The Novium Museum - Chichester, Sussex, UK.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
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The Novium Museum has been purpose built to display the remains of a Roman Bath House, now uncovered for visitors to see for the first time, since it was covered by a car park. Located in Chichester, West Sussex, Great Britain.
Waymark Code: WMV98H
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MikeGolfJ3
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"Located on Tower Street in the center of Chichester, The Novium has been purpose built to show the remains of a Roman bath house, which are now uncovered for visitors to see for the first time. Previously, they lay preserved under a car park. But the Roman baths are just one of many wow features you will see.

The building has been designed by the award winning Keith Williams Architects, whose projects include the Wexford Opera House in Ireland and The Unicorn Theatre in London. The moment you walk through the glass doors you will be amazed at the space and views provided by the building. The Novium contains about 150,000 artefacts, both on display and in its store.

The remains of the Roman baths fill much of the ground floor gallery, with an audio visual film showing you how they were built and used in Roman times. The bath house would have been used as a meeting place, to engage in leisure activities and perhaps also to talk business. It would have been an active and noisy place, full of chatter and gossip, where games might be played, books read and beauty treatments enjoyed." Text Source: (visit link) & (visit link)
Theme:
The Novium has been purpose built to show the remains of a Roman bath house, along with over 150,000 Roman & local artifacts, which help to tell the fascinating story of the history of Chichester & District.


Street Address:
The Novium museum Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QH United Kingdom


Food Court: no

Gift Shop: yes

Hours of Operation:
Opening hours vary with Seasonal Opening times: November to March - Winter Opening Hours: 10:00 - 17:00 Monday to Saturday. Sunday - Closed April to October - Summer Opening Hours 10:00 - 17:00 Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 16:00 Sunday


Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Medium

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