Corinium Museum

The Corinium Museum in the Cotswold town of Cirencester in England has a large collection of objects found in and around the locality. The bulk of the exhibits are from the Roman town of Corinium Dobunnorum,[1] but the museum includes material from as early as the Neolithic and all the way up to Victorian times.[2]

Corinium Museum
Established1938
LocationCirencester
Collection sizeover 60,000 objects
DirectorAmanda Hart
Websitehttp://www.coriniummuseum.org

The museum has a collection of 2nd- and 4th-century Roman mosaic floors and carvings, as well other Roman objects, large and small.

The building, which was built in the mid 18th century, was previously a house.[3]

References
  1. "Corinium Museum, Cirencester". Cirencester. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "Corinium Museum". Cotswolds. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "Corinium Museum and attached gateway". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 August 2020.



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