The Thermenmuseum tells the story of the Romans in South Limburg. The masterpiece is the Roman bathhouse: the best-preserved Roman (public) bath building in the Netherlands.

Admire, among other things, the original jug by Potter Lucius, a replica of the Simpelveld sarcophagus and a cross-section of the Via Belgica that is 8 meters wide!

About the bathhouse

This Roman archaeological museum tells the story of Coriovallum (the Roman city that lies below Heerlen). The masterpiece is the Roman bathhouse: the best-preserved Roman (public) bath building in the Netherlands. This bath house with 500 meters of Roman wall work and 2500 m2 of floor space has been very well preserved. But not only that: it is also the oldest stone building in the Netherlands.

A visit to the bathhouse is now even more impressive than ever.

• Visit the  exhibition 400 years of bathing ! Step back in time 2000 years and imagine yourself in a Roman bathhouse. See it for yourself in a new, ultra-realistic exhibition on the theme ‘400 years of bathing’.
• Thanks to the 96-meter-long wooden walkway, you literally stand with your nose on the Romans. You can study history in detail. See the remains of the cold and hot water baths, shops, stove, two thousand year old underfloor heating, swimming pool and massage rooms.