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National archaeological museum
HIGHLIGHT ON ART AND HISTORY
The
Ducal
museum
of
antiquities
was
founded
in
Parma
in
1760
by
Don
Philip
of
Bourbon
in
order
to
preserve
the
finds
from
excavations
carried
out
at
Veleja,
a
small
Roman
town
on
the
Apennines
near
Piacenza.
The
Tabula
Alimentaria
of
Emperor
Trajan,
containing
directions
for
the
maintenance
of
poor
children,
had
been
discovered
there
by
chance
and
is
still
exhibited
in
the
museum.
During
the
French
rule,
at
the
beginning
of
the
19th
century,
it
was
stripped
of
its
most
prestigious
items,
which
were
to
be
returned
only
after
the
Congress
of
Wien.
Under
Marie
Louise,
the
collections
were
extended
thanks
to
important
purchases.
Since
the
Unity
of
Italy,
it
has
also
housed
a
study
and
research
center
in
the
field
of
Paleontology.
The
collections
are
currently
displayed
on
two
floors:
the
first
floor
houses
the
finds
from
Veleja
as
well
as
the
non-local
Greek,
Roman
and
Etruscan
sculptures,
ceramics,
glassware
and
coins;
the
ground
floor
houses
the
pre
and
protohistoric
sections
and
the
one
concerning
Parma
and
the
surrounding
area
in
the
Roman
period.
A
room
on
the
first
floor
is
dedicated
to
the
Egyptian
collection,
including
a
limestone
fragments
of
the
Tomb
of
Amenemone
from
Menphis
(1405-1370 BC).
Easy
access
for
disabled
people
by
calling
the
number +39
0521233718
or
+39 0521282787.
HOURS Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00am to 2.00pm (last entrance at 1.30pm).
Closed: on Monday. Special openings on 8 December, 6 and 13 January, 12, 13 and 25 April, 2 and 21 June. Closed on 24, 25, 31 December, 1 January, 1 May and 15 August.
ENTRANCE FEES
• Full price
2.00
euros
• Concessions for people from 18 to 25 years old
1.00
euros
• Under 18, over 65, disabled people and carers, journalists, students of Secondary schools and teachers, university students of arts faculties and guides
Free entrance
Please notice: booking is compulsory for groups and schools.
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How to get there
| The museum is located in the Pilotta palace, in the historical center, 10 minutes walk from the railway station and 5 minutes walk from Piazza Garibaldi. From the railway station bus n° 1, 7, 8, 9, 13.
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