Museo archeologico regionale Pietro Griffo

Name: Museo archeologico regionale Pietro Griffo
Address: Contrada San Nicola, 92100 Agrigento AG, Italy, Agrigento, Italia

4.5/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Museo archeologico regionale Pietro Griffo

Address :	Contrada San Nicola, 92100 Agrigento AG, Italy
Phone :	📞 +99
Website :	https://www.parcovalledeitempli.it/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Archaeological museum ,
City :	Agrigento
Description :	Archaeology museum displaying Greek artifacts excavated from the surrounding Valley of the Temples.

Contrada San Nicola, 92100 Agrigento AG, Italy

Best Archaeological museum in Italia

F	Federico Delgado on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the best archeology museums I've visited. The collection of amphorae is superb, the description (always with English text) of the objects done with just the right information and suitable for the general public. Worth the two hours spent there.
R	Rebecca Collins on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What an amazing museo. Great displays, easy to see it all. Lived the giants! ??
T	Tony Duffy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well worth incorporating the museum into any visit to the Valle Dei Templi as it has stacks of ancient artefacts and a scale cork model of the Temple Of Zeus.
R	Robert Hartley on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Excellent museum with thousand of ancient artefacts Hours should be given to a full visit to appreciate the exhibits
d	dusty on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ beware of the eight euro rip off when this museum is really worth only three €uros as it is charged only when purchased as a combined ticket with the valley of the temples - the combined ticket option should be the only option mandatory since the two obviously go together and at every other historic site the museum is combined with the archaeological park outside. furthermore if you mistakenly purchased one and not the other, then they are unable to exchange to combined the ticket but instead charge you five extra euros as a result. finally the museum is substandard when compared to that of the same archaeological park museums in marsala & in selinute. In short it would be best to skip agrigento all together as a dusty old tourist trap that can be better seen from outside the gates on the roadways surrounding the valley of the temples; and instead head straight to segesta - which is the only site that combines the most complete temple in sicily plus an odeon amphitheater that still functions - all at a third of the price of what you pay in agrigento's valley of the temples or taormina greek theatre. for segesta - the best place to stay is in san vito lo capo or castellammare del golfo and visit riserva naturale dello zingaro - that packs a more powerful punch than anything you're find on the south coast of sicily
B	Barbra Evans on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ For March 14, 2022, around 1:30 pm and following. Again with the employees talking loudly all the time in a museum. Just like spoiled children or something. Shut up already. How am I supposed to enjoy my visit? At the snack bar out back, there was a young man who came to speak to/harass(?) the young woman working there. Extremely rude he was. He kept talking loudly while I was trying to order my food. Did not stop at all. This happened once when I was first ordering, then again when I came in for the desserts, and a third time when I came in to pay. Ridiculous.
E	Emil Obroucka Lilja on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very beautiful and interesting items. Too bad the signage and other information in English was disatisfactory. The signs were either completely in Italian or all the information wasn’t translated. Also there should be more information putting the exhibited items in context. Maybe that was only written in Italian though? You shouldn’t have to do your own research before going to a museum to understand it. That is the job of the museum and here I think they fail. Also hard to get to by walking. There should be a footpath from the Valley of Temples to the museum.
L	Lost Dreamer on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Disorganized and overpriced. Unfortunately, this museum feels more like a Greek art warehouse than a museum. It's obvious that the collection it holds is impressive. Some of the vases are absolutely breathtaking. But visiting it is a tiring experience: no one has bothered to think that not all the pieces in such al large collection can be exhibited as if they all had the same relevance. The mere chronological order without any map or diagram to help understand in a little bit easier way the origin of the displayed pieces makes the visit tedious. This place is a great proof that not only an excellent collection is necessary to make an enjoyable museum. You need the aim to tell in an orderly and understandable way why the pieces that it holds are remarkable. This museum lacks that and it's a shame. The place is old and could use some renovations. The vase collection is amazing, but I'm not sure the place is totally worth it, as the ticket is quite expensive (and they even intend to charge you extra if you want a map of the archaeological site!)