Römisches Museum Augsburg

Over het museum

Augsburg's collection of Roman antiquities has a long history: as early as 1505, Conrad Peutinger published inscriptions from the ancient city, and in 1822 an "Antiquarium Romanum" was established, whose holdings were later taken over by the Historischer Verein für Schwaben. After stints in the St.-Anna-Kolleg and the Maximilianmuseum, a dedicated Römisches Museum opened in 1966 in the converted Dominican church of St. Magdalena. Since the 1980s, the city's archaeology department has been responsible for the scholarly care of the finds.

In December 2012 the Dominican church had to close due to structural defects. In 2015 the interim exhibition "Römerlager – Das römische Augsburg in Kisten" (Roman Augsburg in Boxes) opened in the Tuscan Column Hall of the Zeughaus, and it has stood in for the museum indefinitely ever since. The church is now being renovated and is to serve as an exhibition and event space in the future; a new Römisches Museum is planned, but no opening date has been set.

The Römerlager presents selected pieces from the history of Augusta Vindelicum in seven themed sections: a larger-than-life statue of Augustus, weapons from the early military camp at Oberhausen, a seven-meter reproduction of the Tabula Peutingeriana, trade goods and a hoard of gold coins, wooden remains of a river landing stage, and funerary monuments and images of gods. A reconstructed dining room invites visitors to recline at table, and the famous bronze horse's head is part of a tactile trail. Stacked storage crates are a reminder that most of the collection cannot currently be shown.

Hoogtepunten

• Famous bronze horse's head from the Wertach river
• Larger-than-life statue of Emperor Augustus
• Seven-meter-long reproduction of the Tabula Peutingeriana
• Hoard of gold coins and wooden remains of a Roman river landing stage
• Walk-in Roman dining room (triclinium)

Vaste collectie

• Römerlager – Das römische Augsburg in Kisten – Interim exhibition in the Zeughaus, on show since 2015, featuring major works from the Römisches Museum in seven themed sections, from the military and trade to the world of the gods and the cult of the dead.

Opgericht

1966

Beheerder

Stadt Augsburg (Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg)

Directie

Sebastian Gairhos

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Free admission every Sunday (Museum Sunday), as well as on International Museum Day and Heritage Open Day (Tag des offenen Denkmals).

Free admission with the Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte (Bavarian volunteer card) and for refugees (with proof).

Toegankelijkheid

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

Step-free entrance to the left of the main entrance's revolving door; accessible restroom and baby changing room on the second floor of the Zeughaus (elevator). Tactile trail with five objects labeled in Braille, including the horse's head. Guide booklets in Easy German (Leichte Sprache) and Easy English, folding stools, loaner magnifying glasses. Assistance animals by advance registration.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte
• Kinderfeestjes

Free children's audio guide (German/English) at the ticket desk; children's and family tours according to the event calendar. Birthday party "Living like the Ancient Romans" with trying on equipment, Roman food, and games (90 min.). Baby changing room on the second floor of the Zeughaus.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

Museum shop at the ticket desk.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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

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