Landesmuseum Mainz

The Landesmuseum Mainz, or Mainz State Museum, is a museum of art and history in Mainz, Germany. In March 2010 it reopened in full after an extensive renovation.

The museum has its roots in a painting collection donated by Napoleon and Chaptal to the city of Mainz in 1803. It moved into its current location, in the former electoral stables, in 1937, by which time it had grown significantly. It received its present name in 1986, and was renovated and modernised from 2004 to 2010.

The Pre-Historic and Roman Departments include antiquities from the Mainz area like a Venus-like statue from 23,000 BC, stone axes from the Late Stone Age, Roman stone memorials, a 1st-century Roman Jupiter Column and a 3rd-century Roman arch. Near-Eastern finds include medieval icons, Byzantine art and Egyptian relics.

The museum also hosts Renaissance artworks, and Baroque collection of 17th- and 18th-century paintings, sculptures, furniture and porcelain from Germany, France, the Netherlands and Italy.

References:

• Wikipedia

Address

Große Bleiche 49-51, Mainz, Germany

Details

Founded: 1803
Category: Museums in Germany
Historical period: German Mediatization & French Revolution (Germany)