History Museums

Numerous museums that are housed within monuments and historical buildings tell tales of knights' battles and royal weddings, of Bajuwarians, Celts, and Romans, and delve into the traditions and the local history of Bavaria. History comes alive vividly and emotively in these remarkable spaces...

04.01.2023 | Blog: Monarch of Masterpieces: King Ludwig I of Bavaria

Although the fairytale king Ludwig II is more famous today, no other ruler has left his mark on Bavaria like King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
25.08.2020 | Blog: A Royal Journey: Seven Castles that Echo the Presence of King Ludwig II in Bavaria

To this day, legends surround the Bavarian fairytale king Ludwig II and his famous castles, such as Schloss Neuschwanstein (Neuschwanstein Castle), where we go in search of clues.

Exhibition:

: Last chance

07.03.2025 - 23.03.2025

Dorfmuseum im Pfannerhaus (Village museum in the Pfannerhaus)

Location: Roßhaupten
Exhibition:

: Last chance

22.02.2025 - 23.03.2025

Burgmuseum Parsberg (Parsberg Castle Museum)

Location: Parsberg
Exhibition: Marlene Reidel - pages of life

: Last chance

01.12.2023 - 28.03.2025

LANDSHUTmuseum (Landshut City Museum)

Location: Landshut

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Museum Karlstadt

Karlstadt has experienced many things since it was founded around the year 1200. Starting with the enormous upheaval of the Reformation and other formative changes, selected works of art illustrate...

Location: Karlstadt
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Museum Wasserburg

The Wasserburg Municipal Museum takes visitors on a journey through 3000 years of cultural history. On four floors of a typical late medieval town house, the past of the town and region is brought to...

Location: Wasserburg
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte | Museum (House of Bavarian History | Museum)

How Bavaria became a Free State and what makes it so special - this is the focus of the museum's permanent exhibition, which traces Bavaria's path from the founding of the kingdom in 1806 to the...

Location: Regensburg
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Deutsch-Deutsches Museum Mödlareuth (German-German Museum Mödlareuth)

The Americans called it "Little Berlin": a village of 50 souls that became a symbol of German division just like its larger counterpart. A concrete wall ran through the middle of Mödlareuth,...

Location: Töpen
Museum / Exhibition Centre - currently closed: NS-Dokumentationszentrum München (Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism)

From December 2024 until the beginning of May 2025, the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism will be closed to individual visitors due to renovation work. Events for...

Location: München
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum)

The Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum) is one of the great military history museums in Europe. The New Palace, built in the 15th century, is considered one of the most beautiful Gothic...

Location: Ingolstadt

The Middle Ages and Renaissance in Castles: Off to the Middle Ages!

The five castles incorporated in the network “Mittelalter und Renaissance auf Burgen” offer exciting exhibitions in thick walls of ancient halls. Some have been specially designed for families. We interviewed the director of Passau’s Oberhausmuseum on this subject.

The Fascination of the Middle Ages (external link, opens in a new window)

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04.01.2023 | Blog: Monarch of Masterpieces: King Ludwig I of Bavaria

25.08.2020 | Blog: A Royal Journey: Seven Castles that Echo the Presence of King Ludwig II in Bavaria

Exhibitions at History Museums

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Exhibition: Marlene Reidel - pages of life

History Museums

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Museum Karlstadt

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Museum Wasserburg

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte | Museum (House of Bavarian History | Museum)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Deutsch-Deutsches Museum Mödlareuth (German-German Museum Mödlareuth)

Museum / Exhibition Centre - currently closed: NS-Dokumentationszentrum München (Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum)

The Middle Ages and Renaissance in Castles: Off to the Middle Ages!