Gibraltar National Museum, Gibraltar
The Gibraltar skull, presented by the Museum Society of Gibraltar in 1848, was unique. It was Neanderthal. This was hard evidence of human settlement in Gibraltar from the earliest days. In 1930, the Gibraltar Society, under General Sir Alexander Godley, Governor of Gibraltar, opened the Gibraltar National Museum.
The Ordnance House (also known as "Bomb House") was chosen as the home for the museum. This was fortuitous. In the basement of the house was a Moorish bath. The bath was built in the 14th century when the Marinid Sultanate dynasty ruled. Designed similarly to the Roman Hypocaust system, it is among the best preserved Moorish bath houses in Europe.
The museum building is located opposite the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Crowned, down Bomb House Lane, just off Main Street. There is a modest admission fee. There is a small room where a 15-minute film shows the geological history of Gibraltar.
In the other rooms are artifacts dating back 20,000 years. Before the entrance to the Moorish baths are two cases of large Roman-era oyster shells. Upstairs is an Egyptian mummy from 800 BC found floating in the bay in 1930 and a 1:600 scale model of Gibraltar Rock made by Lieutenant Charles Warren in 1865.
The Ordnance House (also known as "Bomb House") was chosen as the home for the museum. This was fortuitous. In the basement of the house was a Moorish bath. The bath was built in the 14th century when the Marinid Sultanate dynasty ruled. Designed similarly to the Roman Hypocaust system, it is among the best preserved Moorish bath houses in Europe.
The museum building is located opposite the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Crowned, down Bomb House Lane, just off Main Street. There is a modest admission fee. There is a small room where a 15-minute film shows the geological history of Gibraltar.
In the other rooms are artifacts dating back 20,000 years. Before the entrance to the Moorish baths are two cases of large Roman-era oyster shells. Upstairs is an Egyptian mummy from 800 BC found floating in the bay in 1930 and a 1:600 scale model of Gibraltar Rock made by Lieutenant Charles Warren in 1865.
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Sight Name: Gibraltar National Museum
Sight Location: Gibraltar, Gibraltar (See walking tours in Gibraltar)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Sight Location: Gibraltar, Gibraltar (See walking tours in Gibraltar)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Walking Tours in Gibraltar, Gibraltar
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Travel Distance: 4.5 Km or 2.8 Miles