Argentomagus Museum, from prehistory to Gallo-Roman times

Name: Argentomagus Museum, from prehistory to Gallo-Roman times
Start: 2023-09-16T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée archéologique d’Argentomagus

European Heritage Days 2023

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Musée Argentomagus

Designed and produced by scientists and educators, the Argentomagus Museum conveys the image of an archaeology that is accessible to everyone, understandable and intelligible. To visit this museum is to undertake a journey of more than a million years, from prehistoric times to the end of Roman times. In this museum, the prehistoric remains are presented chronologically, and those of the Gallo-Roman period are presented thematically. Full-size re-enactments, films, videos, audiovisual animations and models punctuate the visit.

About the location

Musée archéologique d’Argentomagus

Les Mersans, 36200 Saint-Marcel

Indre
Centre-Val de Loire

Archaeological museum built on Gallo-Roman monumental remains. The Gallo-Roman agglomeration developed from the ancient Gaulish oppidum of the Mersans plateau, which became since the first century AD a political, economic and religious centre (forum, basilica, commercial buildings, fountain, thermal baths, theatre...). Roman Garden. The Argentomagus Museum conveys the image of an archaeology within everyone’s reach. The spaces are punctuated by numerous reconstructions from prehistory to the Gallo-Roman era. Each year, archaeological excavations reveal new knowledge of the hidden city: streets, neighbourhoods, forums, basilica, theatre...