The Archaeological Museum of

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(''Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano'' in Italian) is located in the ex-convent of the Monastero Maggiore, alongside the ancient church of

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, with entrance on Corso Magenta. The first part of the museum, sited in the original site of Corso Magenta, is dedicated to the history of

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(ancient Milan) founded in the 4th century BC and conquered by the

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in 222 BC. In the basement floor there is also a small section about

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's arts. The inner cloister, where Roman remains (1st-3rd century AD) and two medieval towers are visible, connects the first part of the museum with the new building sited in via Nirone. In this part of the Archaeological Museum of Milan are sited, on four floors, the ''

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'' section and the temporary exhibition room. In the Middle Ages polygonal tower sited in the inner cloister are exposed a

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sculpture donated by the artist to the museum that fits in the frescoed medieval structure. Collections of the museum from prehistoric and Egyptian civilisations are housed at the Castello Sforzesco Museums. Statues and tombs from ancient Rome are displayed along the cloisters of the former monastery, and a path leads from the cloisters to a "polygonal tower (late third century) with early medieval frescoes (thirteenth century) and comes out in the new museum in Via Nirone where the early medieval section is on the first floor."

Gallery

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pear wood head. 7th century B.C. File:Museo archeologico milano 2 - stele funeraria metà I sec d.c..JPG, Roman funerary stele, 1st century AD. File:Museo archeologico milano 3.JPG, The inner cloister. File:Museo archeologico milano 5.JPG, Archaeological remains. File:Museo archeologico milano 6.JPG,

vase. File:Museo archeologico milano 7 - statua di divinità in trono.JPG, Statue of a deity enthroned, 5th century BC. File:Museo archeologico milano 8.JPG,

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and his mother, 10th century AD, from

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File:Milan Civic Archaeological Museum Roman tower.jpg, Roman tower within the Archaeological Museum. File:DSC09834 (36186503495).jpg, Section of Roman wall within the Archaeological Museum.

References

*AAVV, Milano, Touring Club Italiano, 2005 *https://web.archive.org/web/20120807072813/http://www.poliarcheo.it/ *http://www.comune.milano.it/museoarcheologico * {{authority control Museums in Milan Archaeological museums in Italy Tourist attractions in Milan