THE CROWD-PULLER THE FALL OF THE 2022

UNESCO-WORLD HERITAGE IN www.zentrum-der-antike.de DIRECTIONS AND LOCATION THE FALL OF Trier is the perfect destination for anyone interested in antiquity. Nowhere else in Central Europe can you get as close to the splendor of the lost Roman Empire than in Trier, Centre of Antiquity. As a late Roman imperial residence and the largest Roman metropolis north Aachen, Köln, STADTMUSEUM SIMEONSTIFT Porta Nigra of the Alps, Trier was a major site of world history. The city impresses at every turn with its Maastricht Koblenz Tourist-Info epic Roman monuments, which are classed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Whether you THE ROMAN are here for a day trip, a weekend away or an educational adventure – the Roman city of Hauptbahnhof

Trier is the perfect backdrop for a visit to this state exhibition. Hauptmarkt MUSEUM AM DOM  Dom mit In addition, you can also check out the accompanying presentation “The Continued Schatzkammer Brüssel, TRIER Frankfurt-Hahn Infl uence of Rome in the History of Education in the Middle Ages” in the Schatzkammer der Kaiserthermen Lüttich Konstantinbasilika EMPIRE Wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek Trier. With visiting the state exhibition attractive discounts Mainz, await there as well as in the Domschatzkammer der Hohen Domkirche.  Thermen am Viehmarkt Frankfurt/M., Mannheim Römerbrücke Luxemburg Stadtbibliothek RHEINISCHES LANDESMUSEUM mit Schatzkammer

Barbarathermen Kaiserthermen FALL-ANTIKENCARD BASIC Admission to two roman monuments of your choice and to the state 22,00 € Saarbrücken exhibition in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Metz Amphitheater inisches Landesmuseum Trier, Photo: Th. Zühmer; Zühmer; Th. Photo: Trier, Landesmuseum inisches FALL-ANTIKENCARD PREMIUM 0 200 m Admission to all roman monuments and to the state exhibition in the 29,00 € Rheinisches Landesmuseum Porta Nigra FALL-ANTIKENCARD GROUP* Admission to two roman monuments of your choice and to the state 19,00 € BUS PARKING LOCATIONS OF THE MUSEUMS exhibition in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum There is bus parking available close to the museums Visitors can easily travel between the Rheinisches Landesmu- FALL-ANTIKENCARD SCHOOL* (on Weberbach, paid parking). seum, the Museum am Dom and the Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Admission to all roman monuments and to the state exhibition in the 8,00 € The Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier has a bus waiting space by foot. The route between the museums passes through the Rheinisches Landesmuseum where visitors can get on and off the bus. There are additional beautiful historical centre of Trier and along some of the Roman With the Basic and Premium Fall-AntikenCard, visitors also get discounted admission to the Stadtmuseum spaces for guests to get on and off the bus close to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the city. Simeonstift and the Museum am Dom, as well as a 10% discount on the Roman Toga Tour and Adventure Stadtmuseum Simeonstift (Franz-Ludwig-Straße). Performances organised by Trier Tourist Information. You can purchase the Fall-AntikenCard at all roman monuments, at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum and from the Tourist Information. GROUPS STATE EXHIBITION OPENING TIMES SERVICE * Valid for one week from the date of purchase, no additional discounts. Groups of 12 people and more must register their visit in For guided groups: Tues-Sun and bank holidays, 9.00am to 6.00pm, advance – even if they are visiting without a guided tour. Individual visitors: Tues-Sun and bank holidays, 10.00am to 6.00pm INFORMATION

Group tickets for time windows with a guaranteed admission FOR TOUR GROUP VISITS TO THE STATE EXHIBITION time and authorised guided tours of the exhibitions can only be booked through Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH. RECOMMENDED PROGRAMMES Sète Valéry, Paul (8) Musée Niedersachsen; Stiftung the from – Loan Pyrmont Bad oss OPERATORS AND GROUPS DAY TRIP 2-DAY TRIP RHEINISCHES LANDESMUSEUM TRIER Rhe GDKE cover) the on Gratian Emperor the of portrait (2, 3, 4 and Mainz; Zentralmuseum, : (1) Römisch-Germanisches City tour of Roman Trier with a Late morning: guided tour of the state exhibition in the Rheinisches Weimarer Allee 1, 54290 Trier guided tour of the state exhibition Landesmuseum (Duration approx. 90 minutes) [email protected] • www.landesmuseum-trier.de in the Rheinisches Landesmuse- 9.00am um (Duration: approx. 3 hours, Lunch in a restaurant in the historical centre of Trier 90 mins of which is a guided tour 1st day MUSEUM AM DOM TRIER of the exhibition) City tour of Roman Trier Bischof-Stein-Platz 1, 54290 Trier Lunch in a restaurant in the 12.00pm Evening: wine tasting at a local vineyard followed by a Winemaker‘s [email protected] • www.museum-am-dom-trier.de MAJOR STATE EXHIBITION IN TRIER historical centre of Trier Dinner or a Roman dinner featuring original recipes from the Roman * Gültig eine Wochegourmet, ab Kauf, keine Marcus zusätzlichen Gavius Ermäßigungen. Apicius Guided tour of the STADTMUSEUM SIMEONSTIFT TRIER Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Breakfast, followed by a tour of the Stadtmuseum Simeonstift and/or 2.00pm and the Museum am Dom special Museum am Dom special exhibition Simeonstraße 60, 54290 Trier JUNE 25 – NOVEMBER 27, 2022 exhibitions [email protected] • www.museum-trier.de (Duration: approx. 2 hours) 2nd day A tour of the ancient cemetery beneath the former St. Maximin Abbey or a guided excursion to Luxembourg or the Upper region Free time to individually 4.00pm discover Trier Return trip You can fi nd more guided tours that focus on the Roman history of Trier at www.trier-info.de/en. Information and booking: Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH, Tel. +49 (0) 651 www.untergang-rom-ausstellung.de 97808 52 (guided tours and programme outlines) or Tel. +49 (0) 651 97808 14/16 (accommodation, arrangements with overnight stays), Email: [email protected] Version: October 2020, Subject to change | Concept and design: www.buero-wilhelm.de | Image credits | Image www.buero-wilhelm.de design: and | Concept change to Subject 2020, October Version: IMPRESSUM: Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz, Direktion Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Weimarer Allee 1, 54290 Trier im Schl (7) Museum Schneider; R. Photo: Trier, am Dom (6) Museum A. Münchow; Photo: Cathedral, Trier of (5) Treasury A MAJOR STATE EXHIBITION IN THREE MUSEUMS MUSEUM AM DOM TRIER THE 2022 EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE

THE DOWNFALL OF AN EMPIRE THE SYMBOL OF THE CROSS – A WORLD REARRANGING TICKETS

The exhibition at the Museum am Dom focuses on the Mosel and There is almost no other city where you can see the beginnings of T th T Rhine region from the beginnings of Christianity to the 7 century. Christianity as clearly as in Trier. The early Christian cemetery be- F The Roman Empire was vast. At its height it The exhibition looks at local continuities and breaks in the trans- neath the former St. Maximin’s Abbey gives a unique insight into THEDRAL L THREE SMUSEUM ISCHES NSTI I-TICKE Children under the age of 7 can visit the covered a huge area which encompassed most mission of Roman civilisation and, above all, at the role that Chris- the traditions and living conditions of the early Christians. The exhi- museum for free. At the Rheinisches

R AL tians played. bition displays archaeological fi nds from the graves, such as silk MEO Landesmuseum Trier, audioguides are O ANDE of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. RHEIN TRIER CA MUSEUM COMB included in the admission fee, at the During the turbulent times surrounding the collapse of the Roman fabrics and real purple and golden woven robes which were owned F MUSEUMS L TRIER TRIER CITYSI MUSEUM Museum am Dom and the Stadtmuse- th th It was only able to last as long as it did Empire the Christian faith became more and more important. The by the Christian elite in the 4 and 5 centuries. Adult 22,00 € 14,00 € 8,00 € 9,00 € um Simeonstift an additional rental fee Church and their bishops knew how to use the slowly developing is due. The devices cannot be reserved thanks to intelligent leadership, strict ma- in advance. power vacuum and took on more secular duties, helping them to Concession* 19,00 € 12,00 € 6,50 € 7,00 € The Combi-ticket entitles visitors to a nagement and an innovative infrastruc- strengthen their political infl uence. Family ticket I single admission to each of the three 22,00 € 14,00 € 8,00 € 9,00 € museums during the time that the state ture. Despite all this, it still met its end 1 adult, up to 4 children exhibition is on, incl. the permanent exhibitions. Family ticket II – but how and why? The reasons for this 44,00 € 28,00 € 16,00 € 18,00 € *School and university students, 2 adults, up to 4 children apprentices, people completing a vol- untary social year, people taking part in have been discussed for centuries. Were Groups p.p. the federal volunteer services, military 19,00 € 12,00 € 6,50 € 7,00 € 12+ people personnel, disabled people and those there any signs of the destruction that in receipt of state benefit assistance Students p.p. (proof must be presented in all cases). was to come? Why and how were once fl ou- **The season ticket entitles visitors to On class trips 6,00 € 4,00 € 3,50 € 4,00 € visit the state exhibition of the three rishing metropolises abandoned? And what 12+ people museums as often as they like. They can also visit the permanent exhibi- legacy did the fallen empire leave behind? Season ticket p.p.** 45,00 € tions of the museums with this ticket. It is issued to a single individual and can- Gold disk fi bula, not be transferred to another. Participa- Ivory relief of a relic procession, 5th/6th century AD (5) 6th/7th century AD (6) tion in guided tours and special events Silver plaque of Emperor is not included in the ticket price. Theodosius with co-emperors and guards (copy), 4th century AD (1)

RHEINISCHES LANDESMUSEUM TRIER STADTMUSEUM SIMEONSTIFT TRIER GUIDED TOURS Visitors can book combined guided tours of multiple museums or guided tours of individual museums. THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ROME’S LEGACY. VISIONS AND MYTHS IN ART Tel. +49 (0) 651 97808 52, [email protected] As the central historical exhibition, the Rheinisches Landesmu- fi ndings into consideration, The Stadtmuseum Simeonstift will shine a light on the legacy of the the shackles of empire. Burgeoning nationalism led to numerous LARGE COMBI-TOUR 206,00 € seum Trier will show the decisive, yet little known era of the Ro- these processes and events Roman Empire in the history of art and culture. Selected artworks images of heroes who defended ‘their’ respective lands against ‘op- All three museums, 210 mins: man Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries in a 1,000m2 exhibition of the so-called “Barbarian from fi ve centuries speak of the enduring fascination with the idea pression’ – for example Arminius in , Vercingetorix in France, space. With the help of key exhibits from all over the world, we have Invasions” are put into their of ‘Rome’, which continues to reverberate into the present day. Even and Boudicca in Great Britain. The iconography surrounding these le- Rheinisches Landesmuseum 60 mins, Museum am Dom and Stadtmuseum Simeonstift put together an exciting exhibition which portrays a vivid picture of traditionally roman perspective. The enthralling exhibition illus- today, the empire remains the benchmark by which power, culture, gendary fi gures persisted into the 20th century, where it was encoura- 45 mins each, Travel time 60 mins the downfall of the Roman Empire and its causes. Without a doubt, trates the various factors and causes that led to the fall of the Ro- and civilization are judged. The portrayal of ancient Rome in art itself ged, exaggerated – and perverted. Against this backdrop, the exhi- MEDIUM COMBI-TOUR 155,00 € these causes include the bloody fi ght for power between emperors man Empire in a clear and understandable way. It also shows which spans millennia, with bition vividly shows how the Roman Empire and its demise were, at Two museums incl. Rheinisches Landesmuseum, 150 mins: and their adversaries within the Roman borders. The slowly dwind- Roman traditions and achievements were lost and which survived, each new portrayal various points in history, interpreted and presented again and again Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier 60 mins, Museum am Dom or Stadtmuseum Simeonstift 45 mins, ling central imperial power brought new power-hungry enemies, albeit in a slightly diff erent form, between the splendid late antiqui- refl ecting the contem- as the ‘greatest of misfortunes’ or the ‘glorious triumph of freedom’. Travel time 45 mins such as regional warlords, into play. ty and the supposedly dark Early Middle Ages. porary worldview of its Alongside the increasingly chaotic period. The exhibition SMALL COMBI-TOUR 140,00 € power relations, there was also the takes visitors on a jour- Stadtmuseum Simeonstift and Museum am Dom, 120 mins: changing relationship between ney from the mytho- Museum am Dom and Stadtmuseum Simeonstift 45 mins each, the Barbarians and Romans, logization of the fall of Travel time 30 mins which proofed to be fatal later Rome by the Church RHEINISCHES LANDESMUSEUM, 90 mins 109,00 on. Taking the latest research Fathers of late antiquity € up to the 19th century, MUSEUM AM DOM or STADTMUSEUM SIMEONSTIFT, 75 mins 99,00 € when Rome’s demise was now framed as the GUIDED TOURS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES plus 15,00 € Top right: Gold loyalty ring, dawn of independence, GROUP TIME WINDOW (Visit without guided tour) 20,00 € around 313–316 AD (2) heralding freedom from Right: Gold coin of Emperor Price plus admission. Groups of up to 25 people, school classes depending on class size. Educational museum tours and accessible off ers are available upon Gratian with two jointly request. Guided tours outside of opening hours and VIP tours with a champagne reception are also available upon request. Groups wanting to visit without a Painting by guided tour must still register before their visit. ruling Emperors 367-383 AD (3) Joseph-Noël Sylvestre, Left: Portrait of a “Germanic” man from the “The Sack of Rome th Emperor’s villa in Welschbillig near Trier, 4 by the Barbarians Painting by Johann Heinrich Tischbein, century AD (4) in 410”, 1890 (7) “Hermann’s Triumph After Victory Over Varus”, 1758 (8)