About
The Museo Civico Archeologico Etnologico is a civic museum in Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is also known in English as the Archaeological and Ethnological Civic Museum. The museum is housed within the Palazzo dei Musei, and its address is Viale Vittorio Veneto 5, 41124 Modena.
What you will see
The museum brings together finds from the Modena area and from further afield, and it covers two broad themes:
- Archaeology: Roman artifacts and medieval objects, showing how people lived in and around Modena across many centuries.
- Ethnology: collections that look at the customs, objects and everyday life of different peoples.
Because the two collections sit side by side, a visit can move from the local past to the wider world in a single afternoon.
Planning your visit
The museum's contact number is +39 059 2033101, and it is worth calling ahead to check opening times and any current arrangements before you set out. The building is on Viale Vittorio Veneto, a short distance from the historic centre of the city, so it can easily be combined with a walk through Modena's streets.
If you enjoy places where history is shown through real objects rather than reconstructions, this museum makes a quiet, rewarding stop. It suits anyone interested in the archaeology of the region, in Roman and medieval Italy, or in ethnological collections from other cultures.
