The Museo Archeologico Provinciale of Salerno preserves and enhances the archaeological remains of the area, offering a route that retraces the history of populations who inhabited the Salerno area from prehistoric times to Roman times.

The museum collections include finds of great importance from important archaeological sites in the province, including etruscan-Samnite area of ​​Fratte and the pontecagnano district . Through ceramics, funerary objects, inscriptions and everyday objects, the museum tells the cultural, social and economic evolution of the territory and the role of border and exchange played by ancient Campania.

The museum today represents a point of reference for the knowledge and dissemination of the local archaeological heritage , welcoming visitors, schools and scholars in a context that combines scientific research and cultural valorization.