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© Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum), Photo: Helmut Bauer

Museum des Ersten Weltkriegs (Museum of the First World War)

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Accessibility
partly accessible
Opening Times
Open today 09:00-17:30
Address
Reduit Tilly, Klenzepark
85049 Ingolstadt
Contact

Germany's largest permanent exhibition on the First World War is located in the former Reduit Tilly fortress, just a few minutes' walk from the New Palace. It begins with the founding of the German Empire in 1871 and ends in 1918 with the reorganisation of Europe by the victorious powers, explaining the political, economic and ideological background to the war alongside the military events. However, the focus of the exhibition is on people: 1500 objects in 30 rooms and displays illustrate the gruelling and brutal everyday life at the front as well as the suffering and privations of the families at home or the wounded soldiers in the military hospitals.

Last edited on 12.12.2023

Additional information

  • Opening Times

    Open today 09:00-17:30

    • Tuesdays: 09:00-17:30
    • Wednesdays: 09:00-17:30
    • Thursdays: 09:00-17:30
    • Fridays: 09:00-17:30
    • Saturdays: 10:00-17:30
    • Sundays: 10:00-17:30

    Holidays:

    • 31.12.2025
      New Year's Day: closed
    • 05.01.2026
      Epiphany: 10:00-17:30
    • 15.02.2026
      Shrove Monday: closed
    • 16.02.2026
      Shrove Tuesday: closed
    • 02.04.2026
      Good Friday: closed
    • 04.04.2026
      Easter Sunday: 10:00-17:30
    • 05.04.2026
      Easter Monday: 10:00-17:30
    • 30.04.2026
      Labour Day: 10:00-17:30
    • 13.05.2026
      Ascension Day: 10:00-17:30
    • 02.10.2026
      Day of German Unity: 10:00-17:30
    • 31.10.2026
      All Saints' Day: closed
    • 17.11.2026
      Day of Prayer and Repentance: 09:00-17:30
    • 23.12.2026
      Christmas Eve: closed
    • 24.12.2026
      Christmas Day: closed
    • 25.12.2026
      Boxing Day: 10:00-17:30
    • 30.12.2026
      New Year's Eve: closed

    Closed on all other holidays

  • Inclusion

    Accessibility

    • Barrier-Free Access
    • Step- and Threshold-Free Accessibility to Public Areas
    • WC for Disabled Persons
    • Service Dogs Welcome

  • Offers

    Educational Programmes

    • Guided Tours
    • Offers for School Groups
    • Offers for (Adult) Groups

    Further offers

    • Museumsshop

  • Digital Offers

    No information available

  • Contact

    Address

    Reduit Tilly, Klenzepark
    85049 Ingolstadt

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 0841/9377-0

    E-Mail

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

    Website

    http://www.armeemuseum.de/erster-weltkrieg (external link, opens in a new window)

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    Tourism Region

    Altmühltal
    Upper Bavaria

Image gallery

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© Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum). Photo: Rössle
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MG and artillery room © Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum). Photo: Helmut Bauer
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Artillery shelter © Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum). Photo: Helmut Bauer
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Balloon basket and start of the air war © Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Bavarian Army Museum). Photo: Helmut Bauer

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