Museum sights in Syracuse
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Museo Archeologico Paolo Orsi
In the grounds of Villa Landolina, about 500m east of the archaeological park, is the Museo Archeologico Paolo Orsi. It contains the best organised and most interesting archaeological collection in Sicily (and one of the most extensive archaeological collections in Europe) and certainly merits a visit. The opening hours are all over the place and are often extended in summer; check with one of the tourist offices. The museum is wheelchair accessible.
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Museo Regionale d’Arte Medioevale e Moderna
Closed indefinitely for restoration at the time of research, it houses a respectable collection of sculpture and paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Its highlights include Byzantine icons and Caravaggio’s La Sepoltura di Santa Lucia (The Burial of St Lucy; 1608). The palazzo itself is Ortygia’s finest Catalan-Gothic mansion.
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Museo delle Lacrimazione
The Museo delle Lacrimazione, underneath the Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime, explains the events of the miracle of the weeping Virgin statue and the objects associated with it. It also houses the best of the 5000 terracotta votive statues that were found near the sanctuary. You can view the excavations, in Piazza della Vittoria, from outside the fence.
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Museum of Ancient Greek Theatre
Every summer the Teatro Greco is brought to life again with a host of classical dramas, details of which you can obtain from the tourist office or the Museum of Ancient Greek Theatre. The museum showcases some of the wealth of material housed in the archives of the Instituto Nazionale Dramma Antico, including models, designs, playbills and costumes.
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Museo del Papiro
The Museo del Papiro includes papyrus documents and products, boats and a good English-language film about the history of papyrus.
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