Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano (Archaeological Museum), Verona

The Archaeological Museum was founded in 1924 and hosts archaeological finds both from Verona and its surrounding areas (epigraphs, sculptures, mosaics, bronzes, etc.) as well as pieces from other collections.

About 600 works of art are exhibited in the museum and some 150 more can be seen displayed within the external cloister and the Theatre area whereas some thousands of pieces are preserved in store-rooms.

The whole complex of buildings and cloisters of the former Jesuates convent is itself a monument worth visiting. Many finds, inscriptions, and sarcophaguses are located in the Museum cloisters and in the Theatre external area.

Why You Should Visit:
Worth going for the route that takes you between courtyards, a grand building and the Theatre in an imaginative 5-story exploration of fantastic Roman artifacts, statues, and mosaics.

Tip:
Views from the museum's terrace are sublime at sunset.

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Andrea Bertozzi.

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Sight Name: Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano (Archaeological Museum)
Sight Location: Verona, Italy (See walking tours in Verona)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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