Landesmuseum Mainz
The Landesmuseum Mainz, or Mainz State Museum, is a museum of art and history in Mainz, Germany. In March 2010 it reopened in full after an extensive renovation. The museum has its roots in a painting collection donated by Napoleon and Chaptal to the city of Mainz in 1803. It moved into its current location, in the former electoral stables, in 1937, by which time it had grown significantly. It received its present name in 1986, and was renovated and modernised from 2004 to 2010. Collections (Partial list.) Pre-Historic and Roman Departments Antiquities from the Mainz area, including a Venus-like statue from 23,000 BC; stone axes from the Late Stone Age; Roman stone memorials; busts of bronze and marble; a 1st-century Roman Jupiter Column; a 3rd-century Roman arch. Prince Johann Georg Collection Near-Eastern finds assembled by Prince Johann Georg, including medieval icons, Byzantine art and Egyptian relics. Medieval Department A Byzantine spangenhelm; a Madonna made of ivory; a relief cycle of Prince Electors; a cycle of nine paintings of Mary by the Master of the Housebook. Renaissance Department Works by Lorenzo di Credi, Hans Baldung Grien (presumed), Peter Binoit (presumed), Philippe de Champaigne, Willem Claeszoon Heda, and Jean Bardin. Baroque