Partner – The Gallo-Roman Museum
The Gallo-Roman Museum: A Window onto the Distant Past, Enriched with a New Immersive Room
In the centre of Belgium’s oldest city, close to the Basilica of Our Lady, stands the Gallo-Roman Museum: a remarkable building whose massive natural stone and soft, filtered light set the tone for a journey into the distant past. Room after room, the story of humanity in Limburg unfolds, from prehistory to the end of the Roman era. Neanderthals, the first farmers, Celts, Gallo-Romans and Germanic peoples all left their mark here.
More than 2,000 illuminated objects — from hand axes and pottery to architectural fragments, jewellery and small deity figures — tell this story. Lifelike figures, animations, models and films add context and depth. From building techniques and food culture to fashion, religion and law: all aspects of daily life are explored.
Partners in VIA VIA
In 2028, the Gallo-Roman Museum will undergo a major transformation. Central to this renewal is the significance of Atuatuca Tungrorum — Roman Tongeren — and the civitas Tungrorum, the wider administrative district of which the city was the centre. Visitors will discover how Roman governance and daily life functioned: from the rights of citizens and slaves to justice, public services, taxation and the role of the army.
A brand-new immersive room forms the heart of this transformation. Through virtual reconstructions, it brings Roman sites and historical events from Tongeren and the civitas Tungrorum to life. Visitors are immersed in a hyper-realistic experience that lets them wander through the Roman city as if they were truly there. The immersive room thus powerfully enriches the VIA VIA story.
