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The collections of the Romano-Germanic Museum are drawn from the archaeological heritage of the city and its environs, from prehistory to the early Middle Ages. Highlights are the largest collection of Roman glass in the world as well as outstanding collections of Roman and early medieval jewellery. more.
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The Romano-Germanic Museum was opened in 1974 on the former...
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The Romano-Germanic Museum is also the agency responsible...
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Books on ancient culture, museum publications, jewellery,...
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The Romano-Germanic Museum of Cologne displays the...
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The Roman-Germanic Museum (RGM, in German: Römisch-Germanisches Museum) is an archaeological museum in Cologne, Germany. It has a large collection of Roman artifacts from the Roman settlement of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, on which modern Cologne is built.
Nov 14, 2016 · Robert Hugill 14 November 2016. Cologne’s Romano-Germanic Museum offers a somewhat surprising glimpse into Roman life, showing that this contemporary German city has a remarkable abundance of treasures hidden beneath the surface, including a world-class collection of Roman glass.
- Robert Hugill
Since its opening in 1974 above the site where the world-famous Dionysus mosaic was found, the Roman Germanic Museum has been one of the crowd-pullers of the Rhine metropolis Cologne. Extensive renovation measures, however, make the closure of the museum unavoidable.
The Romano-Germanic Museum of Cologne displays the archaeological heritage of the city and its environs in an area measuring approximately 4,500 square metres. The exhibits represent 100,000 years of settlement history in the Rhineland, from Palaeolithic times to the early Middle Ages.
The collection gives a lively picture of the Roman culture on the Rhine over three floors. It is possible to see everyday objects such as containers, coins and toys, a precious Roman glass collection and other findings from the early settlements in the Rhineland.
