The National Museum of Roman Art (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano; MNAR) is an archaeology museum located in Mérida, Spain. Devoted to Roman art, it exhibits extensive material from the archaeological ensemble of Mérida (the Roman colony of Augusta Emerita), one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain, registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.[1]
History
An archaeology museum in Mérida was created for the first time through a royal order issued on 26 March 1838.[2] On the occasion of the two thousandth anniversary of the city's foundation, the museum was refounded as the National Museum of Roman Art in 1975.[3] The current building is a work by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo.[4] Building works started in 1981.[4] The new premises were unveiled on 19 September 1986.[4]
Gallery
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Augusta Emerita scale model
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Roman statues and reliefs
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Seated Ceres (1st century AD)
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External links
National Museums of Spain
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