Central Roman-German Museum

The Central Roman-German Museum, located in the German city of Mainz, was founded in 1852. It occupies an old three-storey building built of red brick in the Renaissance style with characteristic sculptural bas-reliefs, balconies and high windows.

The expositions of the museum acquaint visitors with the history of Roman and German culture. Here you can see ancient coins, jewelry, weapons found during various archaeological excavations conducted in Germany.

The museum has restoration workshops where you can observe the work of specialists - restorers. The library of the museum contains about 120,000 volumes of literature devoted to archaeology. The Central Roman-German Mainz Museum is actively working with other museums around the world. Staff teach archaeology at several universities in Germany.