Thermenmuseum (Roman Baths Museum), Limburg Province, The Netherlands

5Gillian F 5:00 PM Jul 5, 2017

Fascinating experience
We spent several happy hours exploring the museum. On arrival we were given a leaflet in English about the Romans in the area, we then saw a film in English about the history of the Roman Baths We then wondered round the museum. All the signs were in Dutch but we had very little problem working out what we were looking at. The Bath House was amazing and we loved the screens that showed what it would have looked like when it was in use Well worth a visit

4Des H 5:00 PM Aug 19, 2018

Good English Information
This museum contains the foundations of a gigantic Roman bathhouse that is 2,500 m2 in size and is Holland’s best preserved Roman building. It was found during WW2 when the ground was about to be turned over to growing food in 1940. Properly excavated in the 1970s and then preserved, a modern building was eventually erected over it to give the museum complex that we enjoyed visiting. On a self guided tour we were treated to a brief film introduction that was available in four languages as was the ‘3-d’ animation that lasted somewhat longer and covered the rise and fall of the site in roman times. From there, was a long walkway across the building foundations to the museum exhibition itself. The foundations on the site are still under excavation and research but there is an extensive range of building remnants to be seen. For guiding ourselves around the museum exhibits, our English version of the guide book repeated all the main banner information that was displayed in the original Dutch. It was, however, disappointing that there is no on site café at all – just a coin operated coffee machine. Apparently the foot fall does not justify anything more extensive but were able to easily find cafes nearby for refreshment. All in all, one of the best Dutch attractions that we have visited for content and for availability of information in English.