Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
| Museo nazionale preistorico etnografico Luigi Pigorini | |
 The museum building photographed from the facing Museo Nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari. | |
  Location within Rome | |
| Established | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Location | Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 14, I-00144 Rome, Italy |
| Type | archaeology, Art museum |
| Website |
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The Luigi Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography is a public and research museum located in Rome, Italy. Established in 1876[1] by Luigi Pigorini, it is currently directed by Maria Antonietta Fugazzola.[2] One important collection of the Pigorini houses is Neolithic artifacts from Lake Bracciano. Another is the early ethnographic collection of Athanasius Kircher.
References
- ↑ Datatravel website - Pigorini, accessed 2008-02-12.
- ↑ Pigorini website, contact information, accessed 2008-02-12.
Further reading
- Brizzi, Bruno [ed.] 1976 The Pigorini Museum Rome, Quasar. 424 page catalogue with hundreds of plates in colour and black and white.
External links
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Media related to Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography at Wikimedia Commons - Pigorini website
- European Virtual Museum
Coordinates: 41°49′56″N 12°28′17″E / 41.83222°N 12.47139°E
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