The museums, art galleries and similar organisations are arranged in alphabetical order of their location.
The Celtic-Roman museum (Kelten Römer museum) in Manching deals with one of the most important Celtic cities in Europe 2000 years ago. The museum shows findings from over 100 years of archaeological excavations of the Celtic city on the Danube. The collections includes many artefacts and tools, treasures from the Mediterranean region, documenting the trade … Read more » “Celtic-Roman Museum”
The museum (Kelten und Römer museum) presents the archaeological finds of one of the most important Celtic settlements discovered so far. The project started more than hundred years ago and the culture and society of the Celts keep surprising the visitors and scholars.
The oldest inhabited German fortress is now a Museum, where the visitor can discover the Middle Ages. An old legend and a 1548 document say that this stronghold dates back to the 7th century, to the Merovingians under king Dagobert 1st. The “Burgmuseum” (Fortress Museum) will take the visitor to a medieval living area, through … Read more » “Castle Museum Meersburg”
The museum displays culture, history and art from the Markgräflerland and the city of Müllheim in the three countries region France, Switzerland and Germany.
The Roman limes or frontier in the south of Germany and Switzerland is part of the World Heritage of Unesco. Roman forts mark this frontier and are an integral part of this heritage. One fort can be seen in Rainau-Dalkingen, embedded in an open air museum.
Founded in 1934, the Museum of Military History (Wehrgeschichtliches Museum) has been housed in Rastatt Castle since 1956. With its collections and modern exhibition presentation, it is one of the leading military history museums in Germany. In the past, Rastatt’s location on the border with France has often placed the town at the centre of … Read more » “Museum of Military History Rastatt”
Three Romanesque churches from from the time of the Carolingians and Ottonians from the 9th to the 11th century attest to the significance of the former Benedictine abbey on the Monastic Island of Reichenau. The museum site comprises the three Romanesque churches on the island. Their wall paintings still impress today. The triple-naved Minster of St. Mary … Read more » “Museum Reichenau”
The Museum (Stadtmuseum) shows holdings on the history of the former imperial city, the Imperial Hofgericht and the Swiss Confederation. Rottweil joined the Swiss Confederation in the fifteenth century, but changed its mind after the Reformation and due to political and military developments. A focal point is also the everyday culture in Rottweil between 1750 … Read more » “City Museum Rottweil”
The archaeological museum presents findings and objects from prehistory, Roman Empire, the Aleman, and Carolingian periods and the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation until the end of the Middle Ages.
The museum (Landesmuseum Württemberg) presents the finds and features of 300 000 years of human history in the region. The first traces of prehistoric man and the oldest art emerged around 35 000 years ago in the caves of the Alps. The life of Celts, Romans, Alemanni and Franks are dealt with in chronological order. Although this part of Germany was only … Read more » “Landesmuseum Württemberg”