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Archaeology Museum of Catalonia - Girona

Girona

Partial view of the Sant Pere de Galligants monastery.

Partial view of the Sant Pere de Galligants monastery.

The Girona headquarters of the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia contains materials found during archaeological excavations at various sites in the province of Girona, dating from prehistory to the Middle Ages.

The museum was founded as the Provincial Museum of Antiquities and Fine Arts in 1846 by the Provincial Monument Commission, and is therefore one of the oldest museums in Catalonia. Between 1846 and 1857 the Museum had several different locations, until it was moved to the Sant Pere de Galligants monastery in 1857, where it has remained until today, and where it was given the name by which it is popularly known.

The building where the Museum is located is a remarkable example of Catalan Romanesque architecture from the 12th century. Its foundation date is not known, but it existed already in the first half of the 10 th century. In 1836 it was abandoned by the community of Benedictine monks who lived there, due to the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal. Today, the Museum occupies the cloister and the Romanesque church, as well as the area above the cloister, built in the second half of the 19th century. Since 1992 the Museum has been part of the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, run by the Catalan Cultural Heritage Agency.

SPACES

<p>Partial view of Room 1.</p>
Prehistory
Prehistory
<p>Partial view of room 2.</p>
The Metal Ages
The Metal Ages
<p>Partial view of Room 3.</p>
The colonisations and the Iberian period
The colonisations and the Iberian period
<p>Partial view of Room 4.</p>
The Roman World
The Roman World
<p>Partial view of the monastery cloister.</p>
The Monastery
The Monastery

OBJECTS

<p><em>Pic del Montgr&iacute;</em>, on a porphyry pebble, Cau del Duc (Torroella de Montgr&iacute;, Baix Empord&agrave;), Lower Palaeolithic, 300,000-120,000 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Pic del Montgrí
Pic del Montgrí
<p>Levalloisian nucleus&nbsp;<em>(Levallois) </em>of&nbsp;quartz, Can Planiol (Santa Coloma de Farners,La Selva), Mid-Palaeolithic, 120,000-40,000 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Levalloisian nucleus
Levalloisian nucleus
<p>Harpoonmade with bone, from La Bora Gran d&rsquo;en Carreras (Seriny&agrave;, Pla de l&rsquo;Estany), Upper Palaeolithic, 16,500-13,700 BP.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Harpoon
Harpoon
<p>Necklace made from shells and bone, from Cau de les Goges (Sant Julia de Ramis, Girona),&nbsp;19,000 - 16,000 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Necklace
Necklace
<p>Nucleus of Honey-coloured silex, necropolis of Sant Juli&agrave; de Ramis (Giron&egrave;s), Neolithic, 4,200-3,500 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Nucleus
Nucleus
<p>Pan of handmade ceramic, La Bassa, Fonteta (Forallac, Baix Empord&agrave;), Neolithic, 4,300-3,900 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Handmade ceramic bowl
Handmade ceramic bowl
<p>Megalithic tomb at the Dolmen of El Solar d&rsquo;en Gibert (Rab&oacute;s d&rsquo;Empord&agrave;, Alt Empord&agrave;), late Neolithic - Chalcolithic, 3,500-2,200 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Beads
Beads
<p>Halberd of copper, (Girona),&nbsp;late Neolithic - chalcolithic, 2,200-2,000 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Halbard
Halbard
<p>Hairpin, bronze, necropolis of Can Bec de Baix (Agullana, Alt Empord&agrave;), late Bronze Age, 900-800 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Coiled hairpins
Coiled hairpins
<p>Axe, bronze, (Ripoll), late Bronze Age, 900-800 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Axe
Axe
<p>Cinerary urn, handmade ceramic, necropolis of Pi de la Lliura (Vidreres, La Selva), late Bronze Age, 1100-850 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Urn
Urn
<p><em>Phoenician pithos</em>, lathe pottery, necropolis of Angl&egrave;s (La Selva), early Iron Age, 700-600 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Pithos
Pithos
<p>Altar, marble, Mas Castellar de Pont&oacute;s (Alt Emporda), Iberian period, 3rd-2nd century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Altar
Altar
<p>Sheet whit iberian inscription, lead, La Fosca Castle (Palam&oacute;s, Baix Empord&agrave;), &nbsp;Iberian period, 3rd century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Lead
Lead
<p>Mould of a female head, terracotta, Rodhe (Roses, Alt Empord&agrave;), Iberian period, 3rd century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Mould
Mould
<p>Recipient (c&agrave;lat), &nbsp;common Iberian ceramic, Bosc del Congost (Sant Juli&agrave; de Ramis, Giron&egrave;s), Iberian period, 225-175 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Recipient (càlat)
Recipient (càlat)
<p>Calathus, painted Iberian ceramics, Mas Castellar (Pont&oacute;s, Alt Empord&agrave;), Iberian era, 200-175 BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Calathus
Calathus
<p>Iberian ceramic jug of white paint, residential park of Vilacolum (Torroella de Fluvi&agrave;, Alt Empord&agrave;), Iberian period, 5th -4th centuries BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Jug
Jug
<p>Fish dish,&nbsp;red-figure Attic pottery, Mas Castellar (Pont&oacute;s, Alt Empord&agrave;), Iberian period, end of the 4th century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Dish
Dish
<p>Bell krater, red-figure Attic ceramic, Sant Sebasti&agrave; de la Guarda (Palafrugell, Baix Empord&agrave;), Iberian period, mid-4th century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Krater
Krater
<p><em>Askos</em>, Ionian-Milesian ceramic, Emp&uacute;ries (L&rsquo;Escala, Alt Empord&agrave;), Iberian period, 6th century - early 5th century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Askos
Askos
<p>Mosaic, the Roman villa of Can Pau Birol (present-day Bell-lloc del Pla), Girona, the&nbsp; roman age, 3<sup>rd&nbsp;</sup>century AD.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Mosaic of Can Pau Birol
Mosaic of Can Pau Birol
<p>Doll, Emp&uacute;ries (L&rsquo;Escala, Alt Empord&agrave;), Greek period, 6th-4th century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Doll
Doll
<p>Plaque from a bridal chest, La Font del Vilar (Avinyonet de Puigvent&oacute;s, Alt Empord&agrave;), Roman period, 4th century AD.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Plaque
Plaque
<p>Sarcophagus showing the seasons, Emp&uacute;ries (Alt Emporda), Roman period, 4th century BC.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus
<p>Belt buckle, Roman and Visigothic necropolis of El Pla de l&rsquo;Horta (Sarri&agrave; de Ter, Giron&egrave;s), Visigothic period, 6th century AD.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Buckle
Buckle
<p>Flask of St Mina, ceramic, Emp&uacute;ries (L&rsquo;Escala, Alt Empord&agrave;), Roman period, 350-450 AD.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Bottle
Bottle
<p>Weight, bronze, Puig Rom (Roses, Alt Empord&agrave;), Roman period, 7th century AD.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Weight
Weight
<p>Plate with decorated base, El Collet de&nbsp;Sant Antoni de Calonge (Calonge, Baix Empord&agrave;), Roman period, 7th century AD.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Plate with support
Plate with support
<p>Baptismal font, 1550.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Baptismal font
Baptismal font
<p>Reproduction of the rose window, 12th-13th centuries.&nbsp;Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Girona.</p>
Rose window
Rose window

INFORMATION

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http://www.macgirona.cat/
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EMAIL
macgirona.cultura@gencat.cat

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