Limesmuseum Aalen is an archaeology museum located in Aalen, Germany. This museum is known for its focus on Roman artifacts and features an open-air excavation of a cavalry fort. Visitors can explore a variety of exhibits showcasing the rich history of the Roman Empire. The museum also offers a unique opportunity for visitors, especially children, to try on Roman clothing and helmets. Limesmuseum Aalen aims to provide an immersive and educational experience for all ages. The museum is currently undergoing renovations but still offers a small exhibition and the outdoor area remains open to visitors. With its fascinating displays and interactive elements, Limesmuseum Aalen is an ideal destination for those interested in Roman history and archaeology.
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- Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Amenities
- Toilets
- Restaurant
- Children
- Good for kids
- Crowd
- Family friendly
Reviews
The limes museum in Aalen is a great place to visit. You can look through the indoor exhibition on two floors which tells the story of the Romans in and around Aalen as wells as the development and fall of the limes. Besides original and replicat exponats there are lots of modern information displays and interactive visuals. Outdoors your can walk around the remains of the former Roman camp and take a look at a reconstructed barrack. The indoor part is open till 17:00 on most days and you are allowed to stay in the outdoor section even after closing time.
Wonderful display of the Roman Frontier fort, and the tin figurine collection explains Roman days. The artifacts and recreations are well worth the visit as well!
Handicap friendly!
An impressive museum where you can learn the history of this beautiful city and its ties with the Roman Empire.
Absolutely recommendable visit. The museum offers a vivid and varied insight into Roman-Germanic history. I especially like the two thousand tin figures diorama. Impressive work. I wasn't aware until now how far south the Limes wall extended. With numerous and some extremely well conserved exponats and lots of illustrations and models the life of Roman soldiers is well documented. I especially like the focus on the various touching points where Roman and Germanic culture meet and somehow combine without giving up their own identities. The Roman eagle and the Germanic bear - a data collection of a precarious and cautious history full of wars, battles and countless skirmishes. But phases and local spots of a calmer and cautious coexistence were possible, too. It seems.
It was nice although the main museum was closed. Liked it!
Roman outfits could be tried, was fun!!
Very nice and informative museum, lots of interactive activities and cool atmosphere.
Strongly recommended!
I really enjoyed the visit. It is certainly worth spending some time here. It brings life along the limes (the fortified Line of defence against the gothic hordes) to life.
The museum does this using simple means such as audio clips, animated images amongst the many many findings from here and the region.
In future, this would be a wonderful opportunity to expand the outdoor part with AR, to be even better able to imagine the effect the main building would have had on travellers arriving from afar and so on.
Very nice, modern and spacious museum about the Romans in the area of Aalen and the Limes in general. We were lucky because we happened to arrive at the right time on a Sunday afternoon where a free guided tour had just started (3 pm I think). The tour guide (in Roman outfit) was excellent and brought the exhibits to life for us with additional stories, facts and anecdotes. I can highly recommend this museum and tour. We didn't walk around the outside area much because we ran out of time and it was very hot but it looked very interesting. There is an area where children can try out clothes and helmets. We also found a small play area for young children (we were there with a 6 year old). I wasn't sure if this area was meant to be used or only as part of larger groups (it was a bit separate) but our daughter enjoyed playing there with the building blocks and setting up forts and castles. Unfortunately, the museum does not have a café area attached to it, so if you get hungry you need to go somewhere else. Perhaps it's too expensive for museums to run coffee places along the side. Maybe just a vending machine would do the trick. Thank you to the nice staff at this museum!
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