Museum of Prehistory and Early History (Saarbrücken)

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The Museum of Prehistory and Early History on Saarbrücken Castle Square

The Museum of Prehistory and Early History in Saarbrücken is an archaeological museum for the early history of the Saarland . It is housed in the former Saarbrücken district building on Schlossplatz.

history

After the war, the State Conservatory Office and the museum collection were located in the Palais Freithal on Ludwigsplatz . In 1959 the museum was opened to the public. In 1965 Alfons Kolling took over the management of the museum. In 1980 the museum was incorporated into the Saarland Cultural Heritage Foundation . The museum is housed in the former district building. In 2005 the state acquired the house from the Saarbrücken regional association. Through the acquisition, the fragmented museum landscape in Saarland was to be restructured and the museum was to be upgraded. The Saarland State Monuments Office, which was housed in the same building until 2008, had to move to gain additional space. The house was extensively renovated in 2008 and 2009. For the first time since then, all floors of the building are available for museum purposes.

collection

On an exhibition area of ​​around 2,000 m², the cultural development of man from the Stone Age through the Bronze and Iron Ages to the early Middle Ages in Saarland is illuminated. The exhibits range from hand ax to Franconian gold jewelry. The most important exhibits include the grave finds of a Celtic princess from the European Culture Park Bliesbruck-Reinheim , finds from the Roman Empire such as ceramic and glass vessels, tools, coins and inscriptions as well as wall paintings from the Villa von Mechern . The museum also includes the Roman Villa Nennig, whose 160 m² mosaic floor is considered the largest north of the Alps.

The museum also houses the old collection of the Saarland Museum with numerous works by international and regional artists from the 16th to 19th centuries.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frans-Josef Schumacher: Landesarchäologie Saar 2005-2009-Monument Preservation in Saarland 2 . Ed .: State Monument Office in the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Transport, Saarbrücken. Saarbrücken 2010, ISBN 978-3-927856-12-7 .
  2. ↑ New ownership structure on Schlossplatz: Land acquires district building - City Association takes over "Old Town Hall" , press release from the Saarland Ministry of Education
  3. ↑ a b Museum of Prehistory and Early History Saarbrücken ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Saarland Tourism @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tourismus.saarland.de
  4. ↑ Römische Villa Nennig ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Saarland Cultural Heritage Foundation @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kulturbesitz.de

Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ 50.9 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 29 ″  E