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Room 49
Roman Britain
AD 43–410
The Weston Gallery
Visiting the gallery
Opening times
Daily 10.00–17.30 (20.30 on Fridays)
Free daily eye-opener tour
11.15 in gallery, 30–40 minute tour
Room 49 shows how the Roman occupation of Britain dramatically transformed the material culture of the province.
Imported goods and settlers from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa created a richer, more diverse society and produced a wealth of mosaics, wall paintings, sculpture, glassware and metalwork.
The laws, administration, currency, architecture, engineering, religion and art of Rome met Britain's Iron Age societies to create a distinctive 'Romano-British' identity, which is illustrated in Room 49 through a variety of objects and artwork.
Highlights
Accessibility
- Some objects in this collection feature on the British Sign Language guide handset, available from the audio guide desk in the Great Court.
- Some objects in this collection feature on the audio description guide, available from audio guide desk in the Great Court.
- Step-free access.
- View sensory map.
Visit Accessibility at the Museum for more information.
