Museums in Calabria
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The Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Reggio Calabria,
also called the Museum of Magna Grecia Palazzo Piacentini, as the name suggests,
presents a vast collection of artefacts and archaeological remains from the
Magna Grecia. The museum has expanded over the years, thanks to ongoing work and
projects of excavations carried out by the archaeological Sopraintendenza
Calabria. Initially all the exhibits were preserved and exhibited in this unique
museum, then over time, new finds, especially for a logistics and space, it was
thought to exhibit in small museums of cities in which they were found as
Crotone, Locri, Roccelletta of Borgia, Lamezia Terme, Vibo Valentia and Sibari.
Of course in this museum are preserved pieces more valuable and important as the
Bronze Statues, famous throughout the world, considered as real masterpieces
sculptors in bronze by the Greek masters. There are two large statues dating
from the fifth century a.C. Admire also the Head of a Philosopher Porticello
found a special and original example of Greek portraiture. And then again:
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