Museum of Antiquities

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Museum of Antiquities is an archaeological museum at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England which opened in 1960^[1].

The museum is jointly run by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the main archaeology museum in north east England. It covers the history of the region, especially Hadrian's Wall and the Roman period in general. It includes a full-scale reconstruction of the 3rd century temple dedicated to the Roman god Mithras at Carrawburgh. Overall, the period from early prehistory to the 17th century is covered.

As part of the Great North Museum Project the museum, along with Shefton Museum is to be moved to the Hancock Museum. On 19 April 2008 the museum closed in preparation for the relocation to the newly renovated Hancock Museum, which should reopen in 2009^[1].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Museum website
• Virtual Temple of Mithras

v • d • e Newcastle University Chancellor: The Lord Patten of Barnes  · Vice Chancellor: Professor Chris Brink Faculties: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) · Faculty of Medical Sciences · Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE) Research Institutes: Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) Student Life: Union Society · The Courier · Stan Calvert Cup · Northumbrian Universities Royal Navy Unit · Boat Race Museums: Hancock Museum · Shefton Museum · Museum of Antiquities · Hatton Gallery · Centre for Life Miscellaneous: Culture Lab · Dove Marine Laboratory · The Walton Library · The Robinson Library · Moorbank Botanical Garden