The finds on display in the museum are of great archaeological importance and reveal the rich economic, commercial, and social life of the ancient city. Kamarina lay at the mouth of the Ippari river and was an important colony of Syracuse when it was part of Magna Graecia.
The section devoted to artefacts found in the sea is particularly noteworthy, with some of the most important finds in the country.
These exhibits ended up underwater due to the shipwrecks where were once commonplace along this coastline, involving ships heading for Greece, the Nile Delta, Rome, or Asia Minor. The large building containing amphora urns is particularly striking, both for the huge number of them and the many different types.
There are some very high quality sets of grave goods from the city’s two necropoli dating from the Archaic and Classical periods (Rifriscolaro and Passo Marinaro), some interesting remains from the temple of Athena, and breathtaking views over the sea which was once the bustling meeting point of the Greek city. Kamarina archaeological museum is part of the Kamarina and Cava d’Ispica Archaeological Park, linked with other sites in the region including the Convent of the Cross in Scicli, the Cava d’Ispica in Modica, Parco Forza in Ispica, and the Ibleo archaeological museum in Ragusa.
