Located in Palza de Cólon, the Museo Arqueológico Nacionalwas founded in 1867.

This museum has the reponsability for beeing a depository for numismatic, archaeological, ethnographical and decorative art collections compiled by the Spanish monarchs.

The current collection includes, among others, Pre-historic, Egyptian, Celtic, Iberian, Greek and Roman antiquities and medieval (Visigothic, Muslim and Christian) objects.

The large collection includes stunning mosaics taken from Roman villas across Spain, intricate Muslim-era and Mudéjar handiwork, sculpted figures such as the Dama de Ibiza and Dama de Elche, examples of Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles and a partial copy of the prehistoric cave paintings of Altamira (Cantabria).