Archaeological Museum "Pietro Griffo" of Agrigento
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So many artifacts! Nice thing to do after the main attraction (Temples), I thought it's good value for the extra 3.50€. There was a giant group of teenagers with a guide who completely surrounded me and took a lot of space, which was awkward, and it was confusing how to get out of the museum (my advice: just go back to the entrance). What is completely strange to me is that there is no marked / direct path between the Valley of temples entrances / parking lots and the museum. The first path I tried back to the parking lot from the museum I got chased down by aggressive dogs, the second was a proper road but the gate was only open so visitors from tour buses can enter there (to my knowledge) => result: a guard stopped me thinking I tried to enter without paying. Getting TO the museum from the Temples I followed a marked path, and after 25 min walking in the heat with no shade arrived near the museum but all the gates were closed; a lady met me to ask what i was doing there; according to her i was trespassing 🤦♂️ but she let me out nicely and actually tried to help. You'd think if they sell a combined ticket it would be easy to access and find? No, no and no. But yeah once you find it there's a lot of things to see inside this museum. Probably they have millions of artifacts. I would suggest you only buy the combined ticket with the museum if you think that you and your party have the energy to walk 11 kilometers in total, because this is what it took me. And that's with my "illegal" shortcuts. It's an easy walk, but after 3 hours (time it took me with audio guide and taking some pictures) visiting the 12+ sites in the Valley of Temples, I've read reviews where people were too tired or couldn't find the museum. You'll see it on Google Maps but it is absolutely not signed anywhere until you're right in front of it. To be fair when I bought the combined ticket the staff did warn me it was a kilometer away (except you have to take a road around the park so it's more like 1.5 km but anyway...) If you're traveling on foot / by bus, the museum is actually the closest to the city.
Mathieu ClémentMathieu Clément
50
This archeological museum sits right in the midst of the valley of temples. It contains many of the treasures that were unearthed over the years at the Greek and Roman temples. I found the large stone giant and the model of the temples to be the most fascinating. Even with the giant which was the real size and the model showing how large the temple was, I find it hard to imagine the scale. There are hundreds if not thousands of smaller pieces, many fascinating pottery objects, figurines and coins too. You can buy a combo ticket for the museum and the temples, about 14 euro. When you arrive there is a narrow lane that leads to the parking lot. And you need to pay your ticket at the machine before leaving the lot. There is a cafe on site but was closed when I visited. There are toilets near the entrance but with limited facilities. Might need to bring your own soap.
James McKeeJames McKee
20
beware of the eight euro rip off when this museum is really worth only three €uros as it is charged only when purchased as a combined ticket with the valley of the temples - the combined ticket option should be the only option mandatory since the two obviously go together and at every other historic site the museum is combined with the archaeological park outside. furthermore if you mistakenly purchased one and not the other, then they are unable to exchange to combined the ticket but instead charge you five extra euros as a result. finally the museum is substandard when compared to that of the same archaeological park museums in marsala & in selinute. In short it would be best to skip agrigento all together as a dusty old tourist trap that can be better seen from outside the gates on the roadways surrounding the valley of the temples; and instead head straight to segesta - which is the only site that combines the most complete temple in sicily plus an odeon amphitheater that still functions - all at a third of the price of what you pay in agrigento's valley of the temples or taormina greek theatre. for segesta - the best place to stay is in san vito lo capo or castellammare del golfo and visit riserva naturale dello zingaro - that packs a more powerful punch than anything you're find on the south coast of sicily
dustydusty
40
Very beautiful and interesting items. Too bad the signage and other information in English was disatisfactory. The signs were either completely in Italian or all the information wasn’t translated. Also there should be more information putting the exhibited items in context. Maybe that was only written in Italian though? You shouldn’t have to do your own research before going to a museum to understand it. That is the job of the museum and here I think they fail. Also hard to get to by walking. There should be a footpath from the Valley of Temples to the museum.
Emil Obroucka LiljaEmil Obroucka Lilja
40
Museo non all'altezza dei reperti che ha. Intanto preciso che purtroppo mi duole dover recensire cosi male una gestione museale, poiché, soprattutto in quest'area, ricca di palinsesti culturali e complessità storiche, andrebbe valorizzata e protetta la sua fragilità. Ma mi sono sentita umiliata e mortificata da cittadina e soprattutto da restauratrice, ad una vista del genere. Intanto la visita non è cominciata per il meglio dato che sono stata costretta a pagare 5 euro ad un parcheggiatore abusivo che ha monopolizzato il parcheggio del museo (che sarebbe gratuito) già questo mi sembra un insulto. Una volta entrata la visita nelle varie stanze è un continuo di variazioni di temperatura e umidità che fa comprendere come non ci sia un rispetto dei valori termoigrometrici adeguati alla conservazione dei reperti. Ci sono aree di ambienti non illuminate, e la sezione delle monete chiusa. Nelle vetrine sono scarse le didascalie e quando ci sono sono in italiano e risalgono agli anni 60 quando il museo fu ammodernato, oppure sono scritte a mano. Non sono presenti pannelli di approfondimento, didascalie povere e superficiali, senza indicare date, materiali, origine, utilizzo ecc... la sensazione è di un deposito dove lo sguardo si perde tra i reperti ammucchiati. Addetti alla sorveglianza nelle stanze assenti oppure che chiacchierano come al bar nella sale. Purtroppo ho anche visto persone e una guida turisticha che toccavano dei reperti. Sinceramente spero che vengano presi proveddimenti e richiesti fondi per una gestione più illuminata, considerando che è il museo di una delle zone archeologiche più famose del mondo, che attrae visitatori internazionali.
Antea Dulcinea TramontanoAntea Dulcinea Tramontano
70
The museum was nice to visit after visiting the ruins at the Valley of Temples nearby. Lots of archeological artifacts on display. They were all so interesting but we only had an hour to enjoy the museum because we were due elsewhere for dinner. The highlight for me was the big Telemon on display. We had gotten the combo ticket of €20 for the Valley of Temple and this museum. The price of the museum by itself is €9. There's a small gift shop at the entrance with a nice lady who also checked our tickets.
Sharon BlackSharon Black
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