Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Jerez is located next to The Riquelme Palace and San Mateo Church. The pieces which are exposed in the museum come from local deposits, the second larger in extension of Spain, which encompasses Jerez, the Guadalete River and some Neolithic, Phoenician and Roman deposits.

The museum was inaugurated in 1873 in the Ancient City Council. The museum currently is located in an 18th century palace which has the typical structure of the Baroque palaces of Jerez. The facilities are distributed between three courtyards.

Regarding the distribution of the museum, in the courtyard are pieces of the pre-Roman, Roman and Visigoth periods. The first room is dedicated to the geography of Jerez and surroundings, the second to the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods and the third is destined to the Copper Age.

The room number 4 is dedicated to the proto-history and the rooms number 4, 5 and 6 are destined to the Roman Empire. Also in the sixth room is located some pieces and information about the Visigoth period.

The seventh room is dedicated to the numismatics and the eighth and ninth rooms are destined to the Muslim and medieval periods.

Finally, the ninth room also has information and pieces of the 14th to 18th centuries.

The museum has some important pieces as the following: Greek Corinthian Helmet, unique in Spain which was found near the Charterhouse of Jerez; Belt's plaque engraved in the necropolis of Haza de la Torre, caliphate's bottle of the Muslim period; Roman portraits; coinages from 3rd century B.C to 19th century; and Spearheads and arrows of 2000 B.C.

Visit, location and contact:

Visit schedules:

From Tuesdays to Fridays: 10:00 am to 2:00pm and 4:00pm to 7:00pm.

Saturdays, Sundays, Feast days, Holly Week and Fair's week: 10:00 am to 2:00pm

Summer Schedule (From 15th of June to 15th September): From Tuesdays to Fridays, from 9:00 am to 2:30pm. Saturdays and Sundays, from 10:00 am to 2:30pm.

The Museum is closed all the Mondays of the year.

Price:

Adults: 5€

Reduced price: 1, 80€ (Retirees, students, groups)

Free entrance days:

First Sundays of each month, 28th of February, 18th of May, 24th of September, 9th of October, 23th of November and 6th of December.

Free audio guides in English, French and German

Address: Plaza del Mercado

Telephone: 956 14 95 61

Website: http://www.jerez.es/webs_municipales/museo/