Admission ticket to the Museum of Antique Seafaring in Mainz
Discover the fascinating world of ancient seafaring at the Museum of Ancient Seafaring in Mainz.The museum’s interactive and accessible permanent exhibition explores how trade, travel, and military expansion shaped mobility and connected civilisations across vast distances.Learn how goods, ideas, and technologies spread between regions, creating new networks, cultural exchanges, and lasting influences. Highlights of the exhibition include the remarkable late antique shipwrecks discovered in Mainz in 1980–81, along with two full-scale replicas that bring these extraordinary vessels back to life.
Highlights
- You’ll explore an interactive exhibition on ancient trade, travel, and seafaring
- It’s your chance to see the remarkable late antique shipwrecks discovered in Mainz
- There’s an opportunity to admire two full-scale replicas of ancient Roman ships
- You’ll discover how ancient mobility connected civilizations through trade, technology, and cultural exchange
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Facilities
Free cancellation
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What's included
- Entrance ticket
- Permanent exhibition
Where you'll meet
Show your ticket at the entrance of the Museum of Ancient Seafaring.
Operated by
Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA)
Important information
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* The museum is open from September to May, Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00 pm to 5.00 pm (until 9.00 pm on Thursdays) and from June to August, Tuesday to Friday from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm