Museum am Dom Trier

Over het museum

The idea of a Christian museum in the vicinity of Trier Cathedral goes back to around 1850. The Diözesan-Museum was finally opened on October 3, 1904, in side rooms of the cathedral cloister. The foundation consisted of altar remnants, tombs, and furnishings from the cathedral and the Liebfrauenkirche, which had been collected in a lapidarium since the 18th century, as well as loans from parishes of the diocese.

From 1943, systematic excavations began on the Domfreihof and later in the cathedral itself. In 1944 the cloister was partly destroyed in air raids, and part of the holdings was damaged with it. In 1952 the merger with the new department for archaeology and building research created the Bischöfliches Dom- und Diözesanmuseum. The most famous piece of the museum comes from the excavations: a ceiling painting from a late antique residential palace, which was reassembled from about 30,000 fragments in over ten years of work.

Since 1988 the museum has had its seat in the former royal Prussian prison of 1832/33, which in the Nazi era also served as a transit station for deportees. In 2010 it was reconstituted by statute as an institution of the Diocese of Trier and renamed "Museum am Dom Trier." Since 2015 it has also provided scholarly care for the cathedral treasury.

The permanent exhibition combines archaeology and art history: models and finds explain the early Christian church complex of the 4th century, joined by epitaphs, bishops' tombs, medieval sculptures, images of Christ and Mary, and contemporary works that are deliberately placed in dialogue with the old art.

Hoogtepunten

• Constantinian ceiling painting from a residential palace beneath the cathedral, reassembled from about 30,000 fragments
• Models and finds on the early Christian church complex of the 4th century
• Tomb of Archbishop Jakob von Sierck by Nikolaus Gerhaert (1462)
• Carolingian wall painting from the monastery church of St. Maximin
• Enthroned Madonna from Ayl
• Icon collection in the visible storage

Vaste collectie

• Dauerausstellung: Christliche Kunst und Archäologie – From the Constantinian ceiling painting and finds on the early Christian church complex through funerary monuments to images of Christ and Mary from many centuries. Contemporary works enter into dialogue with the old art.

Opgericht

1904

Beheerder

Bistum Trier

Directie

Dr. Jürgen von Ahn

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Group tours cost €50 per hour (foreign language €60) plus admission.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum is accessible at ground level for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users; all floors are reachable by elevator, and an accessible restroom is available.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderfeestjes

Children's birthdays with a tour and creative part for children aged 6 to 12 (max. 12 children, 120 minutes). During the holidays, creative courses for children from age 8 with registration. Children until school entry have free admission.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located directly next to Trier Cathedral.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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