The Gozo Museum of Archaeology ( mt, Il-Mużew tal-Arkeoloġija ta' Għawdex) is a

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in the

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in Gozo,

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. The museum of Archaeology was opened in 1960 as the first public museum in Gozo and was known as the Gozo Museum. The museum was redesigned and reopened in 1986 as the Archaeology Museum of Gozo. Today it is known as the Gozo Museum of Archaeology or the National Museum of Archaeology. The museum features archaeological artifacts and relics and displays covering the cultural history of the Island of Gozo from the prehistoric era to the early modern period. Its exhibits include the

Maymūnah Stone The Maymūnah Stone ( mt, il-Ġebla ta' Majmuna or ''il-Ħaġra ta' Majmuna'', ar, شاهد قبر ميمونة) is a 12th-century marble tombstone (of Roman origins) which is believed to have been discovered in Xewkija, Gozo, Malta. According t ...

. The museum is housed in a 17th-century house which was originally known as Casa Bondi. It was sold to the Government by the Bondi family in 1937. It is a two-storey building with a symmetrical austere façade, with a carved stone balcony above the front door. The building is listed on the

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Official website

museum on Official Malta Tourism website
Archaeological museums in Malta Victoria, Gozo National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands Sites managed by Heritage Malta {{Europe-museum-stub

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