paleolític
<p>La sala de Neol&iacute;tic. Fotografia d&#39;Arqueoxarxa, Josep Casanova.</p>
Sala de Neolític
Sala de Neolític
<p>History rooms. Photo by Arqueoxarxa, Josep Casanova.</p>
History room
History room

OBJECTS

<p>Mastodon molar from the claypits at Cornell&agrave; del Terri.&nbsp;Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB).</p>
Mastodon molar
Mastodon molar
<p>Sabre-toothed tiger from the Incarcal-I site (Crespi&agrave;).&nbsp;Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB).</p>

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Sabre-toothed tiger
Sabre-toothed tiger
<p>Magdalenian harpoonwith a double row of teeth, 9000-8000 BC,&nbsp;cave at Bora Gran d&#39;en Carreras (Seriny&agrave;).&nbsp;Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB).</p>

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Magdalenian harpoon
Magdalenian harpoon
<p>Vase from the Neolithic period,&nbsp;5000-4500 BC,&nbsp;cave at Marivent (Mart&iacute;s, Esponell&agrave;).&nbsp;Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB).</p>

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Vase from the Neolithic period
Vase from the Neolithic period
<p>Figure of Fortuna, 1st to 3rd centuries AD, Vilauba Roman villa (Cam&oacute;s). Photo by Josep Curto.&nbsp;Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB).</p>
Goddess Fortuna
Goddess Fortuna
<p>Blue ceramic bowl, 15th century, Castell d&#39;Espasens (Fontcoberta).&nbsp;Banyoles Regional Archaeology Museum (MACB).</p>

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Blue ceramic bowl
Blue ceramic bowl

EXTENSIONS

<p>Activities in the Neolithic cabins. Photo by Arqueoxarxa, Josep Casanova.</p>

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Neolithic settlement of La Dra
Neolithic settlement of La Draga
<p>Roman villa in Vilauba.</p>
Vilauba Roman villa (Camós)
Vilauba Roman villa (Camós)
<p>View of the town of Banyoles from the top of the bell tower of the the Monastery of Sant Esteve de Banyoles church.</p>
Monastery of Sant Esteve de Ba
Monastery of Sant Esteve de Banyoles

INFORMATION

ADDRESS
TELEPHONE
WEBSITE
http://www.museusdebanyoles.cat
OPENING TIMES
GETTING HERE
EMAIL
macb@ajbanyoles.org

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