Museo archeologico di Lentini, Archaeological museum in Lentini, Italy.
The Archaeological Museum in Lentini houses finds spanning thousands of years of history, from the earliest human traces to objects from the Roman era. The exhibition is organized by time periods and displays items from excavations across the surrounding area.
The museum emerged in the 1950s as a response to the many finds discovered in the ancient city of Leontinoi and its surroundings. This region was once an important place for different cultures, from the earliest settlers to the Greeks and Romans.
The collection shows objects that reflect the different peoples who inhabited and shaped this region over thousands of years. Visitors can see how ways of living and building changed with each new settlement.
The museum is housed in a building designed by architect Vincenzo Cabianca, with displays arranged by G. Rizza, inaugurated on 28 May 1962. It was closed for a period after the 1990 earthquake and renovated in 2016, when a first-floor room opened with finds and amphorae from Castelluccio. The entrance fresco from the Grotte del Crocifisso was detached, consolidated and restored before display.
The first thing visitors see is a fresco detached from the Grotte del Crocifisso, showing the Deposition of Jesus. It was removed by a specialist firm because of its precarious condition on site, then consolidated on a support and restored before being moved into the museum.
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