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Archäologische Staatssammlung München

programme

Exhibitions

from 17th april 2024
Permanent exhibition of the Archaeological State Collection

21st november 2025 to 3rd may 2026
Gladiators – Heroes of the Colosseum

27th march to 15th november 2026
Karl Valentin und die alten Rittersleut (Zweigmuseum Burg Grünwald) - only in German!

18th september to 29th august 2027
STONEHENGE. Old mysteries, new discoveries

To the Special exhibitions.

 

Gladiatorum Paria. Types, equipment and fighting styles of gladiators. Research and experimentation.

  • lecture
  • munich

For a long time, there was considerable confusion about the who's who of gladiator types. This much can be revealed: what we see in films has little to do with the “real” past. With Dr Marcus Junkelmann.

The Gladiator in Film – a collaboration with the New Maxim Cinema (today: Gladiator I)

  • lecture
  • other
  • munich

Three evenings, three films. Together with curators from the Archaeological State Collection, we travel to Hollywood and explore the question of how much history there really is in films about gladiators. Today: Gladiator I. (Ridley Scott)! Tickets

The Gladiator in Film – a collaboration with the New Maxim Cinema (today: Gladiator II.)

  • lecture
  • other
  • munich

Three evenings, three films. Together with curators from the Archaeological State Collection, we travel to Hollywood and explore the question of how much history there really is in films about gladiators. Today: Gladiator II. (Ridley Scott)! Tickets

Life and death in the amphitheatre of the city of Augusta Treverorum (Trier)

  • lecture
  • munich

The amphitheatre and city walls marked the end of the major expansion phase of Roman Trier in the 2nd century AD. It was not until more than 100 years later that further large-scale buildings were constructed.

Fit for the arena. Training, nutrition and medical care for gladiators.

  • lecture
  • munich

The ludus gladiatorius was both a barracks and a training centre. This lecture focuses on the training, nutrition and medical care of gladiators, as well as their ethos, careers and private lives. With Dr Marcus Junkelmann.