3/5 Alexander M. 4 years ago on Google
Though
this
museum
holds
excellent
Roman
and
Medieval
collections,
it
fails
to
present
these
in
an
informative
and
educational
way,
with
objects
being
only
summarily
explained
and
contextualized
and
a
lot
of
emphasis
instead
being
placed
on
collection
history.
This
is
a
missed
opportunity,
as
with
the
richness
of
the
museum's
holdings
it
would
be
well-possible
to
illustrate
various
aspects
of
the
city's
history
and
the
cultures
and
beliefs
of
its
ancient
inhabitants.
Instead,
the
museum
-
in
line
with
its
section
on
the
fine
arts
-
seems
content
to
present
its
pieces
as
art
rather
than
for
their
historical
value,
much
depending
on
the
visitor's
own
knowledge
and
interest
(or
lack
thereof)
for
a
deeper
understanding
of
the
broader
context
and
function
of
the
objects
on
display.
Although
an
attempt
has
been
made
to
at
least
show
the
exhibits
in
a
temporal
sequence
by
using
a
rigid
chronological
route
through
the
museum,
this
attempt
fails
as
well,
due
to
the
often
unclear
path,
frequent
nooks,
hidden
niches,
and
need
to
traverse
back
part
of
the
wat
you
came.
Consequently,
the
visitor
finds
themselves
directing
more
attention
towards
finding
the
condoned
way
through
the
museum,
rather
than
figuring
out
the
temporal
context
that
this
route
is
meant
to
convey.
It
is
also
rather
frustrating
that
you
can't
easily
get
where
you
might
want
to
go
without
traversing
extensive
sections
of
the
museum.
Notwithstanding,
I
can
still
recommend
the
museum,
if
only
for
the
mentioned
beauty
of
their
collections.
Also,
when
we
were
there,
they
had
an
excellent
exhibition
on
Bronze
Age
Europe,
which
was
not
only
very
impressive
in
terms
of
objects
exhibited,
but
also
seems
to
have
been
much
better
in
terms
of
contextualisation
and
information-provision
than
their
permanent
exhibition
-
though
I
should
immediately
add
that
we
had
run
out
of
time
when
arriving
at
this
part
of
the
visit
(another
downside
of
the
museum's
rigid
visitor's
route).
However,
in
contrast
to
the
rest
of
the
museum,
information
in
the
temporary
exhibit
was
only
provided
in
French.
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