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Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA); Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum und Institut für Archäologie

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Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA); Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum und Institut für Archäologie

address
Ludwig-Lindenschmit-Forum 1
55116 Mainz
Phone
+49 (0) 6131 8885-0
eMail
service@leiza.de
Web
https://web.leiza.de/
Opening hours
Monday
The Museum of Archeology is expected to open in 2024
Tuesday
The Museum of Archeology is expected to open in 2024
Wednesday
The Museum of Archeology is expected to open in 2024
Thursday
The Museum of Archeology is expected to open in 2024
Friday
The Museum of Archeology is expected to open in 2024
Saturday
The Museum of Archeology is expected to open in 2024
Sunday
The Museum of Archeology is expected to open in 2024
Sector
Archaeology; History
Category
Museums
Sponsor
Leibniz Center for Archeology (LEIZA), foundation under public law of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the city of Mainz
Founded
1852
Focus of collection
Archaeology
Location
Mainz
Information

Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA)

As a Leibniz Research Institute and Museum of Archaeology, LEIZA studies the material legacies from 2.6 million years of human history. The aim is to use archaeological finds and findings to demonstrate and understand human behaviour and actions, human activity and thinking, and the development and change of societies. As one of eight research museums of the Leibniz Association, LEIZA combines excellent science with diverse formats of knowledge transfer. Its museums are both experiential spaces and places for dialogue with society. It offers rooms for science, laboratories, a library and, from 2024, a new exhibition. Founded in Mainz in 1852 as the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum (RGZM), the internationally active research institute has been operating under the new name Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) since 1 January 2023.