Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum (Museo Arqueologico y Etnologico de Cordoba) description and photos - Spain: Cordoba (Topic)

Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum (Museo Arqueologico y Etnologico de Cordoba) description and photos - Spain: Cordoba. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Museo Arqueologico y Etnologico de Cordoba.

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The Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum is located in Cordoba on Piazza Jeronimo Paes in the building of the former palace of Paes de Castillejo.

As often happens with such institutions, the Archaeological and the ethnographic museum of Cordoba has changed its location several times throughout its history. Initially, the Museum was a collection of antiquities collected from objects confiscated from monasteries and is part of the Museum of Fine Arts of Cordoba. The first "home" of the museum collections was the College of the Assumption, then in 1849 they moved to the premises of the County Council & cedil; and since 1861, all expositions of the museum have moved to the building of the Charitable Hospital. Since 1920, the Museum has been located in the Plaza de San Juan. In 1987, the Archaeological Museum, with the assistance of Anna Maria Vicente Zaragoza, moved to the Palais de Paesa de Castillejo, where it is located to this day.

With the conduct of new excavations, research and replenishment of museum collections, it became necessary to expand the exhibition space. As part of the city program, a competition was held in 1998 to design a new building intended to expand the museum, which was won by the IDOM architectural and engineering group.

To date, the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Cordoba, which presents artifacts from different periods, starting with the history of the Ancient World, are the most complete in all of Spain. The museum has a library specializing in books and publications on archeology.

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