MAR - Regional Archaeological Museum

The MAR - Regional Archaeological Museum is located in the center of Aosta. The museum was created to preserve and enhance the archaeological finds and the path observes a thematic and chronological sense. Among the most important objects we find the finds from the Gallo border. There follow the two rooms dedicated to funeral rituals where some kits found inside the tombs are presented, as well as the reconstruction of the funerary bed of the necropolis of San Rocco located at the eastern entrance of the Roman city. The spaces dedicated to the funerary epigraphy and cults of the region exhibit various finds on which the well-known bronze Balteo stands out with battle scenes between Barbarians and Romans and the embossed silver bust of Giove Graio, found on the Piccolo San Bernardo Hill, associated with a rich ritual kit. The exhibition on Romanism ends with finds relating to personal ornaments, luxury and well-being. The Christian-medieval era finds expression in the small room that closes the path with the exhibition of the 8th century ambo, found in the excavations of the Cathedral of Aosta, and some funerary objects, from the 4th to the 14th century, including glasses decorated in gold with the theory of saints and the knight's sword with spurs from Sant'Orso. The Museum also houses the prestigious “Pautasso” numismatic collection, an exhibition of coins from the Greek age to the Savoy period. The nucleus of Celtic, Gallic and Po Valley coins is important. The room of the Carugo Collection houses finds from the Etruscan civilization, ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.