Federico Eusebio Civic Museum of Archaeology and Natural Sciences, Alba
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Location | Alba, Piemont |
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Type | Archaeology and Natural Sciences museum |
Website | Comune of Alba, entry on museum |
Museo Civico Federico Eusebio (Italian for Federico Eusebio Civic Museum) is an archeology and Natural history museum in Alba, province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.
History
[edit]The museum was founded in 1897 as a historic and archeologic collection under the guidance of Federico Eusebio. In 1976, the museum moved to the actual site and added the natural history collections of the town.
Collection
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Among the items on display is the finely carved marble funereal monument (1st century AD) for Caius Cornelius Germanus.
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