Since 1994, following an agreement with Fondazione Archeologica Canosina, the Ministry for Cultural and Environmental Heritage used the nineteenth-century Palazzo Sinesi as the depository for finds from the urban area and surrounding territory of Canosa. and as a venue for temporary exhibitions.
In 2015, with the establishment of the Puglia’s Museum Hub, Palazzo Sinesi became the National Archaeological Museum of Canosa di Puglia.
The current exhibition, renewed in 2018, illustrates with didactic and informative panels in Italian and English, a cross-section of the Canosa society between the Archaic and Hellenistic periods, one of the most important moments in the millennial history of the city.
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Opening days
from Tuesday to Sunday
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Opening times
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 9: 00-14: 00 (last admission 13: 15)
Friday and Saturday 15: 00-20: 00 (last admission 19:15) -
Closing
Monday
25th December - Web Archaeological Museum of Canosa di Puglia
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Accessibility
The site is accessible
The archaeological exhibition is dedicated to grave goods from archaic tombs and rich hellenistic hypogea, that show us customes and attitudes of Canosa society and also the high quality of the local handicraft.
The 1st room (Ram Room) contains characteristic geometrically decorated pottery known as Daunia subgeometric pottery, made in Canosa in the archaic period, together with bronze and amber artefacts, which provides evidence of commercial relations, found in the tombs from Vico Pasubio and Via Legnano (6th – 5th century BC).
In the 2nd room (Krater Room) there are grave goods from the hypogeum of Vico San Martino (4th – 2nd century BC) feature Apulian red-figure pottery and other prestigious items such as weapons and metals.
The next rooms contain the rich collection of grave goods from the Varrese hypogeum, one of the most important chamber tombs in Canosa, which belonged to several generations of one of the town’s prominent families.
In addition to the Apulian-red figured vases characterized by monumental dimensions, rich decorations and by the narrative substance of the scenes portrayed, widely featured in the grave goods of the Varrese hypogeum are the canusian ware vases, characterized by polychrome images tempera-painted and by plastic decorative elements applied.
Where
Via Kennedy, 18 - Canosa di Puglia
Transportation
- Train: from Barletta take the regional train line Barletta - Canosa di P. - Spinazzola.
- By plane: the closest airport to Canosa di P. is Bari Palese.
- Bus: Canosa di P. is served by the suburban lines Marino, S.T.P. and Marozzi.
Visiting Rules
- Face masks strongly reccommended. Find out more
- Prohibited to introduce food and drink, large bag