Museum of the Forum of Caesaraugusta

A visit to the ancient city of Caesaraugusta allows you to discover what life was like during the Roman period.

Museum of the Forum of Caesaraugusta

The museum is located underneath what is now the square of La Seo (the cathedral), and displays archaeological remains from the old Roman Forum at the time of Emperor Tiberius. There are also the remains of a market, pipes, a sewer and some shop walls from the time of the Emperor Augustus, when Zaragoza was founded. The exhibition is completed with a stunning audio-visual area

Cultural Heritage

The following five projects, currently underway, are dealing with the topic of preservation and development of cultural heritage:

1. Route of Caesaraugusta
Systematic archaeological excavations in the historic quarter of the city have revealed architectural remains mainly from the Roman era. These have been preserved and included in a route which follows the varied historical remains, and many have become historic on-site museums belonging to the council.

The Museum of the Forum of Caesaraugusta, which was openend in 1995, displays the archaeological remains discovered in the 1988-89 excavations, including a typical market from the time of Augustus and the later forum of the city, from the era of Tiberius.

The Museum of the Public Thermae of Caesaraugusta (opened in 1999)
displays remains of the main public thermae of the city, found between 1982 and 1990.

The Museum of the River Port of Caesaraugusta opened his doors last year.
It contains the remains found between 1988-91, mainly the building that connected the forum with the river port.

The Museum of the Theatre of Caesaraugusta consists of a building that contains the archaelogical remains found in the excavations of the site and the architectural remains of the theatre over an area of more than 6000 m2, being the best preserved Roman monument of the city. It is currently under construction.

The ‘Walls of Caesaraugusta’ are several visible stretches of the walls of Caesaraugusta that have been preserved, dated from the 3rd century AD. Museum projects for its interpretation have been planned around the two most important stretches of wall.

Contributed by ArchiTeam