Museum Riegel

Over het museum

Museum Riegel is run by the Geschichtsverein Riegel (Riegel history society), founded in 1986 to research and preserve the history of this Kaiserstuhl village. The society has operated the museum entirely with volunteers since its opening in 2006. The concept was developed by Dr. Christian Dreier; in the opening year, the municipality and the society received the Baden-Württemberg Archaeology Prize.

The museum is located in the rear part of the “Alte Schule” (old school) community center in the village center. Following changes to the premises, it was expanded and reopened in January 2012; a second section on the beginnings of European spaceflight, added at that time, was dissolved again in September 2023.

Today the focus is on provincial Roman archaeology: around 300 excavated finds, diagrams, and reconstructions depict everyday life in ancient Riegel some 2,000 years ago. Visitors can walk into a 1:25 scale model of the basilica. From the Mithras sanctuary excavated on the edge of the village in the 1970s come a completely preserved votive altar and a rare cult sword; the remains of the temple can be visited in the village. Other pieces include the ointment stamp of the eye doctor Lucius Virius Carpus and a terra sigillata vessel with a hippocampus, found in 2000, which became the museum's emblem.

Hoogtepunten

• Walk-in model of the Roman basilica at a scale of 1:25
• Votive altar and cult sword from the Mithras sanctuary
• Ointment stamp of the eye doctor Lucius Virius Carpus
• Terra sigillata beaker with a hippocampus
• Free audio guide on your own smartphone

Vaste collectie

• Provinzialrömische Archäologie – Tour through Roman Riegel with excavated finds, a basilica model, and evidence of the Mithras cult.

Opgericht

2006

Beheerder

Geschichtsverein Riegel e.V.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices unchanged since 2012.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

During the summer school holidays, the history society offers children's activities such as a museum scavenger hunt, a Roman Olympics, a scriptorium, or an excavation station (registration required).

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Entrance at the rear of the “Alte Schule” community center, accessible from Hauptstraße or Schulstraße. By car via the A5, exit Riegel.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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