Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim

Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum

Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim

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Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim

TheRoemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheimis an archaeological museum inHildesheim,Germany. Mostly dedicated toancient Egyptianandancient Peruvianart, the museum also includes the second largest collection of Chineseporcelainin Europe. Furthermore, the museum owns collections of natural history, ethnology, applied arts, drawings and prints, local history and arts, as well as archeology. Apart from the permanent exhibitions, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions of other archaeological and contemporary topics.

In 2000, the old building, originally built in the 1950s, was replaced by a new building, significantly increasing the space available for exhibitions.

The current museum is the result of the union of the Roemer Museum, founded in 1844 (and named after one of the founders,Hermann Roemer), and the Pelizaeus Museum, established in 1911, that had housed the private collection of Egyptian antiques ofWilhelm Pelizaeus.

Repatriation

In 2023 the museum was one of seven German museums and universities to returnMāoriandMorioriremains to theMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewain New Zealand.

Gallery

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  Statue ofHemiunu
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  Replica of an ancient Egyptianchariot
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External links

• Official website(in English)