The Great Citizens Council founded the Town Archaeological Museum in 1561.During the 1800's the collection of Roman tombstones was enriched with those of P.Vimercati Sozzi and G.Mantovani and after with the findings from the Archaeological Superintendency of Lombardy.
The Prehistoric section includes pieces from the Neolithic period to the Iron Age of the Bergamo territory.Particularly relevant are the cremation burial goods from the Golasecca cemetery of Brembate Sotto.Several pieces from burial sites include Gallic artifacts and objects of the Roman culture.
The Lapidary section displays Roman tombstones which testify the presence of both Celtic native families and Roman citizens who moved North.In the section dedicated to the Town;the history of Bergamo is told;from the protohistoric settlement of the Golasecca Culture to the Roman Municipium.The frescoes found in a domus can be dated between the end of the 1st and the 2nd century AD.The statues draw attention for their high quality and for their antiquity (1st century BC).
The Early Medieval section shows Gothic and Lombard pieces;which include a remarkable warrior armoury.Some crosses of golden leaves are excellent pieces of work.
Since 1993 the Museum has published a journal called Notizie Archeologiche Bergomensi;it gathers articles by Italian and foreign.