The Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera is an archaeological museum on the Plaza del Mercado in

Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway bet ...

, province of Cádiz, southern

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. The museum occupies an 18th-century building which was declared ''

Bien de Interés Cultural A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries. The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" (" goods" in the economic sense) and incl ...

'' 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 Old City Hall of Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish: ''Antiguo Ayuntamiento de Jerez de la Frontera'') is a building located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1943. See also * List of Bien de Inter� ...

. The museum opened to the public in 1935. The collection includes a Corinthian helmet, extremely rare in

, found near the city's Charterhouse by the river

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. The collection also includes Roman ceramics and other items. File:Museo arqueologico edificio principal.JPG File:Museo arqueologico jerez ampliacion.JPG File:Museo Arqueologico Jerez.jpg File:Museo-arqueologico-jerez-frontera-panoramico.jpg File:MuseoArqueologico-Jerez MIN-DSC05288.JPG File:Alabastrojerez.jpg File:MuseoArqueologico-Jerez MIN-DSC05287.JPG File:MuseoArqueologico-Jerez MIN-DSC05296.JPG File:MuseoArqueologico-Jerez MIN-DSC05297.JPG File:MuseoArqueologico-Jerez MIN-DSC05300.JPG File:MuseoArqueologico-Jerez MIN-DSC05302.JPG File:MuseoArqueológicoJerez MIN-DSC02723.JPG File:MuseoArqueológicoJerez MIN-DSC02722.JPG File:MuseoArqueológicoJerez MIN-DSC02733.JPG File:MuseoArqueológicoJerez MIN-DSC02753.JPG File:Museojerez3.jpg File:MuseoArqueológicoJerez MIN-DSC02751.JPG File:MuseoArqueológicoJerez MIN-DSC02755.JPG

References

External links

Página Oficial del Museo.

Vídeo divulgativo

Fotos de las principales piezas
del Museo
Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera at Google Cultural Institute

Archaeological museums in Spain Buildings and structures in Jerez de la Frontera Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Cádiz Museums in Andalusia Local museums in Spain {{Spain-museum-stub