Mainz, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum

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If you are interested in ancient history, the museums of Mainz, ancient Mogontiacum, are not to be missed. In fact, the city boasts no less than six museums. The largest of these is the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, (Central Museum for Roman and Germanic Art) in the palace of the former Elector-Archbishop. It consists of three departments: Pre- and Protohistory, Antiquity, and Early Middle Ages. This chronological depth is matched by a geographical width: the collections do not concentrate on Europe, but offer a lot of attention to developments in Africa and Asia. Most objects are original, but there are also a couple of replicas from other museums, which makes the museum an ideal place to explain things to students.

This museum was visited in 2001, 2005, 2008.

31 pictures related to this museum

Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Jewelry (copy)	Mithradates IV	Theodora	Ring of a soldier of XXII Primigenia
Figurine of Artemis of Ephesus	Sasanian helmet	Vardanes II	Antioch, Portrait of a priestess
Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Ring (copy)	Phrygia, Tombstone of Trophimus and his family	Chryses and a sacrificial bull	Gotarzes II
Verona, Silver dish with Byzantine horseman fighting the Langobards	Shapur I	Contorniate, showing Olympias and her snakes	Coin commemorating Rome's 1000th birthday, showing the Temple of Venus and Roma
Julia Mamaea	Valens	Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Axe	Ephesus, Figurine of Artemis
Sinatruces	Tombstone with an Etruscan and a Celtic warrior (cast)	Witaszkowo Treasure: An eagle attacking a sturgeon (copy)	Vologases VI
Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Fibula (copy)	Constantinople, Ivory with the translation of relics	Ardre, the Germanic supreme god Odin on his horse Sleipnir (cast)	Orodes II
Disk with the beginning of a fight between two gladiators	Neuwied-Niederbieber, Tiberius conquering Raetia	Coin of Varus