National Museum of Roman Art
The National Museum of Roman Art (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano; MNAR) is an archaeology museum in Mérida, Spain. Devoted to Roman art, it exhibits extensive material from the archaeological ensemble of Mérida (the Roman colony of Augusta Emerita), one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain, registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.
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- 1986
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- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
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The National Museum of Roman Art (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano; MNAR) is an archaeology museum in Mérida, Spain. Devoted to Roman art, it exhibits extensive material from the archaeological ensemble of Mérida (the Roman colony of Augusta Emerita), one of the largest and most extensive archaeological sites in Spain, registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.
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An archaeology museum in Mérida was created for the first time through a royal order issued on 26 March 1838. A church building was repurposed to house the collections as part of the Ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal. In 1975, on the occasion of the two thousandth anniversary of the city's foundation, the museum was refounded as the National Museum of Roman Art. The current building is a work by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. Building works started in 1981. The new premises were unveiled on 19 September 1986.
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National Museum of Roman Art established.
1986
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1986
National Museum of Roman Art was established or created in 1986.
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National Museum of Roman Art, Merida (1991) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1991
National Museum of Roman Art, Merida digitised by Internet Archive.
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- 1.UNESCO. Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida.
- 2.Álvarez Martínez, José María. Los primeros tiempos del Museo Arqueológico de Mérida y su realidad actual. Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional. Museo Arqueológico Nacional. 35. 2017. 2341-3409.
- 3.El Museo Nacional de Arte Romano de Mérida cumple 30 años. Hoy. 22 September 2016.
- 4.Museo Nacional de Arte Romano Treinta años proyectando Extremadura (1986-2016). Hoy. 19 September 2016.
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