National Archaeological Museum of Campli

The National Archaeological Museum of Campli is located in some rooms of the ancient Convent of San Francesco founded towards the end of the 13th century. It is accessed through a portico where it is still possible to admire the precious mullioned windows and the polylobed portal that led to the Chapter Room. Started by the superintendent Valerio Cianfarani to house the prestigious finds of the Campovalano necropolis from the excavation campaigns begun in 1967, the museum was inaugurated in 1989. With the help of graphic and environmental reconstructions, the exhibition itinerary illustrates the evolution of the funeral rite from a Pretuzia ethnic group with a Middle-Adriatic or Piceno cultural background. In the first room "Campovalano before the Italics", the daily life in the villages during the Bronze Age and in particular in the 14th and 13th centuries BC is illustrated and the tomb of a girl is also reconstructed (9th century BC. ), found in Coccioli.

Finally, in the space dedicated to "novelties", the rich trousseau of a young aristocrat composed of numerous and refined jewels is exhibited, among which the precious necklace of grains in gold foil of Magna Graecia culture and the silver bracelets of Celtic tradition stand out. Connected to the Archaeological Museum of Campli which exhibits its finds, is the necropolis of Campovalano located in the territory of the municipality of Campli, which has returned 621 burials, the oldest characterized by large mounds enclosed by stone circles.

Map: National Archaeological Museum of Campli

vCard Info:

Address: Piazza San Francesco, 64012
Campli (TE) Abruzzo
Latitude: 42.72710711552502
Longitude: 13.687752485275269
Site: https://www.musei.abruzzo.beni...

vCard created by: Giulia
Currently owned by: Giulia

Type: Building
Function: Museum
Creation date: 12-10-2020 08:07
Last update: 04/08/2022