Capua is an illustrious and antique metropolis in Campania. Its museum
contains the most resplendent archaeological and medieval relics from this
region of Italy.
The Archaeological
Museum stands on one of Capua’s most
ancient settlements, first occupied by the Torre di Sant’Erasmo during
the Longobard era. Inaugurated in 1995, it contains archaeological finds coming
from the excavations carried out in the territory. The complex consists of 32
exhibition rooms, 20 areas for deposit, three large courtyards and a vast
garden.
Twelve halls, illustrative panels and legends allow visitors to retrace the
history of the territory from the first millennium BC to the 9th century
AD, a period of decline for the city. From Bronze Age to Iron Age, from the
archaic period to the Etruscan civilization, from the Sunnite to the Roman
period, a history full of influences and changes retraceable through the
objects on display. Votive sculptures, weapons, golden jewels, grave goods,
bronze vases, the reconstruction of a tomb crypt with a natural size fresco of
the dead, red figure chinaware, votive medals, architectonic elements and many
other objects.
The
Provincial Museum of Campania in
Capua was founded in 1870 and inaugurated in 1874; it is the most
significant museum of ancient Italian civilization in Campania. The
museum is in the historic Antignano building, whose foundations go
back to the 9th century and incorporate the ruins of San
Lorenzo ad Crucem, a church dating from the Lombardic age. The
building boasts the splendid Durazzesco-Catalan portal which
bears mountings of the Antignano and Alagno coats
of arms.
a royal decree led to the museum’s founding to house the region's
archaeological and artistic heritage
The first director, professor Gabriele Iannelli,
a distinguished archaeologist, historian and epigraphist who, according to the
words of Norbert Kamp "possessed a truly unique vision for his time of the
entire Capuan tradition "- was a tenacious organizer who managed the
museum for over 30 years.
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The museum is a mirror-image of the three millennia old life of a metropolis
which has seen rulers that include the Oscans, Etruscans, Samnites, Romans, Longobards,
Normans, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese and Spaniards. Its history is
linked to names such as Spartacus, Hannibal, Pandolfo Capodiferro and Pietro
della Vigna, Cesare Borgia and Hector Fieramosca. By 1956, with the addition of
new rooms, the collections had been rearranged with the most modern criteria. The
new Museum of Campania is among the most important in Italy and Europe. The
layout was realized by prof. Raffaello Causa, responsible for the medieval
and the modern section, and by prof. Alfonso De Franciscis and Mario Napoli,
responsible for the archaeological section. The museum is divided into an
archaeological and a medieval department along with an important library.
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