Rome in Aquincum
permanent exhibition at the Aquincum Museum
from the 15th of september 2007 -

The newest permanent exhibition of at the Aquincum museum is now open to the public in the recently re-built and restored 'electrical transformer house', a protected monument building in its own right, constructed in Neo-Classical style and situated at the edge of the archeological park. The exhibition presents valuable but never before exhibited finds from the rich collections of the museum. The exhibition hall is now spacious enough to hold the freshly restored mosaics and wall paintings from the governor's palace excavations. The visitors can also see monumental statues which formerly stood in sanctuaries, the dolphin fountain or a reconstruction of a large ornamental stone vessel (crater). These objects all reflect the luxurious nature of the palace's interior. The objects presented in the cases, including imported bronze, glass or ceramic vessels as well as the gold and silver jewelry, were all part of the daily life the governor and the coterie surrounding him.
The other unique aspect of the new exhibition is that the world famous archaeological find, the Aquincum organ, can again be exhibited some 75 years after it was first brought to light. The remnants of the organ were discovered during excavations preceding foundation work on the building that today serves as the main exhibition building of the Aquincum Museum. The preserved parts of the organ, the reconstrution of its structure and mechanism as well as a playable copy are also on exhibit here.

A selection from the find material from the excavations in 2006
Temporary exhibition, Aquincum Museum, exhibition hall
15th April 2008. - 1st September, 2007.

The exhibition, organized since 1995, gives an insight into the results of archaeological excavations in 2006 concerning the prehistoric period, the era of the Roman occupation and that of the Migration period conducted in the area of Budapest. The Budapest Historical Museum carried out more than 70 excavations last year, revealing more than 200.000 objects, which made the selection of objects for this exhibition hard work.
Remains of settlements and graves of the above mentioned periods were discovered last year. The excavations were carried out according to the heritage law: most of them were preventive reseaches preceeding building constructions, financed by the owners of the plots.
Thus the unique archaeological finds discovered every year enrich our knowledge on the every day life of our predecessors.
Organized by:
Orsolya T. Láng