Come and discover the wonders of Magna Greacia
The rich collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto guides visitors to the discovery of the roots of the city of Taranto and the Mediterranean culture marking its identity. The National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, one of the most important in Italy, was established in 1887 and since then it has been housed in the former Convent of the Alcantarini Friars, or the Friars of San Pasquale, built shortly after the mid-eighteenth century. MArTA is a museum with a rich and varied cultural offering for all types of audiences: a space dedicated to meeting and learning about the past in its most diverse aspects with ever new and different insights.
Notices(3)
- SPECIAL OPENINGS: JUNE 14 AND 21
Please note that on June 14 and June 21, the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto will be open continuously from 8:30 AM to 11:30 PM (last admission at 11:00 PM).
- Respect of the chosen entry time
We remind visitors that it is mandatory to show up at the site’s entrance exactly at the time chosen during the purchase. Once inside is it forbidden to exit and enter again to finish the visit.
- free admission
The first Sunday of each month access to all institutes and places of culture is free, including, in the absence of a separate exhibition itinerary or of a separate ticket, the spaces in which exhibitions or temporary exhibitions are held. Admission will also be free on the following days: 25th April; 2nd June; 4th November.
Services(9)
- Audioguide
- Bookshop
- Café
- Disabled access
- Guide dogs admitted
- Guided Tours
- Info Point
- Official ticket office
- Pets for certified pet therapy allowed
Reductions(3)
For REDUCED and FREE tickets, proof of the right to use these tickets will have to be shown. Where the visitor fails to produce such documentation at the ticket office, a FULL-PRICE ticket will have to be purchased.
free
13types- •European Union tourist guides in the exercise of their professional activity, presenting a valid licence issued by the competent authority
- •Tour interpreters from the European Union working alongside the guide, upon presentation of a valid licence issued by the competent authority
- •To the staff of the Ministry of Culture
- •Members of I.C.O.M. (International Council of Museums)
- •Visitors under the age of eighteen. Under-twelves must be accompanied by an adult
- •To public and private school groups of the European Union alongside their teachers, subjected to booking and in the quota established by the head of the institution or cultural site.
- •Lecturers and students on degree courses, specialist degree courses or post-graduate specialisation and PhD courses in the following faculties: architecture, conservation of cultural heritage, education sciences or literature and philosophy with an archaeological or historical-artistic focus. The same benefits are due to teachers and students of corresponding universities or courses, present in the European Union States.
- •Teachers and students enrolled in Fine Arts Academies or corresponding institutes of the European Union, by showing their enrolment certificate for the current academic year
- •Teaching staff -permanent school or with a fixed-term contract- of the Italian school, upon presentation of a suitable certificate issued by the educational institutions. The certificate is annual and valid for the academic year in progress.
- •Disabled persons and one family member or companion who can show their membership to health and care services.
- •To the operators of voluntary associations who carry out, on the basis of existing agreements with the Ministry, activities to promote knowledge of cultural heritage.
- •Italian and foreign scholars for study or research purposes certified by Italian or foreign school or university institutions, academies, research and culture institutes as well as by the Ministry, for particular and justified needs, the Directors can allow individual subjects who request it free admission for specific periods.
- •Free entry to state cultural sites is permitted to teachers and students of AFAM (Higher Education in Art and Music) schools, upon presentation of the appropriate forms.
Reduced
2types- •EU citizens aged between 18 and 25 (the age limit is considered exceeded from the day following the completion of the 25th year of age).
- •To citizens of countries outside the European Union, on condition of reciprocity.
Agreements
3types- •Reduction on the ticket price for holders of a suitable document (promotional card) provided by hotels and business owners associated with Confcommercio - Companies for Italy (Imprese per l'italia) - Province of Taranto.
- •For holders of tickets issued by AMAT for the waterways service; for a maximum of 5 entries for holders of a monthly season ticket for the Parking Service or for AMAT Bus Service; for a maximum of 10 admissions for holders of an annual pass for AMAT Bus Service. The discount can be applied upon presentation of the waterway ticket/monthly/yearly pass and within 3 months of its issue. The reduction is also for the employees of AMAT Company, upon presentation of the personal card. The discount is not applied in case of exhibitions or events with separate ticketing.
- •Reduction on the full admission ticket for all Mediterraneo Sport members with a special identification card.
Description
Paths and Collections
The collections at the MArTA illustrate a long and fascinating historical timeline, starting from Prehistory to the foundation of Taranto and then its conquest by the Romans, through Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, up to the Ricciardi collection: MArTA's collections illustrate a long and fascinating historical period. The MArTA is a treasure trove of items that speak of our past and recount the history of our city and its surrounding territory.
Discover the Wonders of Magna Graecia
Visiting the museum it will be possible to discover the oldest traces of human presence on the territory, immerse yourself in the splendors of a city of Magna Graecia, walk among architecture, precious jewelry and sumptuous funerary objects. Retrace the turbulent stages of the Roman conquest and live again the following metamorphosis of the city, evidenced by the statuary and mosaic floors of both public and private buildings. Finally be amazed by the urban changes and the cultural and commercial exchanges of the Early Medieval Age.
Objects on Display
Some of these objects are particularly significant and entice visitors to stop for an insightful look at our heritage. Of particular note are the Venus of Parabita (c. 18,000 B.C.E.), the Terracotta female head (4th century B.C.E.), the Navicella Earring (second half of the 4th century B.C.E. ), the Nucifrangibulum (nutcracker) (late 4th century B.C.-early 3rd century B.C.E.), the Head of Heracles (1st century B.C.E.), the Zeus of Ugento (530 B.C.E.) and the Panathenaic Amphorae (480 B.C.E.).
Golds Artifacts from Taranto
One of the most attractive elements of MArTA's rich collections is definitely Gold artifacts from Taranto. Between the second half of the fourth and third centuries B.C., Tarentine craftsmanship specialized in a series of luxury productions that achieved such excellence that they fueled exports and conditioned the customs of a large sector of the Mediterranean. This is the case of textile productions and especially of the famous goldsmiths, which, even today, constitute one of the most attractive elements of MArTA's collections.
The Ricciardi Collection
The National Archaeological Museum of Taranto collects the testamentary bequest of Monsignor Giuseppe Ricciardi. The collection includes a Byzantine icon, attributed to the 13th century, which reproduces the Virgin Hodegitria, an oil painting representing Our Lady of Sorrows in tears on a zinc plate, dating back to the 16th-17th century, and eighteen oil paintings on canvas, which can be dated chronologically between the 17th and 18th centuries, depicting sacred subjects.
Past for Future
The people, who have inhabited and shaped these places over centuries, live again at MArTA. Not just a museum, but a place to excite in the retelling of History.
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