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Gallo-Roman Museum

Provinciaal Gallo-Romeins Museum

Houses Celtic gold, Roman glassware, Merovingian filigree work, and the dodecahedron (12-facet ball), an unusual Gallo-Roman object found during excavations which nobody knows what it represents or was used for. There's a permanent exhibition and a temporary one which changes annually.

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Address: Kielenstraat 15
Hours: Tue-Fri 09:00—17:00, weekends 10:00—18:00. Closed on Mon, unless it is a holiday
Price: €7, €1 for people younger than 26
Website: galloromeinsmuseum.be (opens in a new tab)

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