Museo Arqueológico de Frigiliana

The Archaeological Museum of Frigiliana is a municipal museum dedicated to local history and archaeology, located in Frigiliana, Malaga, within the historical complex of Moorish tradition of the municipality. It is located in the restored building of the old Casa de la Cultura, in the historic center known as Barribarto, at the coordinates indicated. It was inaugurated in December 2009 and is considered the first archaeological museum of the Axarquia. The sources consulted place it integrated into the Andalusian and Spanish network of museums, and present it as an interpretive resource of the historical roots of Frigiliana. Its exhibition discourse traces the evolution of the local settlement from the Neolithic to contemporary times, with pieces that document the cultures that have passed through the territory. As a whole, it offers a historical reading of the municipality in relation to its urban development and its material memory. The museum is located in a particularly valuable heritage environment, the historic center of Frigiliana, declared of Cultural Interest with typology of Historic Site, one of the best preserved urban enclaves of Moorish tradition in Andalusia.