Museen in Bamberg und im Bamberger Land
Whether you are interested in the history of Levi Strauss, who became world-famous through his jeans of the same name, or in Franconian beer brewing: You will not be disappointed in Bamberg. Many museums and exhibitions in town and in Bamberg county take a closer look at a variety of different topics.
Discover the treasures hidden within Bamberg's museum landscape by making use of the BAMBERGcard. In addition to admission to the most important museums, the card also includes a guided tour or an audio guide, a bus pass and other perks.
And don't miss the Museums on Cathedral Hill, an array of great exhibitions of international standing in close proximity to another around Bamberg Cathedral.
Diocesan Museum
Emperor Heinrich II and his consort Kunigunde embellished the diocese they founded with valuable liturgical items, relics, paraments and books. In the course of the centuries, these treasures were extended by donations, but were also decimated several times. Many works of art were lost to ...
Museums on Cathedral Hill
Five institutions of international acclaim are based on Cathedral Hill - already a sight in itself - all within walking distance of each other. They harbour an abundance of treasures and exhibits you shouldn't miss. Bamberg’s Diocesan Museum emerged from Bamberg’s Cathedral Treasury. Its ...
Levi-Strauss-Museum
The Geburtshaus Levi Strauss Museum Jeans & Kult informs you about Levi Strauss, his life, and his famous product, the Levi's Jeans. The Levi Strauss Museum Jeans & Kult is located in the small half timbered house in Buttenheim where Levi Strauss was born. Modern and interactive presentations ...
Weissenstein Castle in Pommersfelden
Weissenstein Castle in Pommersfelden is a prestigious example of Franconian Baroque architecture. Its portrait galleries, fully furnished interior and impressive architecture attracts many visitors to Pommersfelden every year. Weissenstein castle in Pommersfelden is one of Germany’s greatest ...
State Library Bamberg
This cultural and humanities research library is steeped in tradition. It is charged with the task of supplying the city and region with literature and looking after outstanding literary treasures. Its international standing is documented by the fact that three Reichenau manuscripts dating from ...
Natural History Museum
The major highlight of Bamberg’s natural history museum are the nature cabinets dating back to the times of prince-bishop Franz Ludwig von Erthal in the Age of Enlightenment. Effectively this ornithological hall, with its classical furnishings and the outstanding collection of stuffed animals ...
The Farmers' Museum of Frensdorf
The Farmers' Museum of Frensdorf is a popular excursion to the south of the world heritage city of Bamberg. You can see the living quarters, a stable, a barn and a baking oven all arranged around the central inner court. You will learn a lot about farmers’ life around 1920 due to the original ...
The Market Gardeners' and Wine-Growers' Museum
The working life of the market gardeners and wine-growers is revealed at the Market Gardeners' and Wine-Growers Museum. Set in a typical 19th century market gardeners' house, the museum comprises the furnished rooms of the market gardeners, and the flags and staffs of the market gardeners' and ...
Museum of History
Right next to the famous Bamberg Cathedral ... From October 25, 2024 to April 27, 2025, on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Emperor Henry II's death, only the exhibition “1000 Years Ago | Life at the court of Kunigunde and Henry II can be experienced. The multi-faceted special ...
New Residence, the State Gallery
The New Residence with its splendid rooms and lavish furnishings is an impressive reflection of the prince-bishops' life. The state gallery contains a significant collection of old German and baroque paintings. In 1604 construction work started on the New Residence on Cathedral Square. ...
Seehof Palace near Memmelsdorf
Seehof palace near Memmelsdorf was built in 1686 as summer residence for the Bamberg prince bishops and impresses its visitors with the beautiful park and its cascades. Seehof palace in Memmelsdorf is often called Marquardsburg after its builder Marquard Schenk von Stauffenberg. The Prince ...
Nativity Museum Bamberg
A rich exhibition with mainly historical Christmas scriptures and crib performances. The museum shows a new selection of Nativity Scenes every year, different in origin, material, and age from all over the world. There is a small museum shop in the foyer where you can also buy figurines and ...
„The Bumiller Collection“
The BUMILLER COLLECTION is a unique collection of ancient Persian metal art. In addition to top pieces, everyday objects from serial production that were created in the Central Asian region are presented. Imaginative abstract decors, depictions of the animal world and mythical creatures lead you ...
Ludwig Collection in the Old Town Hall
The Old Town Hall will be renovated in the near future and will therefore remain closed. This also applies to the Ludwig Collection in the Old Town Hall. Thank you for your understanding! A small selection of the precious porcelain and faience will be presented in the New Residence from July ...
Former synagogue Reckendorf
The former synagogue now functions as a "House of Culture". In the women's gallery, the exhibition "Culture and Cult" was set up with reference to the former Jewish community. On display are exhibits that came from the local Genizah from the attic of the synagogue. These objects, collected over ...
E.T.A. Hoffmann's House (closed for renovation)
E.T.A. Hoffmann lived in the narrow house on Schillerplatz in 1809/1813. He occupied the second floor and loft with the poet's little room which is still furnished as it might have been in Hoffmann's day. The other rooms are filled with information and displays as well as installations on the ...
Fire Brigade's Museum
The oldest exhibit dates from 1740, a fire hose originally located at the New Residence. In the event of fire, it had to be filled with buckets of water and operated by four strong men. The most eye-catching part of the collection are the four bright-red fire engines which are equipped with ...
Museum of Franconian Switzerland
The Fränkische-Schweiz Museum (Franconian Switzerland Museum) in Tüchersfeld with its large collection of regional artefacts, is one of Franconians most notable museums The museum exhibits important finds of former times. The building has been erected in the so-called Judenhof (Jewish Court) ...
Franconian Brewery Museum
In the historical, restored vaulted rooms of the former Benedictine Brewery on Michelsberg, the Franconian Brewery Museum is completely devoted to beer. You can admire more than 1300 exhibits in the 900m² museum, which traces the creation of beer from the crop to the mug - all in the unique ...
Franconian Museum of Fishing
Volunteers have founded a little fishing museum in the village of Bischberg, just outside of Bamberg. Currently the museum is being renovated and enlarged and is therefore only open on request. Guided tours are always possible.
Gallery KUNST IM GANG
The gallery's name is ambivalent, as ART IN THE HALL on the one hand means, that the works of art on display here are literally shown in the corridors of a private house, on the other hand it also wants to show, that contemporary art is always in progress and in discussion. Founded in 1994 the ...
The Museum of Nativity Scenes in Baunach
The Museum of Nativity Scenes in Baunach, near Bamberg, shows Christmas cribs from the 18th – 21st century. It focuses not so much on the scenery but the figures and their meaning for the birth of Jesus Christ.
Kunstraum Kesselhaus
The boiler house of the former hospital in the centre of Bamberg has developed into an extraordinary space for modern art. Originally, the industrial building from the early 1960s was used as a hospital laundry, among other things, before standing empty for many years. The Kunstraum JETZT! ...
Missionary Museum in Bug district
The Museum created by the missionaries of St Francis in 1964 shows a variety of exhibits from India and South America whilst shedding light on today's missionary work. Perhaps the most impressive exhibit is the shrunken head from Paraguay. However, fossils, findings from an Inca cave that are ...
Historical Museum Ebrach
The museum shows the history of Ebrach and the monastery The museum informs about the monastery’s history, the Baroque interior of the church and the monastic life.
Museum in Schloss Sassanfahrt Palace
You can immerse yourself into history in this old palace turned into a museum, that used to lie on the route of emperors and kings. An old transport route passed through the valley of the River Regnitz and the town of Hirschaid here. The museum invites you to an exciting journey through time ...
Museum Kutz - Communications technology and history
The history of communication goes back 5000 years with the development of the spoken and later the written word. "Museum Kutz - Communications technology and history" documents this evolution. The collection is devoted, among others, to the development of the spoken and written word, the ...
Museum "Tropfhaus" in Sassanfahrt
Living and working in narrow space - that's life in the museum "Tropfhaus" - probably the smallest open air museum in Bavaria. You can discover what life was like for large families living together on very confined space in a so-called “Tropfhaus”. The house was built during the late 18th ...
Greifenstein Castle
Greifenstein Castle, which is in the possession of Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg is located on a rock high above the city of Markt Heiligenstadt in Franconian Switzerland Greifenstein castle, which is located outside the city of Heiligenstadt in Franconian Switzerland, is a big four winged ...
Villa Dessauer - city gallery
Alternating exhibitions, lectures, readings and musical events have been taking place at Villa Dessauer since 1987, most of which are organised by the City of Bamberg. The art society - Kunstverein Bamberg e.V. - and the regional association of fine artists - Berufsverband Bildender Künstler ...
The town museum of Schlüsselfeld
The touch and grasp museum in the Steigerwald In addition to the history of the town, the geology, ecology and folklore of the Steigerwald are presented in a particularly clear and understandable way. This house sees itself as a “hands-on and comprehensible museum”: touching is even ...
Documentation centre on witches
In the 17th century Zeil was the place of execution during the terrible witch hunt era, when hundreds of people were burnt on the stake due to the unrestrained prosecution of alleged witches within the bishopric of Bamberg. The tower and the bond house can be visited and a museum illustrates ...