Mainz, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum

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.

27 pictures related to this museum

An eagle attacking a sturgeon (copy of a piece from the Witaszkowo Treasure)	Valens	Tombstone of Trophiumus and his family	Ephesus, Statuette of Artemis
Translation of relics	Theodora	Contorniate, showing Olympias and her snakes	Verona, Silver dish with Byzantine horseman fighting the Langobards
Coin commemorating Rome's 1000th birthday, showing the Temple of Venus and Roma	Orodes II	Julia Mamaea	Coin of Varus
Tombstone showing an Etruscan and a Celtic warrior (cast)	Shapur I	Ring of a soldier of XXII Primigenia	Artemis of Ephesus, statuette
Gotarzes II	Mithradates IV	Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Ring (copy)	The Germanic supreme god Wodan (Odin) on his horse Sleipnir, on a stone from Ardre (Sweden).
Chryses and a sacrificial bull. Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz (Germany)	Vardanes II	Priestess	Sasanian helmet
Vologases VI	Sinatruces	Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Fibula (copy)