Gallo-Roman Museum, Tongeren

Gallo-Roman Museum

Gallo-Romeins Museum
File:King of the Eburones - Marble Julius Caesar.jpg 1st century BC marble bust of Julius Caesar on display at the museum
Established	1954 (1954)
Location	Kielenstraat 16, Tongeren, Belgium
Coordinates
Type	Archaeology museum
Website	galloromeinsmuseum.be

The Gallo-Roman Museum (Dutch: Gallo-Romeins Museum, French: Musée Gallo-romain, German: Gallo-Römisches Museum) is an archeological museum in Tongeren. It is dedicated to the prehistorical times and Roman age of the region in South West Flanders. The museum was established in 1954 and received its modern building in 1994. In 2011, it was awarded as the European Museum of the Year.

The permanent exhibition starts with the first humanoids in the region, the Neanderthals. It presents following cultures of hunters and several waves of farmers. The third floor is dedicated to the Gallo-Roman culture located in Tongeren. The exhibition closes with the first signs of Christianity.

Changing exhibitions

• In 1995 the museum created an exhibition about the Neanderthals in Europa. It was later presented also in Hamburg, Germany.
• 2011/2012: ''[[Sagalassos]], City of Dreams''
• 2013: ''De Etrusken - Una storia particolare''
• 2015: ''Gladiators - Heroes of the Colosseum''

External links

• Official website