LMM Guide
AVREA MAGONTIA. Mainz in the Middle Ages
Experience 800 years of Mainz city history at a glance.
Here you will find all the wall texts in English translation for you to read directly or study at home.
The exhibition shows the eventful history of the city of Mainz from the 6th to the 14th century. It shows its importance as a flourishing trading town, an outstanding location of the church and one of the starting points of the significant Jewish SchUM communities.
After the fall of the Roman Empire and a considerable population decline, due to its excellent geographical location, Mainz remained a strategically important place. The Germanic Franks conquered the former Roman territories. The area on the Rhine became a centre of power from the Carolingian period onwards.
Mainz developed into an economic, political and ecclesiastical metropolis and is often referred to as "Aurea Magontia", the "golden Mainz". Under Charlemagne, Mainz also became the largest and most important archbishopric. The archbishops retained this supremacy until the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
A new time
Mainz in the Merovingian period
Living on the Rhine
Dying on the Rhine
A centre of power
Mainz in the Carolingian period
Strategic Centre
From Near and Far
Under the Sign of the Cross
Early Roman bronze door
Episcopal city and coronation
Mainz in the Ottonian period
Archbishop Willigis
Hotspot of the Empire
"Art thriller" Gold Treasure
The Jewish Community
SchUM – SCHPIRA, WARMAISA, MAG
Between the archbishop...
...and the citizens. Mainz in the Hohenstaufen period
Rich middle-class town
Rich Archbishop,
rich Spirituality
A thriving city.
Mainz in the Elector era
Magnificently furnished houses
Seven Electors...
...and one King
Clothes make the man
The Mainz department store
Trade in luxury Goods
With letter and seal
Mainz on the Move...
...into a new era
wird geladen ...
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