Corso Angelo Rizzoli, 80076 Lacco Ameno NA
Ischia's important archaeological museum, located in Villa Arbusto, is dedicated to the ancient Greek colony of Pithekoussai and the oldest finds from the western Mediterranean.
The Pithecusae Archaeological Museum is located in Lacco Ameno, within the historic Villa Arbusto, and is one of the most important cultural sites on the island of Ischia. The museum is dedicated to the ancient Greek colony of Pithekoussai, founded in the 8th century BC by the Euboeans, considered one of the first Greek settlements in the western Mediterranean.
The exhibition features artifacts spanning a broad time span, from prehistory to the Roman era, with a particular focus on the Archaic Greek period. Among the most famous finds is the so-called "Nestor's Cup," one of the oldest known examples of Greek alphabetic writing, fundamental to the study of the history of writing and Greek colonization.
The museum not only preserves archaeological artifacts, but also recounts the history of the Ischian region as a crossroads of trade and culture between East and West, thanks to its strategic position in the Tyrrhenian Sea.