Discover Museums in Regensburg

What's life like at a World Heritage Site with over a thousand monuments? Pretty great! The Celts, Romans, and Bavarians certainly thought so. Today, the city of Regensburg on the former Roman border, the Limes, is extremely popular with students, river cruisers, and cyclists travelling along the Danube.

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The city of Regensburg has a wealth of museums worth visiting. We present a selection of highlights and insider tips.

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Walhalla (Valhalla)

The uplifting view over the Danube plain alone is worth climbing the 358 steps. King Ludwig I of Bavaria had the marble monument in Donaustauf built by his court architect Leo von Klenze in 1830. The memorial honours important personalities from Barbarossa to Goethe.

Walhalla (Valhalla)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie (Art Forum East German Gallery)

The mission of the Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie (Art Forum East German Gallery) is to preserve, research and communicate the art and culture of the German population groups in Central, Eastern and...

Location: Regensburg
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: Historisches Museum Regensburg (Historical Museum Regensburg)

"Art and cultural history of Regensburg from the Stone Age to the 19th century": although this summary is accurate, it does not do justice to the Historisches Museum Regensburg (Historical Museum...

Location: Regensburg
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Fürst Thurn und Taxis Schloss St. Emmeram (Prince Thurn and Taxis St. Emmeram Palace)

In 1812, the former Bendictine Abbey of St Emmeram became the residence of the princely Thurn and Taxis family, and it still is. How "the princess" lives today is private, but the 19th century living...

Location: Regensburg
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Donau-Schiffahrts-Museum (Danube Navigation Museum)

All machines are on "stop", but this museum can start moving at any time! Two historic ships, the paddle steamer "Ruthof/Érsekcsanád" from 1922/23 and the motor train ship "Freudenau" (built in 1942)...

Location: Regensburg
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Naturkundemuseum Ostbayern (Natural History Museum East Bavaria)

How did the habitat in the region change from the Jurassic to the appearance of humans and what does it look like today? Which rocks, minerals and soils are typical of eastern Bavaria? Discover the...

Location: Regensburg

Discover Museums in Regensburg

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Inspiration and tips for your visit to Regensburg

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Walhalla (Valhalla)

Museums in Regensburg

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie (Art Forum East German Gallery)

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

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Historisches Museum Regensburg (Historical Museum Regensburg)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Fürst Thurn und Taxis Schloss St. Emmeram (Prince Thurn and Taxis St. Emmeram Palace)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Donau-Schiffahrts-Museum (Danube Navigation Museum)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Naturkundemuseum Ostbayern (Natural History Museum East Bavaria)