![]() The Roman province of Lusitania covered the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, entering the territory of present-day Portugal. National not only by its denomination and administrative dependence, but as a consequence of its institutional relations and scope of study, the Roman Hispania and finally, its vocation is international, as a center of reference for Lusitania, it has made numerous cross-border projects and programs in collaboration with Portuguese related institutions. On the other hand, its scope of projection is national and international. Therefore, its vocation is, on the one hand local, to be placed as a cultural engine of a population, Mérida, which barely has around 60,000 inhabitants. Its collection is monographic about the ancient colony Augusta Emerita (Mérida) that became the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. The inauguration of its current place in 1986, in the building created by the architect Rafael Moneo, allowed the institution to project in a more adequate way its mission and objectives, with a public service of quality and excellence. The National Museum of Roman Art is an institution created in 1838 by Royal Order, which is currently part of the Network of Museums of the General Subdirectorate of State Museums under the Ministry of Culture and Sport. ![]()
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