Museo archeologico Metauros, Archaeological museum in Gioia Tauro, Italy.
The Museo archeologico Metauros is an archaeological museum in Gioia Tauro that collects and displays findings from the ancient history of this coast. The collection includes pottery, tools, and ornamental objects from various time periods.
The collection documents the history of communities that settled along this Mediterranean coast over centuries. The objects come from different ancient cultures that were present in the region either one after another or at the same time.
The museum displays how ancient communities lived in this coastal region through objects that reflect their daily activities. The exhibitions give a picture of how life changed across different time periods.
The museum occupies the 18th-century Palazzo Baldari; after restoration work begun in 2021, it reopened in 2024. During that period the collection was moved to the "Le Cisterne" site, so check which venue is currently open before setting out. The displays centre on finds from the necropolis excavated last century.
Much of the Metauros material now in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art was taken there by Calabrian emigrants in the late 19th century, who could export and sell finds unearthed on their own land. The Gioia Tauro collection also holds transport amphorae of the SOS type and island-made alabastra.
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