# Lapidarium

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{{Short description|Place exhibiting stone monuments and fragments}}
{{About||a gem artisan|lapidary|other uses}}
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[[File:Aquincumi muzeum - lapidarium.jpg|thumb|The lapidarium section in the [Aquincum Museum](/source/Aquincum_Museum), Budapest, Hungary]]
thumb|Lapidarium, Brussels
[[File:Wien - Schottenstift, Lapidarium (Mausoleum).JPG|thumb|Lapidarium with epitaphs in the [Schottenstift](/source/Schottenstift)  (Scottish Abbey), Vienna]]
A '''lapidarium''' is a place where stone (Latin: {{wikt-lang|la|lapis}}) monuments and fragments of archaeological interest are exhibited.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Web Desk |date=2022-10-02 |title=Lapidariums: The Rich Tapestry of Historical Artifacts and Culture |url=https://azaditimes.com/news/lapidariums-the-rich-tapestry-of-historical-artifacts-and-culture/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Azadi Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

They can include stone [epigraph](/source/epigraphy)s; statues; architectural elements such as columns, [cornice](/source/cornice)s, and [acroterion](/source/acroterion)s; [bas relief](/source/bas_relief)s, tombstones; and [sarcophagi](/source/sarcophagus).

Such collections are often displayed in the outdoor courtyards of [archaeology museum](/source/archaeology_museum)s and [history museum](/source/history_museum)s.

A '''lapidary museum''' could either be a lapidarium or – less often – a gem museum (e.g. the [Mineral and Lapidary Museum](/source/Mineral_and_Lapidary_Museum), North Carolina).

== Examples ==
* The [Lapidarium](/source/Lapidarium%2C_Prague) (in the [National Museum](/source/National_Museum_(Prague))), Prague, Czechia
* The [Lapidarium](/source/Lapidarium%2C_Kerch), [Kerch](/source/Kerch), Crimea, Ukraine
* [The Lapidarium of Kings](/source/The_Lapidarium_of_Kings), Copenhagen, Denmark 
* The {{ill|Museo lapidario maffeiano|it}} (museum-lapidarium of [Maffei](/source/Francesco_Scipione)), Verona, Italy
* The [Lapidary Museum](/source/Lapidary_Museum_(Avignon)), Avignon, France
* The [Estense Lapidary Museum](/source/Estense_Lapidary_Museum), Modena, Italy
* [Split Archaeological Museum](/source/Split_Archaeological_Museum)
* Samharam Lapidarium,<ref>{{cite web |title=Samharam Archaeological Park |url=https://madainproject.com/samharam_archaeological_park#lapidarium |website=Madain Project |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref> Khor Rowri, Oman.
* Memphite Lapidarium (Mit Rahina, Egypt) <ref>{{cite web |title=Open Air Museum and Lapidarium of Memphis |url=https://madainproject.com/open_air_museum_and_lapidarium_of_memphis |website=Madain Project |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220123854/https://madainproject.com/open_air_museum_and_lapidarium_of_memphis}}</ref>

== See also ==
* A [glyptotheque](/source/glyptotheque), a sculpture museum, usually stone sculptures
* A [Lithotheque](/source/Lithotheque), an academic collection of natural stone samples

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Lapidariums|position=left}}

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Category:Archaeological museums
Category:History museums

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