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Frontiers of <strong>the</strong> Roman Empire – Ripa Pannonica in Hungary (RPH) Nomination statement<br />

b. Exhibits:<br />

• New permanent exhibit on Budapest’s Roman-era urban predecessors<br />

• The Aquincum water organ – music from ancient times<br />

• The mosaics and murals from <strong>the</strong> proconsul’s palace<br />

• Animals in <strong>the</strong> world of Humans<br />

c. Events<br />

• Pompa Romana – festive parade from <strong>the</strong> amphi<strong>the</strong>ater of <strong>the</strong> military town to <strong>the</strong> amphi<strong>the</strong>ater<br />

of <strong>the</strong> civilian town<br />

• Floralia – Roman spring festival<br />

• Aquincum Poetry Competition<br />

• Organ Week – antique music concert with a working reconstruction of <strong>the</strong> Aquincum organ<br />

• Liberalia – Roman wine festival<br />

• Small concerts at <strong>the</strong> Hercules Villa.<br />

• Connections to <strong>the</strong> traditional events held nationally and in <strong>the</strong> capital:<br />

• Night of <strong>the</strong> Museums, Óbuda Summer, Cultural Heritage Days<br />

d. Museum Education<br />

• Guided tours in Hungarian, English, German and French at <strong>the</strong> Aquincum Museum,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Hercules Villa and <strong>the</strong> Bath Museum<br />

• Museum classes for groups of elementary and high school students, through prior arrangement<br />

• Museum classes for persons living with disabilities – for <strong>the</strong> blind and sight impaired and for <strong>the</strong><br />

mentally challenged<br />

• Empathy Program – <strong>the</strong> museum introduces an understanding of <strong>the</strong> senses of <strong>the</strong> blind<br />

to healthy participants<br />

• Connection to <strong>the</strong> SzüniDödő summer break series of events at <strong>the</strong> Petőfi Hall<br />

• Playful Sundays – family programs<br />

e. Things to see at <strong>the</strong> Romkert Archaeological site<br />

• Chronoscope: window to <strong>the</strong> past<br />

• Lapidarium<br />

RPH 47. Ulcisia fort, Szentendre<br />

• Ulcisia, fort (under excavation, not yet on exhibit)<br />

• Collection of Roman-era stones (<strong>Danube</strong> Bend tour route)<br />

• Villa Rustica excavated and restored ruin that can be visited at <strong>the</strong> open-air ethnographic museum<br />

• 16 Kossuth u., remains of <strong>the</strong> floor heating system from a Roman-era bath exhibited in <strong>the</strong><br />

basement of <strong>the</strong> Rex Matthias bed and breakfast and restaurant<br />

RPH 53-57. Pone Navata? fort, Quadriburgium? fortlet and Solva – 24, 28, 35 watch towers,<br />

Visegrád<br />

• Mátyás Király Museum<br />

• Visegrád-Lepence: Late imperial period watch tower<br />

• Visegrád-Gizellamajor: Roman fortlet<br />

• Visegrád-Kőbánya watch tower<br />

• Visegrád-Sibrik-domb: Roman fort<br />

RPH 62. Ad Herculem fort, Pilismarót – Kis-hegy<br />

• Kis-hegy: The remains of <strong>the</strong> fort<br />

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