Temporary exhibitions archive
“Mémoire Vive. Oliver Laric”
Excerpt: Contemporary exhibition at the Musée de la Romanité For the first time since it opened in June 2018, the Musée de la Romanité will be exploring the links between classical antiquity and the modern world to showcase its archaeological collections while adopting a contemporary, artistic approach that harnesses digital technology. In 1993, the Carré d’Art was opened in the city…
‘Unveiling Nemausus. Jean-Claude Golvin, an architect and archaeologists’ from 8 December 2022 to 5 March 2023
Excerpt: Is it possible to create a portrait of Nîmes as it was in Antiquity? Can we bring the ancient city back to life along with its environment, monuments, streets and inhabitants? Jean-Claude Golvin has devoted a major part of his career to providing an opportunity for the general public to journey back in time and be plunged…
“The Etruscans, a Mediterranean civilisation” 15 April – 23 October 2022
Excerpt: Of all the Mediterranean civilisations of Antiquity, the Etruscans were one of the most refined and intriguing, but also one of the least widely known today. This exhibition invites us to follow in the footsteps of this ancient and distinctive people, who were very much ahead of their time. For centuries, before the rise of the…
“Portraits and secrets of roman women” From the 11 November 2021 to 8 March 2022
Excerpt: From the 11 November 2021 to 8 March 2022, the Musée de la Romanité will be hosting the exhibition “Portrait and Secrets of Roman Women”, which was first presented at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence in winter 2020-2021. Powerful. Determined. Controversial. Independent. Rebellious. And much more. With all their stories, their secrets, their struggle for civil,…
Gladiators, Heroes of the Coliseum: The focus is on the games in the arena for this first temporary exhibition, to learn all about the life of the gladiators!
Excerpt: Values above all else! We’ve seen them in films, comics and books… we find gladiators fascinating. But this image of barbaric men who spent their days fighting, who didn’t have any other choice and who killed countless men quickly and mercilessly in the Roman amphitheatres, is this really what they were like? The exhibition invites you…
Building an Empire A virtual exploration of the Roman worlds (2019)
Excerpt: An immersive voyage to the heart of archaeological sites, to discover the urban and architectural models of the Roman cities, that are so different and yet so similar… Thanks to the tremendous capabilities of new digital techniques, the exhibition “Building an Empire” invites visitors on a historic, immersive and sensory voyage, with spectacular demonstrations of the…
