Museo Nazionale Archeologico della Sibaritide

The National Archaeological Museum of Sibaritide, inaugurated in 1996, is located in the center of the Piana di Sibari near the archaeological excavations, in the locality of Casa Bianca in the municipality of Cassano allo Ionio (CS).

The museum building designed by the architect Riccardo Wallach is an example of modern architecture. Expanded with P.O.IN. European Funds 2007-2013 (Operational Interregional Program) on a project by Invitalia - Rome.

It is spread over two levels with 5 museum units organized chronologically, from the settlement phases of the territory of the Sibaritide to the ancient colony and its stratigraphy:

• Room 1 - Sibaritide in the early history: Bronze and Iron Age (2nd millennium BC - VIII century BC).
• Room 2 - Sibaritide in the Archaic Age: the context preceding the foundation of Sybaris. The Achea colony of Sybaris (720-510 BC).
• Room 3 - Sibaritide in the Archaic Age: the territory, the peripheral villages, the transition phase between Sybaris and Thurii.
• Room 4 - Sibaritide in the Classical-Hellenistic Age. The city of Thurii; Italic: inhabited, necropolis, farms.
• Room 5 - Sibaritide in the Roman Age: the city of Copia; villas and production facilities in the territory.

In addition to the 5 exhibition halls there are:

• restoration laboratories;
• warehouses for the material coming from the excavations;
• control offices and rooms;
• conference room;
• library (opening hours from 9.00 to 13.30 - on-site consultation).

In February 2017, following the flooding of the river Crati in 2013, the archaeological park of Sibari was returned to its usual use. In four years restored with radical interventions, it recalls the story of its history, that of the richest and most extended city of Magna Graecia.

Director: Adele Bonofiglio Educational services: contact person Anna Lucia Casolaro Library: contact person Antonella Russo

Contacts: Telephone: +39 0981 79391/2 Fax: +39 0981 79394 Email: pm-cal.sibaritide@beniculturali.it

Weekly closing: Monday Closed on the following holidays: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.

Services guided tours in agreement with Itineraria Bruttii ONLUS Contacts: itinerariabruttii@virgilio.it