{"id":67578,"date":"2015-05-21T21:51:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T20:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=67578"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:58:09","slug":"regional-archaeological-museum-of-agrigento-and-san-nicola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/regional-archaeological-museum-of-agrigento-and-san-nicola","title":{"rendered":"Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento and San Nicola"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento<\/strong>, officially named Museo Archeologico Regionale “Pietro Griffo”, is located on the hill of San Nicola (known as Poggetto San Nicola), overlooking the Valley of the Temples, to the south of the city.
Inaugurated in 1967, it occupies the structures of a former Cistercian monastery<\/strong> from the 14th century, to which a modern building designed in the 1960s was added. The main entrance corresponds to the former cloister, integrated into the museum route.<\/p>\n

Route and collections<\/h2>\n

The museum presents the history of Agrigento and its territory, from prehistory to the Greek, Punic, and Roman periods, with a collection of approximately 5,688 objects from excavations, old collections, and donations. The permanent exhibition spans 18 to 21 rooms (depending on groupings), organized into two main sections:<\/p>\n