The exhibition offers a journey through the discovery of Italy’s cultural heritage, highlighting the museum network of Basilicata and its “Treasures”—artifacts from the “invisible heritage” housed at the National Museum of Siritide, the National Archaeological Museum of Metaponto, and the National Archaeological Museum “Domenico Ridola” in Matera. These artifacts, specially restored, are being displayed to the general public for the first time.

Divided into three sections, the exhibition retraces the history of ancient Basilicata, the ancient Enotria, before the arrival of the Greeks and the Lucanians, telling its story through the rich archaeological heritage resulting from around a century and a half of discoveries and research. The journey begins at the end of the Bronze Age among the communities of the Matera area and continues into the Iron Age with the Choni and the Enotri, Italic peoples who occupied the southwestern part of the region between the 9th and 5th centuries BC. The exhibition showcases precious artifacts that attest to the wealth and hegemonic role of these communities.

The exhibit stands out for its use of acid-treated metals and a series of decorative elements in vibrant colors, which stylize and reinterpret the shapes of ancient jewelry.