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Museo Archeologico & Speziera di Santa Fina

TIME : 2016/2/18 20:56:17

The Speziera di Santa Fina, one of two museums on the same site, features a part-reconstructed 15th- to 18th-century pharmacy, complete with shelves stacked with brightly painted ceramic jars, half-empty potion bottles, terracotta bowls full of ingredients and leather-bound inventories containing elaborate script. The Museo Archeologico showcases some fine pottery, huge serving platters with heraldic crests and Roman finds including tiny bronze figurines, etched mirrors and piles of brightly coloured mosaic tiles.

Upstairs, you'll find the Galleria d'Arte Moderna E Contemporanea , a modern art gallery whose permanent works include Renato Guttuso's impressive Marina (1970).