Archaeology Museum of Catalonia [SEP] inception
Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
The Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (; abbreviated as "MAC") was created under the Museums of Catalonia Act in 1990 by the Department of Culture of the Government of Catalonia.
The head office is located in the former Palace of Graphic Arts, which was built on the Montjuïc hill for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. The pavilion was initially to be dismantled once the event was over, but it was conserved and refitted by the architect Josep Gudiol before the museum opened its doors in 1932.
Catalan Museum of Archaeology (Girona)
The Girona headquarters of the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia contains materials found during archaeological excavations at various sites in the province of Girona, dating from prehistory to the Middle Ages. The museum was founded as the Provincial Museum of Antiquities and Fine Arts in 1846 by the Provincial Monument Commission, and is therefore one of the oldest museums in Catalonia. Between 1846 and 1857 the Museum had several different locations, until Sant Pere de Galligants monastery in 1857, where it has remained until today, and