National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia — Attraction in Aquileia

It's hard to imagine that this small italian town of about 3.500 inhabitants was once one of the biggest cities in the known world. It was established in 181 BC by the Romans and almost 2000 years ago,during the times of the Roman Empire, it became one of the main military,trading and economic centers of antiquity with over 100.000 inhabitants. To feel and see some of it's former splendor,you should definitely take a stroll around many archeological sites that are easy to visit in the town. And you should absolutely not miss this splendid Roman museum. Walking through the rooms filled with artefacts, ,objects, statues and stone monuments from those long forgotten times feels like taking a time machine that can make you travel back in time to revive the Roman era for at least a couple of hours. And then you should visit the garden around the museum,where there is an exibition of thousands of Roman urns, columns and tombstones of all kind. Many of them are completely preserved and they have still visible latin inscriptions with dedications to the Gods, to the family members of the deceased and to others. If you are willing to take some time to read them and understand them, you will allow yourself to dive into many different stories of people,who once lived around these parts of the Roman Empire. It's like reading a great stone diary of ordinary women and men from antiquity. And you will find out that they were not so different from us. What to say more. The museum is a jewel. It' a small Rome far from Rome and a great place to get to know our own history. I wholeheartedly...

On the first Sunday of February we visited the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia for free. It is certainly one of the most important and fascinating museums in the world on Roman civilization. A visit to the museum located at the Cassis Faraone villa takes us in the footsteps and spirit of the historical discovery of the city of Aquileia through the testimonies of the many finds that attest to the phases and quality of economic, cultural and religious life starting from the foundation of the city in 2nd century BC up to the imperial age. The perfectly arranged rooms are very impressive. We have seen with great interest and emotion the various museum collections, the halls with public monuments, statues, cinerary urns, beautiful kits, many ceramic and glass art productions and the rich displays of gems, jewels, amber and coins. Also worth visiting and contemplating for a long time are the external garden and the lapidary galleries. We return to explore further. Many thanks to the managers and good...

Great presentation of the life, customs, and luxury of the ancient city of Aquileia. One can learn a good bit about the city through an interesting chronology. The exhibition leads you to discover the Austrian origins of the museum (1882) and its first acquisition as part of the Italian state (1915), and is then divided into sections: public sculpture, domestic luxury (wonderful mosaics and ancient glass!), trade and crafts, coins and jewels. The collection of tomb inscriptions, housed in the garden and being re-ordered now, is impressive. Great conclusion for a day trip...