Provincial Archaelogical Museum of Alicante
MARQ
Created in 1932, MARQ museum was originally located on the ground floor of the Provincial Council building on Avenida de la Estación avenue in Alicante. In 2002 it was transferred to the former site of the San Juan de Dios provincial hospital.
Visitors to this highly innovative and visual museum can enjoy an avant-garde approach to archaeology supported by modern audiovisual techniques.
Its exhibits stretch from the Palaeolithic through to Contemporary Modern Culture, tracing the history of Alicante.
Opening hours
SUMMER: From June 18 to September 15
- From Tuesday to Saturday: From 10:00 to 22:00 h
- Sundays and public holidays: From 10:00 to 14:00 h
- Mondays: closed
WINTER: From 16 September to 15 June
- Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 19:00h
- Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 14:00h
- Monday: closed.
More information HERE
Rates
- General Admission: 5,00€ (Sundays and bank holidays – € 3,00)
- Reduced admission: 3,00€ *
* The reduced rate is applicable to: students, holders of carnet jove, retirees & people aged over 65, and ASAFAN members. Large Families . Single-parent family.
- Free admission: Children aged up to 8 years old, unemployed persons, “friend of marq” card holders, MARQ foundation patrons and benefactors, icom/icomos members, teachers, students performing internships, who are authorised by the marq, and who need to conduct their activity at the museum, journalists, qualified tourist guides, people with disabilities (+1 companion).
More information HERE
Address
Plaza del Doctor Gómez Ulla s/n, 03013 Alicante (SPAIN)
- Phone: (+34) 965 149 000
- Web: www.marqalicante.com
How to get there:
- Buses: lines 2, 6, 9, 20 and 23
- TRAM: L1, L3 y L4 +info: http://www.tramalicante.es
