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The Archaeological Museum is dedicated to researching,
presenting and informing about the prehistoric, roman,
mediaeval and more recent archaeology of Frankfurt and
its surrounding countryside.
We preserve and display discoveries of importance for
the region and the city, from extensive excavations.
These include, among others, the wide-ranging
excavations - in the roman town of NIDA-Heddernheim,
in Frankfurt's old town, and in the former Jewish ghetto
at Börneplatz. These are added to each year by new
excavations carried out by the Historic Monuments
Department.
Comprehensive collections offer an introduction
to the classical antiquities of the mediterranean region
and the archaeology of the ancient orient.
Temporary exhibitions are intended to make the
variety of the diverse cultures of ancient Europe known
to a wide public.
Moreover, the Archaeological Museum takes care of
the open-air archaeological sites in the city:
the Archaeological Garden by the Cathedral (Dom) with
foundations from the first roman baths and the
Carolingian imperial palace, the reconstructed roman
pottery kiln in Heddernheim, and the foundations of
a roman villa in Nordweststadt. An archaeological walk
leads round the roman monuments in Nordweststadt.
The museum publishes its research in its own
expert- and a popular academic series, and in further
publications.
We consider it a special duty to bring our early history,
and the ancient world close to you. With our numerous
extra programmes, children and adults alike can
creatively re-live these vanished everyday worlds,
experiencing them with all their senses. Our offerings
expressly include people with disabilities.