Now in the National Museum of Antiquities
All exhibitionsMedieval Gardens
until Sunday 1 September 2019
Summer exhibition about earthly paradises in east and west
Glass
until Sunday 1 September 2019
The most beautiful glass in the museum’s collection
Experiencing Paestum
until Sunday 1 September 2019
Small exhibition about ancient ruins in Southern Italy
Ancient Europe
until Thursday 30 April 2020
New research into an important archaeological collection
Classical World
Permanent
The multi-faceted world of Ancient Greece, Etruria, and the Roman Empire.
The Netherlands in Roman Times
Permanent
Romans and local peoples meet each other along the Limes
Archaeology of the Netherlands
Permanent
300,000 years of Dutch archaeological history
Archaeology from your back garden
Permanent
Finds from over 350 Dutch municipalities
The Dutch and the ancient Near East
Permanent
Stunning stories about a remarkable collection
Light show
Permanent
Spectacular display on the museums 200-year history
Egypt
Permanent
World-renowned collection with mummies and mummy cases
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22 July 2019
News
Highlights Audio Guide
Take advantage of the free ‘Highlights Audio Guide’ and explore the 24 most magnificent pieces in our collection: from the Egyptian temple to the statue of a Roman emperor.
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16 July 2019
News
CT scans of Mummies
On 11 July 2019, the National Museum of Antiquities had CT scans made of an Egyptian human mummy and an animal mummy at the Academic Medical Centre (AMC) in Amsterdam.
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01 July 2019
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Acquisition of relief with Amazon
In the classical sculpture gallery on the first floor, visitors can see a remarkable acquisition for the collection: a marble relief from the time of the Roman emperors (AD 170-180).
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26 April 2019
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Excavations in Saqqara 2019
15 March 2019, a research team arrived in Egypt. They will carry out the annual excavation campaign at Saqqara. Read the weekly news-update: week 4, 5, 6.
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Exhibition: Medieval Gardens
Medieval Gardens features stories about plants, herbs, and floral splendour in the Middle Ages, from Europe to the Middle East. Subjects include ornamental and vegetable gardens, gardening in the Middle Ages, pleasure gardens, and the concept of the garden as a ‘paradise’. On show are illustrated medieval manuscripts, herbaria, floral carpets, paintings and prints, garden tools found in archaeological digs, tile tableaux, and tableware with floral motifs.
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