03-05-2010, 01:50 PM
I can certainly recommend Valkhof museum. There is a pottery section in the basement to the side of the cloakroom, easily missed. Upstairs, there is a great exhibition, rather classicly done with all the pieces in showcases, although they do have a reconstructed cart, two uniformed soldiers (infantry and cavalry) and a saddled horse to go with the cavalry chap. I must say the fort at Saalburg is also worth a visit, if only for the shoes on display, but closer by is Xanten with its new museum. Also nicely done and the rebuild city gatehouse, the wall, mansio and amphitheater are well worth the visit. Do not expect much in the way of enlivenment.
