Editing Fishbourne Roman Palace (section)

=== Legacy ===

[[File:Fishbourne Roman Palace MMB 25.jpg|thumb|left|The museum]]

A museum was erected over the excavated palace by the [[Sussex Archaeological Society]], in order to protect and preserve some of the remains ''in situ''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The largest Roman Palace in Britain with outstanding mosaics, set in England's first garden. {{!}} The Sussex Archaeological Society |url=https://sussexpast.co.uk/properties-to-discover/fishbourne-roman-palace |access-date=2021-04-11}}</ref> The museum incorporates most of the visible remains, including one wing of the palace. The gardens were re-planted using authentic plants from the [[Roman Britain|Roman period]], including roses, lilies, rosemary, various fruit trees and boxed hedges.<ref name=":03"/> A team of volunteers and professional archaeologists are involved in a continuing research [[archaeological excavation]] on the site of nearby, possible military buildings as well as a harbour area located on the southern portion of the Fishbourne site. The latest excavation season was conducted in 2002.<ref name=":03" />

The Fishbourne Roman Palace Museum was closed to the public in March 2020 as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The Sussex Archaeological Society lost an estimated £1 million in income from visitors, and in June began a fundraising appeal so that it could continue maintaining Fishbourne Roman Palace along with other properties.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correspondent |first=Mark Bridge, History |title=Fishbourne Roman Palace faces closure after huge loss of visitor income |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/history/article/fishbourne-roman-palace-faces-closure-after-huge-loss-of-visitor-income-6w7l8kp5h |access-date=2021-03-01 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> The Fishbourne Roman Palace has since reopened to the public.<ref>https://sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/fishbourne-roman-palace/</ref>