Housed in the Norman-Swabian Castle of Gioia del Colle, the halls of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale exhibit relics from the excavations of the old settlement on Monte Sannace. Fully renovated, the Museum features new exhibits, informative displays and visual set-ups.
The Museo Archeologico Nazionale, its laboratories, offices, services and exhibition halls, is part of Gioia del Colle’s Norman-Swabian Castle. It was opened in 1977 to collect all the relics found in the excavation of the ancient settlement on Monte Sannace. The Museum was built to house the important archaeological discoveries of the 1929 excavations on Monte Sannace, and later on the large number of artefacts unearthed during the excavations conducted between 1957 and 1961. Over time, the findings from subsequent excavations of local archaeological sites were added to the Museum collection. Excavations continue to this day and have been extended to wider areas.
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Opening days
from Tuesday to Sunday
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Opening times
8:30 – 19:30
last admission 30 minutes before
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Closing
Monday
25th December - Web National Archaeological Museum of Gioia del Colle
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Feature List
- Wheelchair accessible
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Accessibility
Accessibile site
The following rooms are open to the public: on the ground floor, the courtyard, the oven room and dungeon below, and two halls containing the archaeological exhibition; on the first floor, the throne hall, the women’s quarters, de’ Rossi tower, the Empress’ tower and three rooms with archaeological displays.
The archaeological exhibition is dedicated to artefacts belonging to the ancient Peucetian population (7th-2nd centuries BC). The collection consists essentially of vessels recovered from grave excavations and daily use vases discovered in the ancient settlement of Monte Sannace, 5 km from Gioia del Colle, which is currently a state-owned archaeological park open to the public. Grave goods include large earthenware jars decorated with geometric patterns, kantharoi depicting swastic patterns, semicircle pendants and Attic, Ionic and Corinthian vessels, evidence of trade between the indigenous Peucetian population and Greek peoples.
In summer, the Castle hosts performances and events, thus becomign a popular cultural and social meeting place for the local community.”
Where
Piazza dei Martiri del 1799, n°1 - Gioia del Colle (Ba)
Transportation
- Train
State Railways from Bari, from Taranto, from Lecce - Bus
South East Railways
from Bari: Viale Unità d'Italia - Gioia del Colle Hospital
from Taranto: Piazza Castello, Vasto descent, Mercantile Port - Gioia del Colle Ospedale
Autoservizi Chiffi S.r.l. Gallipoli-Bari: Gioia del Colle Ospedale stop - Car
Strada Statale 100, exit Gioia del Colle nord and proceed towards the center, Corso Vittorio Emanuele - Airplane:
The closest airport is Bari Palese "Karol Wojtyla
Visiting Rules
- Face masks strongly reccommended. Find out more
- Prohibited to introduce food and drink, large bag