Archaeological Museum of Pelagias in Lampedusa
The Archaeological Museum of the Pelagie Islands, also known as the Museum of Trust and Dialogue for the Mediterranean, tells the main stages of the population of the archipelago in antiquity. The multimedia room, on the walls of which evocative images of the islands flow, with its symbolic sails introduces the visit path according to a chronological development through four rooms: the first is dedicated to the prehistory of Lampedusa and Linosa, with Neolithic and Bronze finds Ancient; in the next room the finds from the Roman fish processing industry in Cala Salina are exhibited; follows the room dedicated to the late antique town and the early Christian catacomb of Cala Palma in Lampedusa; in line with the entrance, the path is closed by the marble statue of the goddess Fortuna, located in the last room also dedicated to underwater findings.
The museum has hosted important works made available by other museums such as: The Amorino Dormiente by Caravaggio, coming and donated by the Uffizi Gallery; the Face of a Woman , a precious Punic work made available by the Bardo Museum in Tunis, the Head of Hades, a Christian altar and a Muslim Qibla from Sicily and Venice, paintings by Mario Schifano, photographs by Federico Patellani.
