Museo Archeologico di Gela

A trip wasted

Sadly, closed. Seems to be under reconstruction. Curiously, the museum is still advertised from the city lampposts. Though closed, it remains their main attraction. Perhaps a metaphor for the once ...

Remarkable vases, jewerly and other interesting stuff

I was the only person in the museum when I was there. What a fab little spot although the archelogical site next door was closed. It's a shame there is nothing in English but when you see the qualit...

Very nicely curated

I enjoyed a visit to the Museo Archeologico di Gela with my cousins. It is a large, two-story museum located next to the acropolis. It contains artifacts from prehistoric to middle ages of this ancie...

Its the same as all the others.

It was a good collection of artifacts, the display on coins was very interesting. Although all of the text is in Italian so I didn't spend a lot of time reading. The ceramics display is so similar c...

Worth Visiting!

Rather Small Museum but a Beautiful Collection - Worth Visiting - It contains a world class collection of early Greek pottery and many other artifacts retrieved from the area.