museums & galleries
- the art association - heidelbergFounded in 1869, the Heidelberger Kunstverein is one of the largest and oldest art organizations in Germany. One of the main focuses of the organization is to support ...read more »
- bonsai museum heidelbergThe Bonsai Museum opened in 1985 as the first museum of its kind. It currently displays around 100 trees from all over the world. In addition to the exhibits inside, ...read more »
- cajeth house museum“Primitive art in the 20th century”. That is what can be found in the Cajeth House Museum. This unique collection of artwork is comprised of paintings that won’t ...read more »
- carl bosch museumProfessor, technician, chemist, director of BASF and IG Farben, and Nobel Prize winner (1931). This was Carl Bosch. On the grounds of his villa, in the building that ...read more »
- german sinti and roma cultural centerThe Sinti and Roma peoples, (commonly but incorrectly referred to as Gypsies), are two of the many minorities that live in Europe. The cultural center in Heidelberg ...read more »
- ethnographical museumFounded in 1919, the Ethnographical Museum has both permanent and rotating collections comprised of arts and ethnographical objects from Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. ...read more »
- friedrich ebert memorialFriedrich Ebert was the son of a tailor who, in 1920, became the first democratically elected president of Germany. His memorial, which is located in the house where he ...read more »
- german museum of packagingEver wonder what the original UHU glue packaging looked like? Curious as to how Pelican ink acquired its name? Well, wonder no more. The German Museum of Packaging has ...read more »
- museum of ancient artThe Museum of Ancient Art, part of the University of Heidelberg, is the largest archaeological collection in a German University. The collection contains two areas – ...read more »
- museum of ecclesiastical artsThis unique museum is located inside the Church of the Jesuits. A collection of ecclesiastical art from the 17th -19th centuries, it contains sculptures, liturgical ...read more »
- museum of the palatinateThe main focus of the Museum of the Palatinate, located in the Morass Palace, is the history of the Palatinate region and the city of Heidelberg. The collections in the ...read more »
- the prinzhorn collectionWhile working in Heidelberg at the psychiatric hospital, Hans Prinzhorn grew the existing collection of patients’ artwork. By the time he published his book in 1922, ...read more »
