Archäologisches Museum der Universität Münster

In the location's words:

With its extensive collection, the Archaeological Museum of the University of Münster - in existence since 1884 - offers exciting insights into the arts and crafts of ancient cultures of the Mediterranean and the Near East for all those interested. All the items in the collection (originals, casts of ancient sculptures, models of ancient monuments, sites and sanctuaries as well as coins) are integrated into teaching and research at the University of Münster, but are of course also available to the public.

The museum's collection includes around 7800 coins. In addition to two chronologically arranged display cases, which provide a general overview of Greek and Roman coinage, themed display cases present special aspects such as the "Beginnings of Greek Coinage" or "Religion and Politics". The coins in the display case on Alexandria Troas, for example, document both the exciting founding myth of the city and the museum's close and friendly relationship with the Asia Minor Research Center.

Around 400 casts of ancient statues, portraits and reliefs have been an indispensable part of archaeological research and teaching since the 19th century. No other medium is able to convey the original sculptures in a similarly objective three-dimensional way. Visitors to the museum thus have the opportunity to view the most important works of ancient sculptors at close quarters.

20 models of ancient monuments, sites and sanctuaries. These impressively illustrate the reconstructed state of buildings, squares and "forests of statues". The foundation of the Korfsmeyer Collection is particularly noteworthy here, as it represents a cultural monument in its own right. In addition, the unusual scale of 1:100 increases the vividness. In particular, the models of the great sanctuaries of Olympia and Delphi or the Athenian Agora as the "cradle of democracy" translate the ancient travelogues in combination with excavation results and enable a holistic approach to Greek and Roman cultural history.