It is located on Rua das Ruínas, Monographic Museum of Conimbriga, Condeixa-a-Velha, in the city and municipality of Coimbra, central Portugal
The Conimbriga Museum created in 1962 is exclusively dedicated to the archaeological site in which it is located.
The site of Conímbriga, populated since prehistoric times, was occupied by Roman troops in 139 BC. C., then becoming the capital of the province of Lusitânia.
During the government of Emperor Augustus, the city grew urbanistically, with the construction of structures fundamental to everyday life dating from this period: the forum, the amphitheater, the baths and a basilica with three naves built in the center of the town.
The domestic architecture of Conimbriga, which developed and renewed mainly between the last years of the 1st century and the beginning of the 3rd century, is notable for the construction of islands and sumptuous domus.
The charm of Conímbriga lies precisely in these houses, which keep in stone the memories of the splendor of other times.
Casa dos Repuxos has a beautiful central garden that preserves the original hydraulic structure with more than five hundred fountains surrounded by a magnificent set of figurative mosaics with hunting scenes, mythological passages, the seasons, monsters, birds and sea animals.
The large houses such as Cantaber, the largest in the city, the Swastic Cross with its geometric mosaics, the Trident and the Sword or the Skeletons move among the income buildings that are organized around them.
The visitor who climbs the benches and tunnels of the amphitheater goes through the three spas spread across the city, and when stepping on the mosaics of the forum he imagines himself in the political center of this flourishing city of other times.
A visit to the Museum through objects found over the many years of excavations, the various spaces evoke the daily life of the ancient Roman city, the experience of religion, the architecture of noble houses and their decoration and life in the forum.
The crisis of the Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions gradually led to its decline and definitive abandonment around the 8th century, recalling the times of insecurity that served as the backdrop to the legend of Princess Peralta.
The ruins of Conimbriga provide a unique look at a city that was built more than two thousand years ago on the edge of the Roman Empire, in the second half of the 1st century BC, when the Romans arrived, Conimbriga was already a flourishing town.
The city prospered under the influence of Romanization, providing new public spaces, infrastructure and magnificent residences.
The ruins have been available to the general public since 1930, following a series of excavations and archaeological investigations that began at the end of the 19th century.
Archaeological excavations uncovered a very significant part of the city's layout and today it is possible to observe: the organization of the urban space: forum, aqueduct, basilica, baths and amphitheatre, shopping districts, workshops and dwellings intersected by a wall.
Its permanent collection illustrates the historical evolution of the place, covering the various aspects of daily life in the city.
Its collection is diverse and embodies the historical evolution of the place between the end of the second millennium BC and the 20th century. VI of the Christian era.
The objects on display were found during excavations with major interruptions that have been carried out since 1898, distributed across 31 distinct themes that illustrate the vitality of this city.
The site of Conímbriga, populated since prehistoric times, was occupied by Roman troops in 139 BC. C., then becoming the capital of the province of Lusitânia.
During the government of Emperor Augustus, the city grew urbanistically, with the construction of structures fundamental to everyday life dating from this period: the forum, the amphitheater, the baths and a basilica with three naves built in the center of the town.
The domestic architecture of Conimbriga, which developed and renewed mainly between the last years of the 1st century and the beginning of the 3rd century, is notable for the construction of islands and sumptuous domus.
The charm of Conímbriga lies precisely in these houses, which keep in stone the memories of the splendor of other times.
Casa dos Repuxos has a beautiful central garden that preserves the original hydraulic structure with more than five hundred fountains surrounded by a magnificent set of figurative mosaics with hunting scenes, mythological passages, the seasons, monsters, birds and sea animals.
The large houses such as Cantaber, the largest in the city, the Swastic Cross with its geometric mosaics, the Trident and the Sword or the Skeletons move among the income buildings that are organized around them.
The visitor who climbs the benches and tunnels of the amphitheater goes through the three spas spread across the city, and when stepping on the mosaics of the forum he imagines himself in the political center of this flourishing city of other times.
A visit to the Museum through objects found over the many years of excavations, the various spaces evoke the daily life of the ancient Roman city, the experience of religion, the architecture of noble houses and their decoration and life in the forum.
The crisis of the Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions gradually led to its decline and definitive abandonment around the 8th century, recalling the times of insecurity that served as the backdrop to the legend of Princess Peralta.
The ruins of Conimbriga provide a unique look at a city that was built more than two thousand years ago on the edge of the Roman Empire, in the second half of the 1st century BC, when the Romans arrived, Conimbriga was already a flourishing town.
The city prospered under the influence of Romanization, providing new public spaces, infrastructure and magnificent residences.
The ruins have been available to the general public since 1930, following a series of excavations and archaeological investigations that began at the end of the 19th century.
Archaeological excavations uncovered a very significant part of the city's layout and today it is possible to observe: the organization of the urban space: forum, aqueduct, basilica, baths and amphitheatre, shopping districts, workshops and dwellings intersected by a wall.
Its permanent collection illustrates the historical evolution of the place, covering the various aspects of daily life in the city.
Its collection is diverse and embodies the historical evolution of the place between the end of the second millennium BC and the 20th century. VI of the Christian era.
The objects on display were found during excavations with major interruptions that have been carried out since 1898, distributed across 31 distinct themes that illustrate the vitality of this city.
