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Archaeology at home

Finds from three millennia

04.07.2025 - 28.09.2025 ,
Staffelseemuseum (Lake Staffelsee Museum)

Special features:
Bayerischer Museumspreis 2019.
Accessibility
partly accessible
Opening Times
Open today 14:00-18:00
Address
Seestr. 1
82418 Seehausen am Staffelsee
Contact

Life by the lake - a favourite idea for many people in the past and today. Numerous archaeological finds from Staffelsee, Riegsee, Kochelsee and many other places in our homeland tell of the everyday life of the first people who stayed and settled here permanently. The exhibition deals with many exciting questions about the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. How did people live in prehistoric and early history? Where did they live? What did they believe in? What was the relationship between humans and animals like?

Last edited on 27.05.2026

Additional information

  • Opening Times

    Open today 14:00-18:00

    In the timeframe of 01. April until 31. October:

    • Thursdays: 14:00-18:00
    • Fridays: 14:00-18:00
    • Saturdays: 14:00-18:00
    • Sundays: 14:00-18:00

    In the timeframe of 01. December until 28. February:

    • Thursdays: 14:00-18:00
    • Fridays: 14:00-18:00
    • Saturdays: 14:00-18:00
    • Sundays: 14:00-18:00

    Holidays:

    • 01.01.2026
      New Year's Day: 14:00-18:00
    • 06.01.2026
      Epiphany: 14:00-18:00
    • 03.04.2026
      Good Friday: 14:00-18:00
    • 05.04.2026
      Easter Sunday: 14:00-18:00
    • 06.04.2026
      Easter Monday: 14:00-18:00
    • 01.05.2026
      Labour Day: 14:00-18:00
    • 14.05.2026
      Ascension Day: 14:00-18:00
    • 25.05.2026
      Pentecost Monday: 14:00-18:00
    • 04.06.2026
      Corpus Christi: 14:00-18:00
    • 15.08.2026
      Assumption Day: 14:00-18:00
    • 03.10.2026
      Day of German Unity: 14:00-18:00

    Closed on all other holidays

  • Inclusion

    Accessibility

    • Barrier-Free Access
    • Step- and Threshold-Free Accessibility to Public Areas
    • WC for Disabled Persons
    • Sitting Accommodations

  • Offers

    No information available

  • Digital Offers

    No information available

  • Contact

    Address

    Seestr. 1
    82418 Seehausen am Staffelsee

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 08841/672858
    • Special requests (e.g. guided tours): 08841/629789 (ab 18:00 Uhr)

    E-Mail

    info(at)staffelseemuseum.de (opens your email program)

    Website

    https://www.staffelseemuseum.de (external link, opens in a new window)

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    Tourism Region

    Upper Bavaria

Associated museum

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Staffelseemuseum (Lake Staffelsee Museum)

The museum covers a wide range of topics. Starting with the cultural history of the region dating back to the Bronze Age, which began on the island of Wörth. We also look at all aspects of the...

Location: Seehausen am Staffelsee