Museo Civico Archeologico - Castello dei Paleologi

via Morelli, 2 - 15011 Acqui Terme (AL)
Tel. +39 (0144) 575.55
E-mail: info@acquimusei.it
http://www.acquimusei.it

The first two rooms are dedicated to prehistory and to protohistory, with artifacts made of chipped flint (Paleolithic and Mesolithic: 120000-8000 years ago), polished green stone axes (Neolithic: 5750-3500 B.C.), ceramic finds and metal tools of the Bronze Age (2200-900 B.C.) and of the second Iron Age (475-173 B.C.); the latter illustrate the indigenous culture of the Liguri Statielli and the Romanization of the area.

The section related to the Roman period constitutes the most important part of the museum and illustrates the multiple aspects of the life of the ancient Aquae Statiellae (1st century B.C. - 3rd century A.D.). The rooms exhibit grave goods found along the ancient via Aemilia Scauri: stone funerary steles and gravestones, like that of Caius Mettius, in which the deceased young man is portrayed with his parents; architectural decorations (capitals, antefixes, cornices), mosaics, sculptures and frescoes from public buildings and private homes, as well as a selection of the scores of amphorae found in via Gramsci, which bear witness to the intensity of trade in the city. At the centre of the room dedicated to urban planning and architecture is the reconstruction of the large "Bollente" fountain, constructed in blocks of white marble, which was unearthed in the late 19th century. The late-antique and medieval period is illustrated by the funerary epigraph of a Christian magistrate (early 5th century A.D.), by the funeral kits from the Lombard period and by a selection of ceramics (13th century - 14th century) from the excavations recently conducted in the historic centre of Acqui Terme.

OPENING TIMES FROM MAY TO OCTOBER
Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday non-stop from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
CLOSED MONDAYS

WINTER OPENING TIMES FROM 1 NOVEMBER TO APRIL:
Wednesday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 1: 30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. - 5: 30 p.m.
CLOSED MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS

Groups and school groups are welcome but booking is required.