The recent history of this museum revolves around the figure of F. L. Belgiorno (Modica 1906-1971), who around the 1950s ordered the various lots of ancient ceramics into a true Museum.
The Museum is divided into sections, within which the archaeological collections are organized according to a chrono-topographic criterion; the museum preserves invaluable artifacts that testify to the continuous use of the Iblean territory since prehistoric times.
Among the most valuable finds is the precious bronze statuette depicting Heracles, found in 1967 in the Cafeo district. The small bronze, dated to the end of the 3rd century BC, with its splendid patina, is a fine piece of Sicilian production and is considered
one of the most important among those found in Sicily.
Information about the “F. L. Belgiorno” Civic Museum
Corso Umberto I, 149
97015 Modica (Ragusa)
0932759669
info@etnosmodica.it
Source: MIBACT
