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The National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (
File:Mosaic de la Medusa2.JPG, ''Mosaic of Medusa (Detail)''
File:Mosaic de la Medusa1.JPG, ''Mosaic of Medusa (Detail, Perseus and Andromeda)''
File:Pintura amb paó.JPG, ''Mural Painting of a Peacock''
File:Nero Julius Caesar.JPG, ''Nero Julius Caesar, Son of Germanicus''
File:Estàtua de Marc Aureli.JPG, ''Portrait of Marcus Aurelius''
File:Tarragona - Euterpe.JPG, ''Euterpe''
MNAT official website
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT) at Google Cultural Institute
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The National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona (Catalan
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* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
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: ''Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona'', MNAT) is a public museum
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located in the city of Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tar ...
(Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
) focusing on its rich historical heritage and ancient remains. It includes archaeological findings of Tarraco
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's Roman
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and Early Christian
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past, as well as a library. The museum's origins lay in the 19th century, making it the oldest of its kind in Catalonia, with some collections assembling objects found from the 16th century onwards, but with most discoveries having taken place in the last 150 years.
It is part of the Roman Europe network of museums.
Gallery
See also
*Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
The Archaeology Museum of Catalonia ( ca, Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya, MAC) is an archaeological museum with five venues that exposes the most important archaeological collection of Catalonia, focusing on prehistoric times and ancient history ...
References
External links
MNAT official website
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT) at Google Cultural Institute
{{authority control Tarragona Archaeological museums in Catalonia Museums of ancient Rome in Spain