Inaugurated in 2002, the museum is located in the historic center of Nuoro, in the nineteenth-century palace that belonged to Giorgio Asproni, a Sardinian intellectual and politician of the 19th century.
It consists of archaeological materials previously kept in the Speleo Archaeological Museum, which also included the municipal collection from the early twentieth century, materials acquired by the Superintendence during its activity, and donations from private individuals. The exhibition, spread over six rooms, offers a glimpse into the very rich archaeological heritage of the provinces of Nuoro and Ogliastra, from the Neolithic (5th millennium BC) to the end of the Middle Ages (15th century AD), and allows one to trace the phases of human settlement from the Upper Paleolithic (20,000 years BC). The museum is divided into two sections, archaeological and paleontological, and is limited, also due to space reasons, to displaying the most significant materials from various periods (Neolithic, Eneolithic, Nuragic era, Hellenistic, Roman, Middle Ages). There is also a collection of two hundred coins from different origins and periods (4th century BC – 5th century AD).
In the archaeological section, the theme of Nuragic-age places of worship dedicated to the water deity is emphasized, highlighting lesser-known aspects of the architecture, clothing, and aesthetic taste of the proto-Sardinians from the inland areas. The paleontological section includes finds from the important vertebrate deposits of Monte Tuttavista (Orosei) and Corbeddu Cave (Oliena), dating between the Upper Pliocene and Holocene (1.6 million years – about 12,000 years ago).
The exhibition features evocative educational displays that contextualize the finds and make the exhibition path more engaging.
Information about the “G. Asproni” National Archaeological Museum
Via Manno, 1
08100 Nuoro (Nuoro)
0703428203
pm-sar@beniculturali.it
https://www.museoarcheologiconuoro.beniculturali.it/
Source: MIBACT
