Museum

Museo civico e archeologico

Museo civico e archeologico, Locarno

Housed inside a Visconti Castle, seat of the federal landfogs from 1513 to 1798, the Archaeological Museum exhibits: archaeology of the Locarno region from the late Bronze Age to the early Middle Ages, an important collection of Roman glass

Housed inside a Visconti Castle, seat of the federal landfogs from 1513 to 1798, the Archaeological Museum exhibits: archaeology of the Locarno area from the late Bronze Age to the early Middle Ages, an important collection of Roman-era glassware discovered in Canton Ticino, pottery from southern Italy 7th-2nd centuries B.C. (Carlo Rossi bequest), a numismatic collection from Magna Graecia (Athos Moretti Donation), Romanesque bas-reliefs. In contrast, the Civic Museum includes a documentary exhibition on the Locarno Pact (1925), various 18th-century costumes, some Nymphenburg porcelain attributed to Francesco Antonio Bustelli. Temporary exhibitions are held in the 16th-century building called Casorella.


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Address

Museo civico e archeologico
Castello Visconteo
Piazza Castello 2
6600 Locarno

Date

every Tu to Su   10:00 - 16:30 h

Apr.-Oct.: ma.-do. 10-12 h / 14-17 h
Guided tours for groups: by appointment

Price

Adults: 7 francs
Students, AVS, groups (minimum 10 people): 5 francs p.p.
Welcome Card Ascona Locarno: 20% discount
Students up to 16 years of age, Raiffeisen Card, Museum Pass: free admission

Guided tours for groups:
By appointment
In addition to the entrance fee of 5 francs p.p., 100 francs per group (minimum 10 people)

Contact

Museo civico e archeologico
Piazzetta de' Capitani 2
6600 Locarno
servizi.culturali@locarno.ch
091 756 31 80 (museo)
091 756 31 70 (Dicastero Cultura)

Category

  • Museum

Target groups

  • Also recommended for children

Topic

  • Archaeology / Prehistoric history
  • Castle
  • History

Memberships

  • Member of Verband der Museen der Schweiz VMS

Access conditions

  • Swiss Museum Pass: free admission

Webcode

www.guidle.com/g3Y9hY