Brindisi Provincial Archaeological Museum, located on Piazza Duomo, accommodates an important collection of finds spanning from prehistory to the Roman Age, with sections dedicated to epigraphy, sculpture and underwater archaeology. Founded in 1884 and housed in the current building since 2009, the museum is dedicated to Francesco Ribezzo, a researcher in the field of Messapian civilization.
The tour of the museum begins in the outer portico, which leads the visitor into the discovery of the different civilizations that had followed one another on the territory. Particularly valuable are the bronzes discovered in the waters of Punta del Serrone, among which are sculptures and fragments of anatomical parts and draperies which were on board of a sunken vessel. The rich collection of ceramics displays pottery of Greek origin and crockery of local craftsmanship which dates back to between the 7th and the 3rd century BC. The epigraphic section includes inscriptions in Latin, while the one dedicated to statuary comprises togate and cuirassed figures as well as female figures dating back to between the 1st and 2nd century AD.
References:The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.
Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.