{{Short description|Place exhibiting stone monuments and fragments}} {{About||a gem artisan|lapidary|other uses}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2023}} [[File:Aquincumi muzeum - lapidarium.jpg|thumb|The lapidarium section in the Aquincum Museum, Budapest, Hungary]] thumb|Lapidarium, Brussels [[File:Wien - Schottenstift, Lapidarium (Mausoleum).JPG|thumb|Lapidarium with epitaphs in the 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 epigraphs; statues; architectural elements such as columns, cornices, and acroterions; bas reliefs, tombstones; and sarcophagi.
Such collections are often displayed in the outdoor courtyards of archaeology museums and history museums.
A '''lapidary museum''' could either be a lapidarium or – less often – a gem museum (e.g. the Mineral and Lapidary Museum, North Carolina).
== Examples == * The Lapidarium (in the National Museum), Prague, Czechia * The Lapidarium, Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine * The Lapidarium of Kings, Copenhagen, Denmark * The {{ill|Museo lapidario maffeiano|it}} (museum-lapidarium of Maffei), Verona, Italy * The Lapidary Museum, Avignon, France * The Estense Lapidary Museum, Modena, Italy * 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, a sculpture museum, usually stone sculptures * A Lithotheque, an academic collection of natural stone samples
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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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