Archeological Museum of Cordoba
N 37° 52.926 W 004° 46.660
30S E 343669 N 4194223
The Archaeological Museum of Cordoba is a state museum managed by the Junta de Andalucia's Regional Culture Ministry and is located in the Renaissance palace that used to be the seat of the Paez de Castillejo family.
Waymark Code: WM2JC0
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 11/11/2007
Views: 41
Photography is not permitted in this museum.
The museum has exhibits on Cordoba's prehistory beginning with the Lower Paleolithic period, the protohistorical Iberian Culture, Visigothic and Moorish history.
But objects from the Roman period constitute the museum's largest and most varied collection with a large number of pieces from Corduba, capital of the Roman province of Baetica which was a political and cultural centre of the first order.
Objects of particular note are :
Zoomorphic sculptures of the Iberian Culture
The Roman sculptures of Aphrodite, Mithra, and Fortuna.
The Hermaphrodite from the El Ruedo Roman Villa
Several interesting Roman mosaics
The in-situ remains of a Roman public area adjacent to the city's theater
The Islamic period Botella de los Musicos.
Theme:
History of Cordoba
Street Address:
Plaza de Jeronimo Paez, 7
14003 Cordoba
Hours of Operation:
Tu : 14:30 - 20:30
We - Sa : 09:00 - 20:30
Su & holidays : 09:00 - 14:30
Mo : closed
Cost: 2.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Food Court: Not Listed
Gift Shop: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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