Museo de Arqueología de Cataluña Info and Reviews

Positive experience: Excellent! Good material, good texts and QRs. The place is impressive.
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Positive experience: Upon entering, I was immediately impressed by the beautiful church building and the archaeological finds on display. The biggest downside was that there were no English descriptions, except for a booklet you receive with your ticket. Unfortunately, that booklet contained hardly any information, just a few names and dates, which made it difficult to really understand what I was seeing. Above the cloister, there is a small part of the museum. That was organized by periods, but there was no story behind it; just many finds without explanation, making it hard to really make sense of it.

Positive experience: I was expecting a little more from the museum. Overall, it is very good.
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Positive experience: Very interesting, extensive exhibition in a very appropriate place.
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Fantastic experience: Very informative and displayed excellently

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend visiting it, it has very interesting things. I loved the temporary exhibition 'The time of memory'.
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Positive experience: Very decorated, but the game booklet they give is better not to take. The activities are complicated.
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Fantastic experience: The Museum of History of Girona, located in the heart of the old town, offers an immersion into the rich trajectory of the city, from its Roman foundation to contemporary times. Its permanent exhibitions and itineraries allow exploring key events that have marked Girona, highlighting its relevance in Catalan culture. Furthermore, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions that delve into specific aspects of local history, such as the exhibition 'Infralocus'. A must-visit to understand the past and present of this emblematic city.
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Positive experience: We shared our comments with an interest in the museum. Would have appreciated an alternative description in English as there are many international tourists that visit Girona. Thought the exhibits were well presented. A lot could be done with a more descriptive verbal presentation. All in all a more lively and interactive presentation would bring it more alive.

Positive experience: Wonderful place! Students actively digging for archaeological artifacts while tourists visit. You get to see where hominids lived thousands of years ago.

Positive experience: It was really nice. Parking is available. Remember to bring plenty of water!

Fantastic experience: The collection is very interesting and staff members are very nice.

Fantastic experience: Must visit in Girona. The cloister is magnificent and the attention from Josep is worth mentioning.
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Fantastic experience: Unknown and spectacular
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Positive experience: Ancient Romanesque church of the guild of tanners. It is worth the visit.

Fantastic experience: Good morning! Yesterday (18.11.2023) my granddaughter and I participated in the scheduled workshop during Science Week (From the field to the laboratory) at the central office Passeig Santa Madrona, 39. Very interesting due to the approach of the activity, the materials, the pedagogy, and the knowledge shared with us, both children and adults, by two passionate scientists. Congratulations, great team!
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Fantastic experience: One of the best museums I've visited lately. Not only are the pieces well presented, the building in itself is a beautiful place to visit. The ticket with a student discount cost about 5€ so definitely worth a visit. The top floor has a more chronological order to the things excavated around Girona, with loads of information. It is the main building/basilica that I found interesting. The cluster is also a peaceful place to take a pause at during the visit.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful museum interior
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Fantastic experience: A place in line with the pieces it displays. A request to those in charge is not to lean the information boards on the graves that are on the ground, which have more than interesting headstones.
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Fantastic experience: The location is superb, a Romanesque monastery, with its cloister and all. The big nave of the church is occupied by a wonderful display of about 50 items from the Paleolithic to the High Middle Ages. The displays are also technologically wonderful with lights and mirrors that allow the items to appear and disappear... After the appetizer, the main dishes are in the rooms of the monastery, in every detail. You can get a cumulative ticket for 10 or 12 euros to visit all the other 4 sites of the archaeological network of Catalonia for free (I also visited the Barcelona archaeological museum and Empúries, Greek and Roman cities, but there are two other sites I forgot).

Fantastic experience: A jewel of Romanesque architecture rehabilitated as an archaeological museum. The cloister deserves to be enjoyed.
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Positive experience: Price location, very well preserved and amazing pieces. The cloister is beautiful. Regarding the Permanent exhibition on the upper floor, poor accessibility and lacking air conditioning, we could hardly see the pieces since it was unbearably hot, something that surprised me regarding their conservation.
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Fantastic experience: Small but very interesting.
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Fantastic experience: Super museum, we loved it.
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Positive experience: Very pleasant experience. Pieces very well preserved, enough text to provide context to the pieces but without overwhelming. Quick visit 30min/1h. Very cool effects of visualization/arrangement of objects with mirrors. In addition, the visit includes 2 historical exhibitions, one on the ground floor and another upstairs, as well as a visit to the small green cloister of the church.
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Fantastic experience: Fantastic. Although it was a scheduled activity, since the quota hadn’t been filled, they let me add myself.
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Positive experience: To take a look during the visit to the cloister of Sant Pere de Galligants. A small museum that may have educational interest for schoolchildren.
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Fantastic experience: Free archaeology museum very interesting about the objects found in the Empordà region
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Fantastic experience: A beautiful museum, in a unique place
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Fantastic experience: fascinating! a must for every architect to visit

Fantastic experience: beautiful
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Positive experience: It is a very comprehensive and detailed museum, the only thing missing was the audio guide.
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Fantastic experience: Nice experience. Very reasonable price. Museum within an old monastery. Impressive to see. We loved it and our kids did too. Visit takes about 1 hour.
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Positive experience: The entrance, for me, was the best part. You can see the almost perfect architecture. On the floor, there are some tombs, which are identified and tell you to whom they belong in the pamphlet. In the second exhibition, everything was a bit tighter, there were missing explanations of the objects (they only had the title) and above all, a ramp or alternative so that all people can access it, as it can only be reached by a staircase.
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Fantastic experience: Extraordinary collection of archaeological pieces from different eras. Highly recommended visit.
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Fantastic experience: In what used to be the Monastery of San Pedro in Galligants, a Romanesque construction from a millennium ago, extraordinarily well preserved, this very interesting museum is located that showcases the archaeological evidence of the region from the earliest human footprints. The collection is very good and presented in a pedagogical and enjoyable manner. At the same time, the building itself is more than worthy of being explored, particularly what used to be the church. The cloister is charming. From outside, the views are beautiful, especially those of the Romanesque tower of the old bell tower. The best perspectives are obtained from the wall that rises to the north of the monastery, overlooking the John Lennon Garden. Behind the complex, there is a small park where the paths are paved with ancient gravestones. The pond, which was very pleasant when the water was clean, has long been pleading for a cleaning. Note that there are days of free access to the museum.
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Positive experience: Magnificent building. Just to see the monastery, it is worth the visit. On the first floor we can see the museum's permanent collection. And currently, through the long-term exhibition '175 years of MAC Girona', the Girona headquarters of the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya explains human activity from the appearance of man to the late Roman period. A magnificent collection of archaeological objects, found in the excavations of sites in the Girona counties, transports us to the roots of the history of the Girona territory. Moreover, the museum offers temporary exhibitions that complement and delve into this history. I believe that on the first floor a renovation should be made: the showcases and displays do not do justice to the value of the pieces they contain.
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Positive experience: The cloister is an essential monument to visit and the exhibited works are very well detailed
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Positive experience: Prices
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Fantastic experience: Exhibition of the evolution of man in the Girona region
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Fantastic experience: Wonderful layout for the history. Great way to get to know the roots and the struggles of this country. Feel so sad about their persecution through so many centuries until the death of Franco relatively recently they have a kind of peace. I’m inspired to learn Catalonian. Hang your independence flag high!!

Fantastic experience: Must go place, beautiful building with rich history, and amazing artifacts and exhibits.

Fantastic experience: Interesting archaeological museum in an interesting church. I think the temporary exhibition is very interesting, but I believe the permanent one needs a makeover; from what I've seen and what has been indicated, they are in the process of updating it, which I think is necessary, interesting both for what they display and for the unique building.
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Positive experience: I always enjoy the building and the permanent exhibition, and the anniversary of 175 years. The focus and sensitivity of the selected pieces is fantastic. It's a shame that it can't be seen well. The light goes out, there's no time to see the pieces or the poster and only one face, not like the individual pieces. It can be improved from my perspective as an amateur.
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Positive experience: Located within the Monastery of Sant Pere de Galligants, and since 1845, there is this exhibition of objects found in different parts of the Girona geography, dating from the Paleolithic (11,000 B.C.) to the medieval period (15th century). A simple yet interesting exhibition, spread throughout the central nave, the cloister, and the upper floor, arranged chronologically and thematically. I recommend not being lazy and reading the explanations next to the objects, to understand and appreciate what we are seeing.
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Fantastic experience: A place with a special charm. Local collection in an unbeatable environment.
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Positive experience: Interesting place that on a guided tour makes you feel even closer.
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Fantastic experience: Very well maintained and a very comprehensive experience of the archaeological past on Catalan soil
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting and located in a beautiful place. A must-visit, and if it's closed, from the outside.
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Fantastic experience: Parenthesis: the site is awesome. This place does not have the best relic collection, not even close, but it is excellent to show kids the evolution of mankind starting from the Paleolithic all the way to the Roman Empire. It focuses on the region, but the concepts very well apply to all Western Europe.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful place. A memory of what was there. Only the part of the chapel survived. Romanesque art. That is where the scene with Sam in the Library took place. In Game of Thrones.
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Positive experience: Museum at a price point. Perhaps it could use a bit more flair in the exhibitions, and more pieces inside the monastery.
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Fantastic experience: Very beautiful and interesting!
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Fantastic experience: Beautiful monastery with an archaeological museum specific to the discoveries made in Catalonia. €6 per adult. During the covid period, it is free for children.
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Positive experience: The container, perfect; the content, somewhat scarce. You can feel the plundering of the museums in Barcelona
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Fantastic experience: The church is one of the most beautiful in the city. Now it is a museum. There is a part with a permanent exhibition and others that change. It is located at the foot of the archaeological park of the Cathedral, with the river between the two spaces. It has a small garden with a pond and the river. There is access to the wall nearby and also close to the chapel of Saint Nicholas.
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Positive experience: Tiny but charming
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Fantastic experience: A nice educational place, great for schools

Fantastic experience: Must visit
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Positive experience: It's nice to stroll around for a bit, soaking up the culture

Positive experience: Very pretty building on the outside, but very little to see on the inside. Some building design elements on display, not worth the money.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful quiet place. Nice Roman section.

Positive experience: Quick tour, with two floors and a cloister, it is beautiful and well-maintained, but the visit felt very short to me
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Positive experience: Good display and well set of the history of northern Catalonia.
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Positive experience: Surprisingly nice find. To be honest, we came here for the GoT connection, but the museum is well worth a look too.

Fantastic experience: Very good temporary exhibition
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Positive experience: A good place to start in regards to the origin of Girona.

Fantastic experience: Amazing....cool (literally) & full of atmosphere

Fantastic experience: It is in Girona, no need to say anything more
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting; an ancient church that is now a museum. Pieces from the Roman era to the Middle Ages. On the second floor, pieces from the Bronze Age to the present.
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Positive experience: A museum place
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Fantastic experience: A magic cloister
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Fantastic experience: It was a whole discovery
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Fantastic experience: It is my city
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Positive experience: beautiful and free
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Fantastic experience: Interesting
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Positive experience: Nice museum located in the Old Town of the Capital. The visit is very quick and the flow of people is very comfortable. There is no guided tour option except for groups. But it is a very understandable museum.
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Fantastic experience: Excellent place to visit and learn more about history
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Positive experience: Small museum with very interesting content and well presented, the cloister is magnificent... the entry price is not high, but it can be optimized with the Girona museum card...
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Positive experience: A bit of a poor collection, showcasing objects from prehistory to Roman times. Years ago, there were more pieces from Greek and Roman periods. They hold exhibitions, recommended museum.
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Fantastic experience: Magnificent museum to learn about the past of the Girona regions through elements found in different excavations. Additionally, the museum is located in an ancient Benedictine monastery that is a marvel. It's a pity there's a lack of accessibility for people with reduced mobility since they cannot complete the visit. You can also scan the QR codes and download the App to enhance the experience. However, the wifi is locked and you need to ask for the code at reception. It has improved a lot over the years! Congratulations.
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Positive experience: Small exhibition but very well presented and of great interest in the details. Recommended museum.
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Fantastic experience: A very interesting place full of culture!
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Positive experience: Collection of debris from the environment.
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Fantastic experience: Exceptional museum, everything very well preserved and the audio guide with very complete information. Everything very clean.
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Fantastic experience: Extraordinary monument and museums
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Fantastic experience: Small great museum. Ideal for small children but not adapted or I didn't find an elevator to go up to the first floor. The guides are lovely.
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Fantastic experience: Worth a visit, suitable for all audiences, a charming corner of Girona
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Fantastic experience: Fabulous place to get an idea about the passing of time and historical settlements in this area

Positive experience: I think Google has it wrongly located, besides that, great!
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Positive experience: Beautiful building with interesting but very limited content. Expect to spend 30 minutes if you linger, but it really isn't worth the price paid. Not very suitable for young children.
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Positive experience: Very interesting visit. A good example of Romanesque.
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Fantastic experience: Beautiful exhibits
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Positive experience: Free on some Tuesdays! The collection is OK, but there is a lot of empty space that could be used.