Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo
The Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo is located in the Forte Spagnola (Medieval Castle) in L'Aquila, Italy.
Because the 2009 Earthquake caused so much damage the Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo is currently being rebuilt. Nevertheless, the Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo will be back up and running shortly. It is stil a beautiful and historic place to visit.
The Museum itself is spread over three floors. Each floor specialising in a specific part of history. On the ground floor, there is a historic skeleton of the Archidiskon meridionalis (known as the "mammoth" or "prehistoric Elephant"). This animal was found just outside L'Aquila in 1954. The ground level also plays host to an archaelogical section that displays many pre-roman relics, it also includes some relics and incriptions from surrounding towns including the Abzzurro region and also includes the first Roman Calander (25 AD).
The next two levels specialise in artworks from all different styles. Some of which include the 17th century such as: the Polyptich by Jacobello del Fiore; a Processional Cross by Nicola da Guardiagrele a group of wooden and
terracotta sculptures such as St. Sebastian work of Silvestro dell'Aquila;
paintings by Flemish and Roman and Neapolitan artists such as Sebastiano Conca Bedeschini, Francesco Solime Francesco de Mura are also included in the L'Aquillian gallery and finally the contemporary art
section with such artists as M. Vaccari, Renato Guttuso V. Guidi, G. Capogrossi, O. Tamburi, R. Brindisi.
Because the 2009 Earthquake caused so much damage the Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo is currently being rebuilt. Nevertheless, the Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo will be back up and running shortly. It is stil a beautiful and historic place to visit.
The Museum itself is spread over three floors. Each floor specialising in a specific part of history. On the ground floor, there is a historic skeleton of the Archidiskon meridionalis (known as the "mammoth" or "prehistoric Elephant"). This animal was found just outside L'Aquila in 1954. The ground level also plays host to an archaelogical section that displays many pre-roman relics, it also includes some relics and incriptions from surrounding towns including the Abzzurro region and also includes the first Roman Calander (25 AD).
The next two levels specialise in artworks from all different styles. Some of which include the 17th century such as: the Polyptich by Jacobello del Fiore; a Processional Cross by Nicola da Guardiagrele a group of wooden and
terracotta sculptures such as St. Sebastian work of Silvestro dell'Aquila;
paintings by Flemish and Roman and Neapolitan artists such as Sebastiano Conca Bedeschini, Francesco Solime Francesco de Mura are also included in the L'Aquillian gallery and finally the contemporary art
section with such artists as M. Vaccari, Renato Guttuso V. Guidi, G. Capogrossi, O. Tamburi, R. Brindisi.