the museum of ancient shipbuilding

I certainly did not expect a significant naval history was associated with an interior city in Germany - yet from before Roman times there has been a lot of boat traffic on the river. This museum does an excellent job showcasing found and preserved Roman period river boats and their modern reproductions. The museum is well worth a few hours of your time.

It is a good museum if you want to read a lot. Furthermore, I really liked the fact that it was for free! There was an exhibition over a certain topic (I cannot remember anymore) and this was really good organized. I think you need to be a fan of ships to like this museum.

I really enjoyed this museum, It's been updated over 2013 and the displays are beautiful.Not just the remains of the ships dredged from the river, but full scale replicas. Also many ship models at different scales of other roman watercraft. there are also some stone finds along the walls that add information and context to the history of the Roman city. I also saw other Roman designs - a scorpion reproduction for instance . Alot was in German but there was some English and if you are familiar with the history it will be enlightening. An Easy walk from most of the Old Town area and the River.

This is a spacious museum that shows Roman ships found in the river. There are full size reconstructions based on these findings. Remarkable! Entry was free of charge.

The boat ruins in this museum are amazingly old! There is also a hands on section for children. It's all free, so don't skip it.

Anyone interested in history or naval engineering would appreciate these ships and relics. Spaciously and accessible presented.

Very interesting displays of Roman ships discovered along the banks of the Rhine. Nice hour or so of roaming the exhibits. Most descriptions are in German so a lot of detail is missed.

Walked here from the Cathedral.No tourist signs so look out for Ibis hotel which is in the next block.Spacious modern building.Lots of info in German & some English. Guidebook in English is 3 euros but small a6 size.At time of visit few visitors so dominated by staff.Can't understand no photos policy as the modern replicas are in well lit and spacious areas.The original craft are fairly small fragments of the vessels.Excellent value as the museum is free.Management need to be more enlightened over photos!

Many of the fragmentary ship hulls were discovered during the expansion of the Mainz Hilton hotel. Roman coastal/river patrol boats were found, and full-size replicas built. Many monument fragments and artifacts add to the story of the Roman history on the rivers of Germany.Admission is free. There are activities for children. Photography is unfortunately not allowed, and the small gift shop has very few items relating to the collection. However, it is definitely worth the visit.

The Shipbuilding Museum is small, so you can do it quickly. it has on display the ancient Roman ships that were found in the mud under the Rhine when they built up the "ufer" -- shore area -- from the HIlton Hotel on down. It may not be the most "exciting" museum but as a way of exhibiting the area's strong connection to the the ancient Roman empire, it can't be beat. Also take a look at the S-Bahn stop nearby, where they are excavating yet another Roman site!

Located at the confluence of the Rhein and Main rivers, Mainz was founded by the Romans is 36BC. It was a location of major strategic importance to the romans. There are many roman ruins located through out the city. When they were building the Hilton near the bridge, they uncovered an ancient Roman shipyard. Hilton corporation helped fund the museum which houses the find. It was one of the largest collection of ancient roman ships & shipbuilding related artifacts found north of the alps.

The museum is a pleasant way to spend a half hour or so. The original Roman ships are interesting and the modern reconstructions are helpful. It was free, but it was suggested we should buy a guide pamphlet for €3 which was fine.There's an A/V display which we found blurred and underwhelming until we realised we were supposed to wear 3d glasses which actually made it pretty cool.

This new museum hosts the 5 shipswrecks from the Roman period that were found in Mainz. Apart from the actual wrecks, two complete real-size replicas have been built that are shown as well, as well as numerous smaller replicas of all kinds of ships from the roman period. If you are interested in maritime archaeology, this museum is a must. Only a pitty that taking pictures is not allowed, though there are plenty of nice publications available for sale.

Das Altes Schiff Museum is a kind of time machine. During the construction of an annex to the Mainz Hilton Hotel, the remains of seven ancient roman ships were discovered entombed in the muddy banks of the Rhine. These have been carefully preserved and analysed.Two of the vessels were warships and these have been reconstructed at full size. The others were cargo barges and scale models show what they were originally like.There are many interactive exhibits and a couple of interesting films. It is well worth a visit. You can get there by SBahn.(Romisches Teatre station) or bus or just walk north along the Rhine bank.

I didn't even know this place existed but it was near my hotel so I dropped in the look around. It's a free museum. Several old Roman shipwrecks were discovered in the sediment when excavation work was done to build the Hilton hotel in Mainz. The ship fragments allowed for a study of the old way of building. And they created a couple of reproductions full-scale of what the boats would have looked like. Some interpretation in English which was nice to help understand what you were looking at.