Special exhibitions

Important Roman cities were planned on the drawing board with streets and house fronts running at right angles. The Romans used the Groma, a surveying instrument consisting of a sighting cross and plumb lines. But how did people live in a Roman city like Trier? There were public squares with administrative buildings and sanctuaries. For fountains and thermal baths...

ools in our hobby room look back on a long history. The manufacture of everyday objects used to be a necessity. Celtic and Roman craftsmen were characterised by their ingenuity and knowledge of materials when inventing new tools and selecting materials.

Actually, it's a very commonplace topic for an exhibition. Why talk about it? Everyone has one, everyone uses it - what is there to report? On the other hand, even the "little room" has a long history and, in addition to civilizing facts, also offers material for jokes, anecdotes and insults. It was certainly...

An exhibition in cooperation with the Bibelhaus Erlebnis Museum Frankfurt. For early Christians, the birth of Jesus of Nazareth plays no special role. The oldest evangelist Mark does not even report it. Instead, Christians celebrate Jesus' death and resurrection. The question of when his birth took place is controversial among Christians...

Pour wine as a slave, march with the Roman soldiers or pull rotten teeth as a doctor? This is how visitors can get involved with the Romans. Large-format oil paintings surprise with amazing 3D effects. Scenes from everyday life, intimate or spectacular, tempt you to immerse yourself in the lively world of the Romans. You will be transported by...

The exhibition focusses on the raw material wool and the production process of textiles in Roman times. Original artefacts from the fort, such as spinning whorls and loom weights, provide an insight into the trades of spinning and weaving. Replicas of tools illustrate individual work steps and help to trace ancient techniques.

The journey through the history of bow and arrow shows selected original finds, reconstructions of Roman reflex bows, a replica of the bow weapon of the Celtic ruler of Glauberg and the legendary English longbow. An excursion leads to the natives of Africa and the Indians of North and South America. Replicas of almost all prehistoric and early historical bow finds provide an insight into...