Museums Basilicata

Archaeological Museum of Metaponto
Matera - Matera


The Matapontion tabletsMetaponto was an important Greek colony where Phythagoras, the famous mathematician and philosopher of the VI century B.C., stayed for a time. The wealth of the remains of the territory which beautifully faces the Ionian Sea can be seen through the archaeological excavations and the important local museum.The ...

Siritide and Heraklea
Matera - Policoro


Heraklea, a colony of Taranto and Thourioi, was founded in the 5th century B.C. on the site of Siris, an Ionian colony, on a high plain between Sagri and Sinni. In the Middle Ages, Policoro – founded in the area – became more important and the remains of the ancient ...

Domenico Ridola National Museum at Matera
Matera - Matera


At the beginning of the 20th century, Senator Domenico Ridola gave his splendid collection of objects from archaeological excavations to the State. Later, the collection was enlargened and currently the museum is arranged in eight large halls, one of which is dedicated to Senator Ridola.The collection includes numerous prehistoric, proto-historic ...

Grumentum Archaeological
Potenza - Grumento Nova


Lucani, who were ousted by the Romans during their long and impressive march of expansion. The city, located about 80 km from Potenza, dominated the Agri valley and it is today a generally agricultural town. Its illustrious past can be seen mainly at the archaeological sites where an amphitheatre, aqueduct, ...