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Corinium Museum

Corinium Museum

Museum in Gloucestershire, England

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]

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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. It is a Grade II listed building[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Corinium Museum, Cirencester". Cirencester. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Corinium Museum". Cotswolds. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    Historic England (14 June 1948). "Corinium Museum and attached gateway (Grade II) (1206522)". National Heritage List for England.
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