Pollentia Museum - Museu Monogràfic de Pol.lèntia

Pollentia Museum - Museu Monogràfic de Pol·lèntia is an archaeological museum in the Balearic Islands, Spain, located at 39.85187, 3.12032. It concentrates on material from the Roman city of Pollentia and the surrounding area.

The museum presents artefacts recovered from on-site excavations, including pottery, architectural fragments and mosaics, and provides context for the urban remains next to it. Exhibition spaces are compact and arranged to illustrate the archaeological sequence of the site.

The institution was established to house and interpret finds from the Pollentia excavations and to link the town’s antiquities with the visible ruins. Over time the museum has functioned as the principal interpretive facility for the site.

Geographically the museum is on Mallorca in Alcúdia at the edge of the Pollentia archaeological area, within walking distance of the town’s historic centre and the modern seafront.

• Adjacent to archaeological site: Sits immediately adjacent to the archaeological remains of the Roman city of Pollentia, allowing combined visits to the museum displays and the open-site ruins.
• Focus of collections: Collections focus on local Roman-period finds including architectural fragments, everyday objects and mosaics from the Pollentia excavations.

What to See #

• Museum building: Small museum building housing artefacts recovered from the nearby Pollentia archaeological site and surrounding area, presenting finds from the Roman period and earlier.
• Pollentia archaeological site: Excavated remains of the Roman city of Pollentia adjacent to the museum, including streets and structural foundations that illustrate the city's urban plan.