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National Museum of Roman Art
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Sculptures on display in the National Museum of Roman Art © Turespaña
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Mosaic. National Museum of Roman Art ©Turespaña
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ArchaeologicalOwner
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Calle José Ramón Mélida 2
06800 Mérida
Badajoz, Extremadura
06800 Mérida
Badajoz, Extremadura
Telephone+34 924311690 - +34 924311912
Fax+34 924302006
E-mailmnar@mcu.es
Websitehttp://www.museoromano.com
Temporary exhibitions
A Roman city in the westernmost corner of the Empire.
The museum offers a synthesis of life in one of the main colonies in Roman Hispania, Augusta Emerita, promoted after the supremacy of Lusitania, and which subsequently became the first effective capital of Hispania.
It houses numerous articles found at the archaeological site in Mérida, which has been awarded the World Heritage designation by the UNESCO. The National Museum of Roman Art is located in a building by Rafael Moneo that is a reference in contemporary museum architecture. With a display of emblematic items including Roman mosaics, sculptures, epigraphs and documents, it shows all aspects of the everyday life in a colony, Augusta Emerita, founded by Augustus after one of the episodes in the Cantabrian Wars, and which represents one of the great examples of the Romanisation process of Hispania.
Essential works
Temporary exhibitions
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Ars Scribendi: Written culture in ancient Mérida
This exhibition offers an overview of written culture in Mérida, from its foundation to Late Antiquity, focusing especially on the Roman period.
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Collections
The museum's collection is part of the collective catalogue of the Digital Network of Spanish Museum Collections (CERES), conceived as a space for dissemination which enables visitors to browse the various museum collections using the identifying features of each item (author, type of object, iconography, etc.).
Come and visit
Timetables
Apr 01 to Sep 30
Tuesday to Saturday
Does not close at midday
9:30 AM to 8:00 PM
Public holidays and Sundays
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Closing days: Monday
Oct 01 to Mar 31
Tuesday to Saturday
Does not close at midday
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Public holidays and Sundays
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Closing days: Monday
Cerrado: 1 de enero, 1 de mayo, 24, 25 y 31 de diciembre y dos festivos locales.
Closed: Mondays, 1 January, 1 May, 24, 25 and 31 December, and two local holidays.
Rates
General: €3
Reduced: €1.50
Free admission
Students
Retired persons
Children
Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings
Accessibility
Disabled toilets
Itinerary adapted for the disabled
Wheelchairs
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