Rue Romaine – Musée de la Romanité

The creation of the Musée de la Romanité is an initiative that follows the discovery of mosaics of great rarity during excavations on the Allées Jaurès in Nîmes. This museum is their showcase, as well as that of the 5,000 works out of the 25,000 pieces included in the archaeological collection. Housed within a building designed by Elizabeth de Portzamparc, its missions are to explain the rich ancient heritage of the city, to encourage the desire to discover, understand, and transmit it. This new large archaeological museum of 9,200 m2, inaugurated in 2018, facing the Arena of Nîmes, presents objects and works from the 7^th century BC to the Middle Ages. In the adjacent Rue Romaine leading to its garden, the remains of a propylaeum pediment, entirely reconstructed and restored, placed 15 meters above the ground, symbolizes the entrance to the sanctuary of the source that gave birth to the city. It serves as the entrance to the museum, the archaeological garden, the restaurant, and its terrace.