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