Archaeological Museum of Alicante in Alacant

Legit old rare bits. As a fan of old bits, theres plenty. Ye no negatives unless you count cool bits as negative. Visit again.....yes, theyll only get older and rarer making them even cooler bits!Toilet flush pressure was also a marvel to behold. What a place.

3 euros to visit. A bargain for such an immaculate museum. Managed to catch the last few weeks of the Gladiator exhibition.I dont want to ruin the items on display so just added a few photos. Really is worth a visit. We only walked past by chance. Go.

The Gladiator exhibit was very interesting to me. The permanent exhibits were very well done.

Brilliant place, so well done and interesting. Very cheap to get in €3.00 each for seniors. So much to see. Nice toilets too.

Very beautiful museum! It was very well organised. The museum was full of artefacts and information that ranged in subject and in time. Plus students and seniors can get the tickets at a discounted rate!

Best place to learn about history of Alicante. Very helpful and friendly staff. English description of artifacts would be very helpful. We also visited the gladiators exhibition. So informative with best multimedia content.

Fabulous exhibition. Dont miss it if you enjoy an interactive in History. I learnt so much about the lives of gladiators I have even more reason to be thankful I was born during a time of abundance. I can imagine me saying back in the day " what ? fight to the death? in this heat?"

Well maintained and clean looking museum. Especially enjoyed the pop up Gladiator theme! Really interesting! We got there by touribus but it is easy to access by walk as it is in the middle of the city. Also it is very cheap, 3€ for adults. Definitely worth a stop

Very interesting and well laid out. Highly recommended in a lovely building.Many artifacts have descriptions but not always in English. However they do have a QR code to scan that gives audio descriptions on you phone.

Fabulous exhibition of the Gladiodores that really takes you back to the barbarism of era. Shocking in this day and age demonstrating how difficult day to day life was then for ordinary people who had nothing. Nothings changed then, upper classes benefitting from the disadvantaged.Some descriptions arent in English but it doesnt distract from the overall enjoyment if thats the right word. The original arms and armour are magical to see. Recommend it.

This is one of Europes less-known jewels, the actual winner of the European Museum of the Year Award in 2004, the MARQ, or Archeological Museum of Alicante is the result of a thorough modernization of the erstwhile Provincial Archeological Museum of Alicante, the MARQ now leads worldwide in technology, museum storytelling and consistently brings world-class exhibitions to the Mediterranean. It matters not when you read this: theres probably a gorgeous, educational, life-changing even, exhibition going on at the MARQ right now. One you simply cannot afford to miss. Really, something for the city, and province of Alicante to be truly proud of.

Incredibly well done. The artifacts are impressive, and everything is staged with care and attention to detail. Entry is free for small children, and almost free for everyone else. A learning experience worth far more than what we paid.

Interactive Archaeological Museum, which rather has a narrative than collection of items. Theres a changing exhibition (Gladiators at the time of our visitand permanent exhibitions ranked by time and location. It might be a little bit scary for very sensitive, smaller children.

A must see in Alicante 💯

Fantastic place to visit. We went to the special exhibition on Gladiators, that was great.

Decent museum. Non permanent exhibitions are translated got great visuals and smart organization.Permanent are good but in translated. So may recommend charge your phone and prepair ur "Google lens" for translations.

Amazing museum depicting multiple eras. Currently showing an excibition about gladiators which was very informative

A very nicely laid out museum, spanning Spanish history from the prehistoric through to the industrial era. However what mars this otherwise excellent museum is the obvious silence over the most important periods of Spanish hostory: the conquistador era and the later franko fascist era. Both these important eras are skipped over, and its pretty clear why.I still recommend visiting, but its a qualified recommendation.

Very spectacular museum, no doubt, with objects from even prehistoric ages, projections, etc. However: a lot of text in Spanish and Catalan but very few in English, mirroring a remaining provincial attitude from them. Also, the old Francoist/communist guard angrily shouted in Spanish something like "no film", because we wanted to capture some nice projections. There was NO SIGN showing we were not allowed to film. Also the lady at the reception said at the beginning we were allowed to take photos as long as no flash was used. She didnt mention anything about not being allowed to film. Whats wrong with a couple of shots?

This museum is incredible. Very well laid out, beautiful, easy to follow and unique.

Wonderful, nice place to read, watch, look about history, our family was exited

Staff are super friendly with really good English, some cool exhibits and lots of things to read. Most is translated to English but a lot isn’t so if you want the full experience be prepared to translate:)

Great experience, ticket is very cheap also

Interesting items and knowledge. Kind staff.

Fabulous building. Took us all morning to see the Gladiators exhibition so didnt see much of rest of it. Exhibition was excellent. Learned more about Coliseum than did in Rome! Whole thing was really well done and obviously a huge undertaking. Only comment about rest of museum was lack of info in English. Same problem as at the Castle. My Spanish not quite up to so much info!

Didnt really enjoy this much Im afraid. The Gladiator exhibition was mildly interesting, if very crowded, but the rest of the exhibits just werent interesting, and had minimal English language labels.

ABSOLUTELY an amazing museum. If you enjoy Gladiators be certain to visit. Also excellent history of Alicante, Spain 🇪🇸

The guided tour around the Gladiators was brilliant. The guide was very knowledgeable. The spoiling matter was the cafe in the grounds. We waited over 20 minutes for our order to be taken and after a further 15 minutes waiting for the drinks to arrive (never did), we got up and walked away.

Kind service and cheap tickets (although rest of museums in the city are free). However most of exhibits were not translated to english (except titleswhich seems to be bizarre decision - recommend taking headphones to listen for audio guide which is available in english.

Spacious, well organized, not too big so you wont get tired. Exposition is relatively rich, lots of objects from past life.Also a fair amount of video presentations.Outside nice yard, decent restaurant with beverages, alcoholic too, some simple snack selection. Quite large. A good spot to have coffee before or after.I would like it more if it had more maps, time-location-comparisons, maquetes (3d minature plans). Also, most descriptions in English were just ultra-short forms of elaborate Spanish descriptions, which is pity, cause only-English-speaking visitors were mainly taking a glimpse here and there, not able to read into the details.But still, Im giving it 5 stars.Great place not only during rainy day, also to have a nice morning :)

Very nice museum covering the history of spain/alicante. I really liked it. Only - is that the text is spanish and youd need a headset to fully appreciate it in english through your phone and a qr code. Also alot of the reading tablets didnt have lights when i was there. But the place is very nice, beautiful building!

Just 3because lady in tickets office in asked me for left my rain coat and backpack and 2nd situation I dont carry my student ID around Id cards on foreign country especially on long trips journey my card is in my native Language .. so no use for her .and she declined my age.. lol maybe Im too old..? and status I had to pay normal rate fee.. also need be more English or other European languages on board as most of them was in Local ones and hardly to understand yet. Also security constantly running around and monitoring you and you feel .. + are digital displays.but what is missing for me. Some display with white weapons or armour etc. I like castle its self :recommend that .

Lovely museum. Friendly staff.

Really nice museum, lots of artifacts and recreations of artifacts. A little light on English descriptions which may put some people off, but it didnt bother us. There was a great exhibition on the Etruscans when we visited.

Very beautiful museum. The Etruscan artifacts were fantastic and had descriptions in english which was very nice.

Medium-sized museum located in a very beautiful building that used to be a hospital. The interior design is also spectacular. Theres an engaging permanent exhibition showing the history of Alicante and the whole region across ages. Low entry fee and the possibility to see a temporary exhibition on the same ticket is another plus. Be sure to check the room at the end of the corridor with a beautiful chandelier (see the photo attached). The only drawback is that only a small portion of the text is translated into English.

This museum is amazing! Telling the story of the history of Alicante with very good structure that receive your attention 👌🏻love the museum so much 👌🏻

Plenty to see in the museums permanent exhibits, but we got lucky and spent an hour in their temporary Etruscan exhibition. All for 3 Euros. You can get a taxi from the centre if you dont fancy the walk up the hill.Good for a rainy day.

A delightful, inciteful gem..stunning audiovisual and incredible lighting and commentary. I was struck by how far museums have come in last 50 years..extraordinary efforts to highlight the human aspects of all the eras featured. It was a rare privilege to see such masterful pieces, particularly in the Etruscan special exhibit. All for 3€(!and I was allowed to take photos. Truly an extraordinary afternoon immersion.

If you want to know more about history and culture and civilization in Alicante Spain, you have to go to this amazing museum. It takes about two hours time.

Besides this is not a hot-spot within the major archaeological museums like London British Museum, Berlin or Madrid ones, you can enjoy a very consistent and well displayed temporary exhibitions like the current one: Etruscans, the birth of Romans.

This museum is amazing! Telling the story of the history of Alicante, the museum exhibits represent a time span of thousands of years. The first settlements in the Alicante area were made by Iberian tribes. Since then the area has been inhabited successively by Greeks, Romans, Muslims, and Christians. The Alicante Archaeological Museum is a modern museum that utilizes a lot of audio-visual effects - which really adds to the experience! Admission was only 3 Euros a person- a bargain to be sure. All of the employees were very friendly and helpful. There is a cafe on site, and clean restrooms. Its very easy to navigate the exhibits without a lot of walking that is typically related to visiting a museum. The museum won the European Museum of the Year Award in 2004, and this is a well deserved recognition.

Excellent. Well laid out and informative. A great demonstration that the only thing that changes is technology. People are the same as when folk lived in caves. Very wheelchair friendly and helpful workers. A great way to spend a morning.

Very nicely designed museum. Worth a visit even if youre not that interested in archeology.

Full marks!!Super exhibition of the Persian culture, with a fantastic explanation by one of the museums guides, Daniel.If you are in Alicante, take a tour of the museums collection.A morning well spent.

Fantastic and well laid out museam offering a comprehensive insight into the history and cultures that underpin this area of the Costa Blanca. Worth seeing before visiting the historical sites as it gives a will provide a greater understanding of what you see and what artefacts have been recovered.

This place was fantastic.. loads to see, all in Spanish or English, great happy staff. Good price. Good luck parking.. we went up to the first castle car park, and walked back down the hill

Outstanding archaeological museum featuring the history of the Alicante region. Well laid out and thoughtful presentations. Award winning museum. Both permanent and visiting exhibits are fascinating. Well worth the visit. I have been many times seeing the Viking and Mayan temporary exhibits.

Beautiful space, amazing architecture inside and out.well thought out Exhibtions and displays covering all periods in history of the Alicante region. Theres a lot of information here and you probably wont be able to see all the rooms. Think about what period you want to see. Also, if an English speaker be aware that all notices, descriptions are mostly in Spanish or Valencian so youll need to either use your mobile phone and the QR codes with your headphones OR rent an IPAd from the reception or much of what youre seeing wont make much sense.

The thought of an archeological museum wasnt instantly appealing so it took several trips to Alicante before I got around to it. As soon as you walk into the lobby it is apparent that this place has had money spent on it. And once in the low light and hushed atmosphere of the main museum, rather than the expected rows of traditional glass cases, the exhibits were arranged thematically in a series of galleries which were very well presented. There were several displays and much use of audio-visual.Highly recommended - and a much less dry experience than I had feared. Dont be put off!(Lovely big Christmas Tree outside in December)