Musée Romain - Nyon, Switzerland
N 46° 22.863 E 006° 14.386
32T E 287744 N 5140088
Nyon’s Roman Museum has been constructed below ground level, actually in the foundations of the basilica of the forum of Noviodunum, an administrative building of the first century A.D.
Waymark Code: WM2A6T
Location: Vaud, Switzerland
Date Posted: 10/01/2007
Views: 48
Photography is not permitted inside this museum. Exhibits are in French but an English companion guidebook can be loaned for free on request at the ticket counter.
Nyon’s history begins about 45 B.C.: under the centre of the modern town lie the remains of Noviodunum, one of the most important Roman towns in Switzerland. It was the urban centre of Colonia Iulia Equestris, founded in Julius Caesar’s lifetime.
The museum was created in 1979 and enlarged and renovated in 1993. Its collections are constantly enriched by new discoveries thanks to intensive archaeological research. In 1996, an amphitheatre was uncovered.
Permanently on view in the museum
Day-to-day artefacts: amphoras, lamps, ceramics, glass jars, coins and jewellery.
Imposing remains: decorated blocks for building, sculptures and inscriptions.
The art of the painters of the Commugny villa: reconstruction of the decoration of a house, original fragments of wall paintings of exceptionally high quality.
Models: centre of the Roman town, the building of the basilica, reconstructions of ancient hoists.
Theme:
Roman History
Street Address:
Rue Maupertuis
CH-1260 NYON 1
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Summer
Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.- 12 midday; 2-6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays, except for July, August and holidays.
Winter
Tuesday-Sunday 2-6 p.m Closed on Mondays, except for holidays (excluding Christmas and New Year)
Cost: 6.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Food Court: Not Listed
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