THE MUSEUM

MARQ is an archaeology museum that is committed to the renovation of the traditional exhibition system, understood as a collection of duly classified and catalogued finds. MARQ is a project conceived and developed from the challenge of being the first archaeological museum of the 21st century.

A journey through history

The past of a people, in whose origins different civilisations succeeded one another, is definitive in the evolution and configuration of a people, and we must transmit this to all those who come to MARQ.

The new Provincial Archaeological Museum of Alicante is very interesting from a didactic point of view and at the same time fun, rigorous and spectacular.
The Museum also offers the possibility of learning about the archaeological method. In three rooms, the Field Archaeology Room, the Urban Archaeology Room and the Underwater Archaeology Room, there are scenographies, audiovisuals and interactive displays that allow visitors to learn about the techniques used by archaeologists to discover the past and offer valuable information displayed in an attractive and didactic way.

In addition, the Museum has exhibition spaces for temporary exhibitions and the necessary facilities to carry out research, conservation, restoration, cataloguing and dissemination tasks.

The different thematic areas offer visitors the opportunity to take an exciting journey through history. The Museum welcomes visitors by immersing them in the geographic space of Alicante, showing them the rich and varied landscape and monuments of these lands. From there begins the historical journey through the permanent rooms of Prehistory, Iberian Culture, Roman Culture, the Middle Ages and the Modern and Contemporary Ages.

In the MARQ, the different exhibition areas are linked by means of introductory thematic blocks that give chronological continuity to the contents and are supported by interactive spaces that include detailed information about archaeological sites, descriptions of the archaeological pieces on display, ways of life of the different cultures, etc.

PERMANENT ROOMS

Prehistoric Hall

THE FIRST EVIDENCE of human occupation in the territory of Alicante dates back to the Middle Palaeolithic, around 100,000 years ago.

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Iberian Hall

THE CONTESTANIA... The exhibition begins by situating the Iberian area chronologically and geographically.

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Hall of Roman Culture

The exhibition dedicated to the Roman world in the province of Alicante is divided into three blocks:

- Romanisation

- Roman culture during the Roman Empire

- Christianity and the late Roman world

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Middle Ages Room

EIGHT CENTURIES OF COEXISTENCE...

The coexistence of different peoples, with different religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) and opposing socio-economic models, determines the eight centuries of our medieval past....

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