Lapidarium

A lapidarium is a place where stone (Latin: ) monuments and fragments of archaeological interest are exhibited.

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 Museo lapidario maffeiano (museum-lapidarium of Maffei), Verona, Italy
 * The Lapidary Museum, Avignon, France
 * The Estense Lapidary Museum, Modena, Italy
 * Split Archaeological Museum
 * Samharam Lapidarium, Khor Rowri, Oman.
 * Memphite Lapidarium (Mit Rahina, Egypt)