archaeological museum

Ancient artifacts institution

An archaeological museum is an institution that collects, preserves, and displays artifacts from past human cultures—pottery, tools, jewelry, weapons, and other objects recovered through excavation.

Such museums range from major national collections to small local sites: The archaeological museum houses finds from the nearby Roman villa.

Related

gift shop · pottery · clay tablets · audio guides · inscriptions · interactive exhibits · tools · marble sculptures · preservation · Mesopotamia · coins · weapons · stone tools · Bronze Age · ancient artifacts · burial goods · textiles · sarcophagus

Categories
Opposites
temporal focus of collections

archaeological museumcontemporary art museum

Institution displaying recent artwork

modern art museum

type of subject matter

archaeological museumnatural history museum

Institution exhibiting nature's specimens

zoo · science museum · botanical garden · aquarium · planetarium

relationship to material culture

archaeological museumperforming arts center

Facility for live shows

concert hall · digital archive · virtual museum · theater · lecture hall

Family

archaeological, museum, archaeology, archaeologist, archaeologists, archaeologically, museums

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G