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Archaeological Museum of Granada

Museo Arqueológico de Granada
Established	1859
Location	Granada, Spain
Type	Archaeology museum
Owner	General State Administration

The Archaeological Museum of Granada is an archaeological museum in the Albayzín district, Granada, Spain. It was established in 1879.

The museum is located at 41, Carrera del Darro in the Castril palace, dating from the 16th century. It hosts many artefacts from a range of time periods, namely halls dedicated to Paleolithic and hominization process; Neolithic and Eneolithic; Bronze Age; Colonizations and Hispano-Roman peoples; Roman era, Late Roman and Paleo Christian; Hispano-Visigothic and Mozarab archeology; and Western Middle Ages and Hispano-Muslim Archeology.

It includes a Renaissance patio. The building's façade was created in 1593.

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  Iberian Lion of Daragoleja

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  Bust of Ganymede

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  Piece from Medina Elvira (c. 10th century)

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  Astrolabe (15th century)

See also

In Spanish: Museo Arqueológico y Etnológico de Granada para niños

• List of museums in Spain