The Antiques Museum was established in 1835 with items found during excavations led by Francisco de Bruna in the late 18th century plus valuables confiscated from Spanish monasteries. Since it was renamed the Provincial Archaeological Museum of Sevilla in 1867, the museum has been housed in several facilities. After the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, the city gifted to the museum the former Pabellón de Bellas Artes (also called the Palace of the Renaissance) located at Plaza de América in María Luisa Park. The extensive collection requires 27 halls to display such items as the Treasure of El Carambolo, a cache of jewelry from the 8th century BC, plus Roman, Moorish and Visigoth artifacts. The Museo Arqueológico de Sevilla also offers educational programs and restoration workshops.
