Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
Encyclopedia
The Luigi Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography is a public and research museum
located in Rome, Italy. Established in 1876 by Luigi Pigorini
, it is currently directed by Maria Antonietta Fugazzola. One important collection of the Pigorini houses is Neolithic artifacts from Lake Bracciano
. Another is the early ethnographic collection of Athanasius Kircher
.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
located in Rome, Italy. Established in 1876 by Luigi Pigorini
Luigi Pigorini
Luigi Pigorini was an Italian palaeoethnologist, archaeologist and ethnographer.-Biography:Pigorini was born at Fontanellato, near Parma....
, it is currently directed by Maria Antonietta Fugazzola. One important collection of the Pigorini houses is Neolithic artifacts from Lake Bracciano
Lake Bracciano
Lake Bracciano is a lake of volcanic origin in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome. It is the second largest lake in the region and one of the major lakes of Italy...
. Another is the early ethnographic collection of Athanasius Kircher
Athanasius Kircher
Athanasius Kircher was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology, and medicine...
.
Further reading
- Brizzi, Bruno [ed.] 1976 The Pigorini Museum Rome, Quasar. 424 page catalogue with hundreds of plates in colour and black and white.