Narbo Via

Over het museum

The creation of the museum was decided in 2010 on the initiative of the former Languedoc-Roussillon region, together with the Commission archéologique de Narbonne. The firm Foster + Partners won the architectural competition, and the foundation stone was laid in November 2015. The name combines that of the ancient city, Narbo, with the Via Domitia.

The museum opened to the public on May 19, 2021 and holds the “Musée de France” label. The building covers about 8,000 m², of which almost 2,700 m² is given over to the permanent display, and it opens onto about three hectares of gardens. It takes in much of the Roman collection of the former archaeological museum of Narbonne.

The route tells the story of the founding of the Roman colony of Narbo Martius, its urban and social life, its houses, its port and Late Antiquity. The “mur lapidaire”, a 76-metre gallery, displays 760 Roman blocks. The public body Narbo Via also manages the Amphoralis site at Sallèles-d’Aude and the underground galleries of the Horreum in Narbonne.

Hoogtepunten

• 76-metre lapidary wall with 760 Roman blocks
• Route through the Roman colony of Narbo Martius
• Ancient wall paintings
• Three-dimensional reconstructions of the ancient port
• Foster + Partners building and terraced gardens

Vaste collectie

• Parcours permanent Narbo Martius – Founding of the Roman colony, urban and social life, houses, port and Late Antiquity, with the 760-block lapidary wall.

Opgericht

2021

Beheerder

EPCC Narbo Via

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of the month, from October to May.

Free admission, on proof, for recipients of minimum social benefits, asylum seekers, the press, holders of ICOM and ICOMOS cards, tour guides and teachers preparing a visit (request by e-mail to reservation@narbovia.fr).

Toegankelijkheid

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

Reserved parking spaces and a bus drop-off area in front of the museum. Free loan, subject to availability: wheelchairs, seated walking sticks, pushchairs, noise-cancelling headphones, magnifiers, large-print and Braille booklets, high chairs. Group offers adapted for intellectual, cognitive, psychological and hearing disabilities and for sign language users; an offer for visual impairments has been announced. Groups should book one month in advance.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Free admission for under-18s; pushchairs and high chairs available to borrow, and workshops for children according to the department’s tourist information page.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car: A9 motorway, exit 37 “Narbonne Est”, then towards the city centre. Five bicycle hoops near the museum and two bicycle shelters on Avenue André Mècle.

Service & horeca

• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Wifi

Restaurant “Cadence au Musée”, bookshop-boutique and terraced gardens. Wi-Fi is mentioned on the department’s tourist information page.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The site has a “Location d’espaces et mécénat” (venue hire and patronage) page; the department’s tourist information page mentions an auditorium, a screening room and an equipped meeting room.

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