Musée de la Romanité

Musée de la Romanité is an archeological museum in the French city of Nîmes, opened on 2 June 2018.

Musée de la Romanité

Coordinates	43.8339°N 4.3595°E / 43.8339; 4.3595
Type	Archeological museum, historic site
Website	museedelaromanite.fr

Description

The museum is located in front of the Arena of Nîmes and has been designed by the French–Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc.^[1][2] Its collection covers several periods of the history of Nîmes, including:

• The pre-Roman era, with the possibility for visitors to discover Gallic houses,
• The Roman era, with some well preserved mosaics, such the mosaic of Pentheus,^[3]
• The medieval era

Photo gallery

• 
  View from the museum towards the Arena of Nîmes
• 
  Cavillargues medallion

References

1. "Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes by Elizabeth de Portzamparc". www.dezeen.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. Barling, Sophie (5 March 2019). "The Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
3. "Restoration of a roman mosaic". Retrieved 10 June 2021.

External links

• Official webpage