Gallo-Roman Museum

The extensive museum - spread over three levels - offers an overview from the first settlement of Tongeren to the Roman Atuatuca Tungrorum. Take enough time, at least two hours, and use the audio guide.

With 2000 atmospherically illuminated objects, lifelike figures, animations, models and educational films, the distant past will never let you go!
Take a journey through time from Neanderthal to Gallo-Roman. The permanent exhibition of the Gallo-Roman Museum tells the story of man in the Limburg region: from prehistory to the end of the Roman era. With 2000 atmospherically illuminated objects, lifelike figures, animations, models and educational films, the distant past will never let you go! This permanent exhibition is for young and old. The Gallo-Roman museum is for all ages and is accessible to a wide audience.Free visit with Museum pass.Triggered? Click through to visittongeren.be/gallo-romeins-museum

From Neanderthal to Gallo-Roman
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Are you planning a visit to the Gallo-Roman Museum? It is best to buy your ticket in advance. This way you are sure of your place.Discover the fascinating story of man in our region, from prehistoric times to the end of Roman times. Neanderthals, the first farmers, Celts, Gallo-Romans and Germanic people: they all left their mark.Travel through time
We present more than 2000 objects, including many masterpieces. They come into their own in a contemporary and attractive scenography. Films, models and lifelike figures in synthetic resin also bring you under the spell of those long gone times. This also makes the exhibition particularly attractive for children.One thing is certain: visit this exhibition and the distant past will never let you go. What's more, from now on you look at the present with completely different eyes.Versatile collection
We show objects from everyday life: flint tools from Neanderthals, earthenware pots from the first farming societies, chic tableware from the Roman era...Many objects illustrate major social changes. Bronze swords, for example, testify to the emergence of an elite in the Iron Age. A unique gold coin treasure tells of the conquest of our region by the Roman general Julius Caesar.Our core collection proves that Roman culture was also accepted by us. There are impressive architectural fragments, refined jewelry and a wide variety of Roman statues of gods and dishes to see. The rich contents of tumulus graves also appeal to the imagination.Child friendly
The exhibition is ideal for a visit with children. There are educational films, models and lifelike figures in synthetic resin. Interactive applications allow them to discover the past through play.Be sure to pick up the child-friendly audio tour upon arrival. Archaeologist Bob de Graver talks passionately about his love for the past. He guides the children to the most fascinating objects. In this way they get to know the living environment of our ancestors in a pleasant way.Bob also takes them behind the scenes of the museum. Which specialists does he work with? Which pieces did he dig up himself? Fun quiz questions guarantee extra learning fun. Fascinating from start to finish.