Museo Romano Oiasso

Over het museum

The Museo Romano Oiasso opened on 20 July 2006 in the former Escuelas del Juncal, on Eskoleta street in Irun. Its origin lies in the archaeological finds in the town: the Roman port was located in the 1990s, and in 1996 baths appeared in the back courtyard of the building, one of the reasons this site was chosen. In earlier years, research by Jaime Rodríguez Salís in the area of Higer, in Hondarribia, had pointed to the Roman importance of the area.

Oiasso lay at the mouth of the River Bidasoa, on the border between Hispania and Aquitania. It was the port of the Vascones and, during the Roman Empire, an important centre of communications and trade in northern Hispania, in the province of Tarraconensis. Its period of greatest splendour is placed between AD 70 and 200, linked to port and mining activity.

The permanent exhibition occupies three rooms with numerous remains found in the ancient city. Through everyday objects and work tools, many of them related to fishing and mining, it shows what life, food and customs were like in the 1st and 2nd centuries. The museum presents itself as the gateway to the Roman city and organises guided visits to the Santa Elena necropolis, the Irugurutzeta mines and the baths.

Hoogtepunten

• Everyday objects and tools from the Roman city of Oiasso
• Guided visit to the Santa Elena necropolis on Sundays
• Irugurutzeta mines and the Txikito train
• Roman baths discovered in 1996 next to the museum
• Family app “Las 12 pruebas de Hércules” (The Twelve Labours of Hercules)
• “Siente el Museo” programme with touch stations

Vaste collectie

• Exposición permanente sobre la ciudad romana de Oiasso – Three rooms with archaeological remains found in the ancient city, showing daily life, food and trades, above all fishing and mining, in the 1st and 2nd centuries.

Opgericht

2006

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Free on 18 May (International Museum Day) and 25 July (Saint James' Day); also for ICOM members.

Prices including VAT valid from 1 January 2025. 50% discount on Sundays, except in July and August. Tickets can be bought online; guided visits require prior booking.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The museum states that it has removed physical barriers and is accessible by wheelchair in all its spaces. The “Siente el Museo” programme offers touch stations, audio descriptions, smell-based activities and texts in Braille. NaviLens codes, which are read with the free NaviLens or NaviLens GO app, guide visitors around the building and locate lifts, intercoms and vending machines.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

The app “Las 12 pruebas de Hércules” for exploring the museum as a family through play; workshops such as Arkeolab, Alea Jacta est, Veni Vidi Bitxi, Roma y Cine, Misterios de Egipto and Mosaicos; children's birthday parties with a Roman-themed workshop and programmes for schoolchildren.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Service & horeca

• Café

Café.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The museum rents out spaces.

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