Istituted in 1884 in the municipal headquarters of the Temple of San Giovanni al Sepolcro with the intention of housing the numerous artifacts from the city excavations, the Museum soon became a point of reference for local archaeology. The first location soon became inadequate, so it was decided, by the Provincial Administration, to recover the spaces left by the old Hospital adjacent to the Cathedral to house the museum. During the works, interesting findings were made underground. The new museum was opened to the public in 1958 and in addition to the civic collection, the numerous antiquities that emerged during construction work in the historical center and in the towns of the Province were brought there. Meanwhile, as the spaces previously designated for offices became free, the museum was able to find new rooms and spaces for exhibitions. The so-called porch of the Knights Templar, completed with a modern imitation section (1954), serves as an entrance. The new headquarters, inaugurated in the early months of 2009, develops through a visit path that, from the external portico, stretches over two floors leading the visitor to discover the civilizations that have succeeded each other in occupying the territory, from prehistory to the Roman period.
Information about the Francesco Ribezzo Provincial Archaeological Museum of Brindisi
Piazza Duomo 7,
72100 Brindisi (Brindisi)
0831565508
museo@provincia.brindisi.it
https://www.provincia.brindisi.it
Source: MIBACT
