Musée de la Romanité

Musée de la Romanité
Coordinates	43°50′02″N 4°21′34″E / 43.8339°N 4.3595°E
Type	Archeological museum, historic site
Website	museedelaromanite.fr

Musée de la Romanité is an archeological museum in the French city of Nîmes, opened on 2 June 2018.

Description

The museum is located in front of the Arena of Nîmes and has been designed by the French–Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc.^[1]^[2] Its collection covers several periods of the history of Nîmes, including:

The pre-Roman era, with the possibility for visitors to discover Gallic houses,
The Roman era, with some well preserved mosaics, such the mosaic of Pentheus,^[3]
The medieval era

Photo gallery

View from the museum towards the Arena of Nîmes
Cavillargues medallion

References

↑ "Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes by Elizabeth de Portzamparc". www.dezeen.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
↑ Barling, Sophie (5 March 2019). "The Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
↑ "Restoration of a roman mosaic". Retrieved 10 June 2021.

External links

Official webpage

[1] "Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes by Elizabeth de Portzamparc". www.dezeen.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[2] Barling, Sophie (5 March 2019). "The Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

[3] "Restoration of a roman mosaic". Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF GND
National	United States France BnF data
Other	IdRef Yale LUX