Musée de la Romanité is an

archeological museum Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology ...

in the French city of

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...

, opened on 2 June 2018.

Description

The museum is located in front of the

Arena of Nîmes The Arena of Nîmes (; ) is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, Southern France. Built around 100 AD, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. It is long and wide, with an arena measurin ...

and has been designed by the French–Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc. Its collection covers several periods of the history of

, including: * The pre-Roman era, with the possibility for visitors to discover Gallic houses, * The

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

era, with some well preserved mosaics, such the mosaic of

Pentheus In Greek mythology, Pentheus (; ) was a king of Ancient Thebes (Boeotia), Thebes. His father was Echion, the wisest of the Spartoi. His mother was Agave (Theban princess), Agave, the daughter of Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, and grandson of the ...

, * The

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

era

Photo gallery

Toit-terrasse du Musée de la Romanité (vue sur les Arènes).jpg, View from the museum towards the

Musee-romanite-medaillon-cavillargues (cropped).jpg, Cavillargues medallion

References

External links

Official webpage
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