National Museum of Roman Art

National Museum of Roman Art

Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
Former name	Museo Arqueológico de Mérida
Established	26 March 1838 (1838-03-26)
Location	Mérida (Badajoz), Spain
Type	Archaeology museum
Collections	Roman art
Collection size	37,000
Visitors	239,798 (2017)
Director	Trinidad Nogales Basarrate
Architect	Rafael Moneo
Website	http://museoarteromano.mcu.es
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designated	1993 (17th session)
Reference no.	664-017
State Party	Spain
Region	Europe and North America

The National Museum of Roman Art (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano) in Mérida (Badajoz), Spain is an archaeology museum located in the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, the archaeological site of the Roman colony of Augusta Emerita, one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain.

Established on March 26, 1838 as Museo Arqueológico de Mérida, the current building, opened on September 19, 1986 is a work by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo.

The museum is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993, as a part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida.

Gallery

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  Main Hall
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  Seated Ceres (1st century AD)
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  Lutatia Lupata Stele
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  Roman road
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  Mercury
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  Augustus as Pontifex maximus
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  Augusta Emerita scale model
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  Upper level corridor
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  Roman statues and reliefs
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  Roman Amphoras
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  Las Tiendas mosaic
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  Man