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Museum · Brindisi, Apúlia
Museo Archeologico Provinciale Francesco Ribezzo
Archaeological museum on the cathedral square, with finds from Brindisi and the Salento and the Roman and Greek bronzes recovered from the sea off Punta del Serrone.
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About Museo Archeologico Provinciale Francesco Ribezzo
The archaeological museum of Brindisi occupies a building on the Piazza Duomo, with entrance through the portal of the Knights Templar. It is named after Francesco Ribezzo, a scholar of the region's ancient languages, and brings together what has been found in the city and its surroundings over more than a century of excavations.
The collection ranges from prehistory to the Middle Ages. There are ceramics of the Messapians, the people who lived in the Salento before the Romans, inscriptions, statues, coins and objects from the Roman port, which made Brindisi the gateway of Italy to the East.
The highlight is the bronzes of Punta del Serrone. In 1992 divers found on the seabed near Brindisi hundreds of fragments of Greek and Roman bronze statues, which were probably on a ship that sank on the way to a foundry. Once restored, they reveal portraits, bodies and details that almost never survive, because ancient bronze was often melted down.
The museum also has a section on the underwater archaeology of the coast and pieces from medieval Brindisi.
Before you go
Practical information
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How much time to set aside
About 1 to 1.5 hours.
Best time
In the morning or during the hottest hours of the afternoon, to avoid the sun. Check opening days before you go.
How to get there
It is on the Piazza Duomo, next to the cathedral, about a 15-minute walk from the train station.
Tip
Go straight to the room with the bronzes of Punta del Serrone and then return to the rooms on the Roman city: the story of the shipwreck gives context to the rest.
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Museo Archeologico Provinciale Francesco Ribezzo
What are the bronzes of Punta del Serrone?
Fragments of hundreds of Greek and Roman bronze statues found on the seabed near Brindisi in 1992, probably from a ship carrying the metal to be melted down.
Where is the archaeological museum of Brindisi?
In the cathedral square, with entrance through the Knights Templar portal, in the historic center.
How long does a visit to the Ribezzo museum take?
About 1 to 1.5 hours, with time for the bronzes room and the Roman city exhibits.