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Museum am Siliusstein in Dienheim
Museum am Siliusstein in Dienheim
55276 Dienheim
By appointment
The museum is named after the Silius Stone, a Roman gravestone found in the Dienheim district. Its detailed reconstruction in size and colour can be viewed in the museum alongside representations of the badly damaged original stone. A copy of the Tabula Peutingeriana (a map of the Roman road network), a model of a Roman road station (Bonconica - Oppenheim) as well as images of archaeological finds from the Dienheim district, replicas of Roman weapons, armour and helmets complete the exhibition around the Silius Stone.
But Dienheim's regional history up to modern times is not neglected either: models, documents, archival material as well as books and booklets on Dienheim's history bring visitors closer to the local regional history.</p> <p>Models of music bands from the region and handicrafts in pewter give an impression of the art and culture in the region. In addition, model steam engines of various types and Stirling engines are waiting to be discovered.
In addition to the history of Dienheim with the most famous Roman tombstone found in Germany (faithful reconstruction of the original find in 1834), model steam engines and the production of pewter figures (mould making and casting process) are shown and, if visitors have time (at least 2 hours), also operated.