Musée départemental d'Aléria - Corsica, France
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N 42° 06.276 E 009° 30.677
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[FR] Le Musée départemental d'Aléria est situé dans le Fort de Matra à Aléria en Haute-Corse. [EN] The museum is situated in the commune of Aleria in Corsica (France) at around 70 kilometers from Bastia and at 120 kilometers from Ajaccio.
Waymark Code: WMKTNW
Location: Corse, France
Date Posted: 05/29/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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[FR] L'histoire du musée est liée à celle des fouilles de l'antique nécropole d'Alalia (Aleria) : du dépôt archéologique primitif, il va rapidement changer de nom et de statut. En 1969, on donne le nom du grand historien de la Rome antique, Jérôme Carcopino au musée installé de fait entre les murs du Fort de Matra : il devient le Musée Jérôme Carcopino. Enfin en 1978, il devient Musée départemental.

Au premier étage, les salles d'exposition relatent quinze siècles de l'histoire d'Aleria et de la Corse, depuis la protohistoire jusqu'à la fin de l'Empire romain.

Les objets exposés présentent un grand intérêt du point de vue archéologique, non seulement pour la compréhension de la Corse préhistorique et antique, mais aussi pour la connaissance des civilisations du bassin de la Méditerranée, notamment la civilisation étrusque.

[EN] In the museum it’s possible to find collections of archaeology, of religious art and of ethnography.

The museum is located in the Fort of Matra (14th century) situated in the old part of Aleria at about two kilometers from the modern village.

The collections in the museum of Aleria pertain to fifteen centuries of history of Corsica and Aleria, from the 10th century BCE to the 5th century CE.

Among the remarkable artifacts in the museum there are a dish representing one of the elephants of Hannibal in march, two Greek cups for the libations (rhyton) having an extraordinary and rare zoomorphic shape reproducing a head of dog and that of a mule or a horse. Finally there are Greek, Roman and Etruscan ceramics and vases, arms of bronze, amphoras, coins and many objects of daily life.
Theme:
Ancient history of Corsica


Street Address:
Fort Matra 20270 ALERIA


Food Court: no

Gift Shop: no

Hours of Operation:
mid-May to end of September 9h00 - 12h00, 13h00 - 18h00 Beginning of October to mid-May 8h00 - 12h00, 13h00 - 17h00


Cost: 2.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Small

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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