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Museo del Satiro Danzante, Mazara del Vallo

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The main attraction at Museo del Satiro Danzante is the bronze statue of a satyr, created by the Attic sculptors in the fourth century BCE. This piece was discovered in the port waters of Mazara del Vallo in the late 1990s. There are also collections of other historical artifacts. Be sure to watch the introductory video, which will tell you all about the satyr and its history. Use our Mazara del Vallo itinerary planner to visit Museo del Satiro Danzante on your trip to Mazara del Vallo, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.

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massimo d

Ogni volta ch vado a Mazara del Vallo ( e questa è la terza volta) non manco mai di visitare il Museo del Satiro Danzante che la Soprintendenza non vorrebbe si chamasse così ma tant'e. L'ingresso e la... more »

Every time I go to ch Mazara del Vallo (and this is the third time) I never miss to visit the Museum of the Dancing Satyr that the Superintendent wouldn't want you chamasse so but so be it. The entrance and the arrangement of bronze in the small Hall has changed over time, but the wonder that is felt every time in the path of rapprochement between amphoras Phoenician, Punic, Greek, Roman is always the same: a gasp of drunken satyr dancing heart of wine and wild-eyed in precarious balance for its incessant spin on itself is fixed forever in perfect bronze of melted. Maybe even Praxiteles. Stop to admire the statue without haste, girategli around in order to reconstruct the missing parts in your imagination and silently thanked the captain and crew of the "Capitan Ciccio" for having recovered and delivered to us this magnificent work. A movie about 30 minutes tells the story of the find in twice of the satyr and the renovation work to make it accessible to all visitors. The assumptions of the scholars on the date and attribution of the work although conflicting (from the 6th to the 2nd century BC) do not remove the extreme pleasure of visiting.

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TurismoMulazzo

L'esposizione è interessante ma è molto limitata. È possibile vedere il satiro a volte anche fino a tardi di sera more »

The exhibition is interesting but it is very limited. You can see the satyr sometimes late at night

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francesco a

Il piccolo museo ospitato in una bella chiesa del 1500, la chiesa di Sant'Egidio, con una meravigliosa cupola in arenaria sottomla quale si trova la stupenda statua in bronzo del Fauno Danzante. Sono ... more »

The small museum housed in a beautiful church of 1500, the Church of Sant'Egidio, wonderful sottomla sandstone dome which lies the beautiful bronze statue of the Dancing Faun. Are also exposed other finds come back up from the Strait of Sicily. The Dancing Satyr is, together with bronze statues, the emblem of the submerged heritage of the Mediterranean. The statue of the 4th century BC can be attributed to the school of Praxiteles, was found in two different stages, perhaps the cargo of a wrecked ship in the Strait of Sicily the satyr is depicted in orgiastic Ecstasy mind wheel with the left hand the Goblet of wine and in the right the barrel of tirso adorned with a Ribbon and topped with a pine cone. The flowing suggests the movement of dance which added to the excitement of the drink she carried in a trance, until unconsciousness. The museum displays other finds from the waters of the Strait of Sicily with a rich selection of transport amphorae of archaic, classical, Hellenistic, Punic, Roman and medieval times.

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Jamie Hay

The statue itself is magnificent. A reslly beautiful example of an ancient Greek bronze. Pity there is so little else to see for the price though.

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Lorenzo Gorini

Very good bronze statue. The shape is very particular and the story behind that is fascinating. The rest of the museum is composed of a few pieces with not so much value. The entrance fee is 6 euros

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Nadia Regonaschi

Bellissima la statua che da sola vale una visita! Per il resto si visiona un filmato con la storia del ritrovamento e alcuni reperti tra cui una zampa di elefante in metallo che però in questo momento è a Palermo. Molto gentili e preparati i custodi !! Una di loro ci ha fatto praticamente da guida fornendo notizie interessanti rispetto al satiro danzante ed ai ritrovamenti. Inoltre Mazara è una bella cittadina con belle chiese, una chicca appena aperta come il teatro Garibaldi, e la kashba....ottime pasticcerie e da non perdere l' assaggio del gambero rosso di Mazara!

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Beautiful statue that alone is worth a visit! For the rest you watch a movie with the discovery and some exhibits including a metal elephant's foot but now is in Palermo. Very friendly and prepared the keepers!! One of them made us pretty much guide providing exciting news than the dancing satyr and finds. Besides Mazara is a beautiful town with beautiful churches, a little nugget just open like the teatro Garibaldi, and the kashba .... excellent bakeries and don't miss the taste of gambero rosso di Mazara!

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Grazia Sicari

La proiezione del ritrovamento è stata molto bella e interessante,la sala espositiva raccolta e affascinante, non si possono però fare foto con il flash e c'è troppo buio

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The projection of the find was very beautiful and interesting, the exhibit hall and charming collection, one cannot but take pictures with flash and there is too dark

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Vitto52

Museo piccolo ma suggestivo, diversi reperti molto importanti, ma soprattutto il "satiro danzante" che si trova al centro di una grande stanza ed è illuminato su tutti i suoi lati per poterlo ammirare da ogni angolazione!

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Small but impressive Museum, several very important findings, but especially the "Dancing Satyr" located in the middle of a large room and is illuminated on all sides that you can admire from every angle!

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