Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera
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Native name Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera | |
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| Location | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| Coordinates | 36°41′06″N 6°08′41″W / 36.684898°N 6.144798°WCoordinates: 36°41′06″N 6°08′41″W / 36.684898°N 6.144798°W |
| Official name: Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1962 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0001340 |
  Location of Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera in Province of Cádiz | |
The Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera is an archaeological museum on the Plaza del Mercado in Jerez de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, southern Spain. The museum occupies an 18th-century building which was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962.
It was established in 1873 as the Municipal Archaeological Collection, merging collections donated by wealthy individuals, and based at the Old City Hall of Jerez de la Frontera. The museum opened to the public in 1935. The collection includes a Corinthian helmet, extremely rare in Spain, found near the city's Charterhouse by the river Guadalete. The collection also includes Roman ceramics and other items.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museo Arqueológico de Jerez de la Frontera. |
- Página Oficial del Museo.
- Vídeo divulgativo
- Patrimonio Cultural de Jerez
- Fotos de las principales piezas del Museo
- Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera at Google Cultural Institute
- Donan al Museo Arqueológico una Virgen de piedra del siglo XVII
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