Provincial Museum of Ciudad Real
The Provincial Museum of Ciudad Real (Spanish: Museo Provincial de Ciudad Real) is a paleontology and archaeology museum in Ciudad Real, Spain. It is jointly operated with the fine arts museum housed in the Convent of La Merced.
Museo Provincial de Ciudad Real | |
| Established | 15 March 1982 |
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| Location | Ciudad Real, Spain |
| Coordinates | 38°59′10″N 3°55′45″W / 38.986204°N 3.929173°W |
| Type | Archaeology, paleontology museum |
History edit
The project was awarded to the architect Carlos Luca de Tena, while building works took place from 1976 to 1978.[1] It was opened to public on 15 March 1982.[2] After reform works between 1993 and 1995, the museum was reopened on 29 March 1995.[3] New reform works started in 2007 and the section of Fine Arts was relocated to the Convent of La Merced.[4] The museum was thus reopened again on 27 September 2013.[5]
Collection edit
The archaeological section exhibits an important set of paleolithic items, chiefly coming from private collections.[6] The Chalcolithic and Bronze Age feature bell beaker pottery and stone arrowheads.[6] The items from the later period also include Bronze Age warrior stelae discovered in the province of Ciudad Real, as recently as that found in Chillón in 2018.[7][8]
A reconstruction of an Anancus skeleton found in Las Higueruelas constitutes the landmark item of the museum.[3]
- Reconstruction of the Anancus arvernensis skeleton found in Las Higueruelas
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- Iberian sphinx found in Alarcos
- Almohad clay bowls (ataifores) found in the castle of Alarcos
References edit
- Citations
- ^ Torre Echávarri & Arias Sánchez 2017, p. 876.
- ^ Torre Echávarri & Arias Sánchez 2017, p. 877.
- ^ a b Torre Echávarri & Arias Sánchez 2017, p. 881.
- ^ Torre Echávarri & Arias Sánchez 2017, p. 882.
- ^ Torre Echávarri & Arias Sánchez 2017, p. 883.
- ^ a b "El Museo de Ciudad Real". Mi Ciudad Real. 3 March 2013.
- ^ Rodríguez, Belén (10 August 2020). "El Museo de Ciudad Real, en el mapa de los más impresionantes del mundo". Lanza Digital.
- ^ Rodríguez, Belén (19 July 2018). "La nueva 'estela de Chillón' está mejor conservada que la recuperada en 2014". Lanza Digital.
- Bibliography
- Torre Echávarri, José Ignacio de la; Arias Sánchez, Esther (2017). "Historia del Museo de Ciudad Real" (PDF). Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional. 35. Madrid: Museo Arqueológico Nacional: 869–884. ISSN 2341-3409.