Archaeological Museum "Pietro Griffo" of Agrigento

We took a bus from Palermo. Not bad as we stopped along the way for snacks. It was about 2.5 hours. They dropped us at the top of the ruins and it's all downhill from there. It was amazing and the pace was perfect. Very clean and organized. I had a surgery on my leg 10 days prior and it was a very easy walk. I recommend this to anyone just to experience the history of our planet. People are amazing and resourceful and here is proof! Please note: we visited in October. Not high season.

Absolutely fabulous. A must. I visited the museum the day after the temples, and I think it makes sense. The visit to the temples is so amazing that it is good to wait a but before going to the museum. Fantastic painting exhibition when I visited.

A very pleasant small museum set in a beautiful garden full of sculptures. The exhibition is thoroughly prepared, and the visiting program is clear and well-organized. Modern interiors housed within historic buildings. It's also worth mentioning that Cafe Del Museo offers delicious snacks, including huge vegan paninis.

This is a fantastic archaeological museum - the best we found in Sicily. I recommend going to the temples first thing in the morning and the museum after (which is not as busy, and cool in the heat of the day). The highlight for us was the Greek vases which are extraordinary, but also don't miss the Odeon in the grounds, with archaeologists at work.

This keynote museum must do much better. Such poor presentation of such important artifacts. No context is provided. For example, there is no timeline. There are no maps showing different populations and the city over time. There is no emphasis on the important artifacts. There are 1,000 artifacts and all are presented the same without context. No discussion of industry, minerals, trade, food production, social forces, etc. Plus poor wayfinding in the museum adds to the confusion. There are no "you are here maps". For such an important museum, very disappointing performance.

The museum was nice to visit after visiting the ruins at the Valley of Temples nearby. Lots of archeological artifacts on display. They were all so interesting but we only had an hour to enjoy the museum because we were due elsewhere for dinner. The highlight for me was the big Telemon on display. We had gotten the combo ticket of €20 for the Valley of Temple and this museum. The price of the museum by itself is €9. There's a small gift shop at the entrance with a nice lady who also checked our tickets.

So many artifacts! Nice thing to do after the main attraction (Temples), I thought it's good value for the extra 3.50€. There was a giant group of teenagers with a guide who completely surrounded me and took a lot of space, which was awkward, and it was confusing how to get out of the museum (my advice: just go back to the entrance). What is completely strange to me is that there is no marked / direct path between the Valley of temples entrances / parking lots and the museum. The first path I tried back to the parking lot from the museum I got chased down by aggressive dogs, the second was a proper road but the gate was only open so visitors from tour buses can enter there (to my knowledge) => result: a guard stopped me thinking I tried to enter without paying. Getting TO the museum from the Temples I followed a marked path, and after 25 min walking in the heat with no shade arrived near the museum but all the gates were closed; a lady met me to ask what i was doing there; according to her i was trespassing 🤦‍♂️ but she let me out nicely and actually tried to help. You'd think if they sell a combined ticket it would be easy to access and find? No, no and no. But yeah once you find it there's a lot of things to see inside this museum. Probably they have millions of artifacts. I would suggest you only buy the combined ticket with the museum if you think that you and your party have the energy to walk 11 kilometers in total, because this is what it took me. And that's with my "illegal" shortcuts. It's an easy walk, but after 3 hours (time it took me with audio guide and taking some pictures) visiting the 12+ sites in the Valley of Temples, I've read reviews where people were too tired or couldn't find the museum. You'll see it on Google Maps but it is absolutely not signed anywhere until you're right in front of it. To be fair when I bought the combined ticket the staff did warn me it was a kilometer away (except you have to take a road around the park so it's more like 1.5 km but anyway...) If you're traveling on foot / by bus, the museum is actually the closest to the city.

Amazing museum. Really a gem. Worth taking the extra time to spend here. Did not combine it with the valley but it took us a good three hours to study everything and see some things in detail. And to do a small stop i between. Highly recommended!

The museum was nice to visit after visiting the ruins at the Valley of Temples nearby. Lots of archeological artifacts on display. They were all so interesting but we only had an hour to enjoy the museum because we were due elsewhere for dinner. The highlight for me was the big Telemon on display. We had gotten the combo ticket of €20 for the Valley of Temple and this museum. The price of the museum by itself is €9. There's a small gift shop at the entrance with a nice lady who also checked our tickets.

The price for admittance to the Museum down the hill and the Valley of the Temple sight package was 31.00 euros for 2 guests. The cool thing is this ticket allows you to go back for 3 consecutive days so you can go revisit. I recommend going to the museum first then walking the valley of the temples site. The museum is in Argigento which took us about 2 hours driving from Augusta. Some of the drive is on small, winding mountain roads so be prepared. Google maps works better than Apple especially for construction detours. Things to know: *Parking lot for the museum is a bit hidden and is an unpaved, dirt lot. You grab a ticket on the way in and then pay at a kiosk to leave. Bring 1 and 2 coin euros with you. The museum's lot is a 5 minute walk to the museum. *You pay for admittance into the museum at the very first building which is a gift shop near a little cafe with refreshments you can purchase, the gift shop also has a gelateria. We bought the combined admittance for both the museum and Valley of the Temples site. They take cash or cards. If you want to purchase anything from the shop, it's a separate transaction so you pay for those items separately. *Do not use the restrooms at the gift shop ! I warn you. They are deadly. You take the ticket to the museum and present it there, but make sure you keep them so you can gain admittance to the actual site. *The museum itself is small, maybe a 45 minute stroll to view the artifacts unless you get stuck behind a tour group. *Tip: there are better restrooms inside the museum. They are on the lower level, the same one with the huge telemons. *We then exited the car park and went up the hill to another car park which you will have to pay separately for. There are lots of "local" folks walking around trying to entice you to take their "taxi" for 3 euros. They just drive you to the top of the hill so that you can walk downhill throughout the Valley. If you do not have any mobility problems and don't mind walking, we just walked. There is also a section with some vendor selling their wares. *The entry to the Valley walk has a metal detector and police that checks inside your bag. Be prepared to show your ticket. *The walk itself was easy to navigate and do at your own pace. There are tours also and security placed throughout so it felt safe. We chose to start from the bottom and walked up the hill but we noticed many started at the top and walked down. I liked starting at the bottom as the walk back was easy downhill. *There are random stray dogs. They seemed gentle and although they approached people looking for handouts, they never harassed any that we saw. Funny thing is that at night, they all congregated back at the car park. *We saw at least 1 bathroom during the walk. It was basic and frequented by many many patrons so keep that in mind. *The Greek influences are very obvious and the ruins are beautiful and make for great photos. *We went around 5pm which was excellent. It wasn't as hot as earlier in the day and at night and you won't have to worry about sunscreen, the lights illuminate all the ruins and it makes for such a pleasant walk. *There are bushes and vegetation at the car park, so there were also mosquitos. We used mosquito spray and we also had bug bands for extra measure. At the actual ruins, we didn't see many mosquitos so they may just be at the car park we happened to park in. *Since we left at night around 8:45pm, the drive back to our place was in the dark on some very small winding mountain roads so just be prepared for that. I highly recommend visiting the Valley of the Temples if you are in Sicily and allow a good half day to take it all in. Take your time walking on the unpaved dirt path,wear comfortable shoes, take lots of photos and bring a bottle of water with you. The ruins and history behind them are worth the visit.

Fantastic archeological museum. For real diehard fans of antiquity, this is one of those magical places that contains seemingly limitless numbers of various artifacts. Ever wanted to see a whole case of hands? They've got that! Around every corner is yet another room full of artifacts, so it appears as though it never ends. If you're not ultra into these sorts of things, it's still interesting as it gives you a good overview of just how many items have been left behind. You can really spend as much or as little time as you want.