Archaeology Museums in Germany
Finds from prehistory, antiquity, the Roman era and the Middle Ages.
238Museums
16States
Bavaria (44)
Glyptothek
from €6
Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
from €7 1 exhibition
Pompejanum
from €7 1 exhibition
Archäologische Staatssammlung München
from €7 2 exhibitions
Historisches Museum Regensburg
from €5 2 exhibitions
Kelten-Römer-Museum
from €6 1 exhibition
Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke
Free admission 1 exhibition
Martin von Wagner Museum
Free admission 1 exhibition
Römerpark Ruffenhofen
from €6 1 exhibition
Bajuwarenhof Kirchheim
Free admission
Geschichtspark Bärnau-Tachov
from €9.50
Mithräum Königsbrunn
Free admission
Museum Erding
Free admission 1 exhibition
Naturkunde- und Mammut-Museum Siegsdorf
from €10 1 exhibition
Römische Thermen
from €4
Stiftsmuseum der Stadt Aschaffenburg
from €5
Villa rustica Leutstetten
Free admission
Archäologie-Museum im Fränkischen Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim
from €9
Archäologiemuseum Oberfranken
from €6
Archäologisches Museum der Stadt Kelheim
from €4
Archäologisches Museum Geldersheim
from €1
Archäologisches Museum Gunzenhausen
from €4.50
Archäologisches Museum Königsbrunn
Free admission
Auerbergmuseum im Kiebelehaus
from €2.50
Bandkeramik-Museum Schwanfeld
from €4
Bronzezeit Bayern Museum
from €3
Burgruine Sulzberg
from €3
Diözesanmuseum St. Afra
from €5 1 exhibition
Heimatmuseum Günzburg
from €2
Heimatmuseum Unterhaching
Free admission
Kastenhof Landau – Das Museum für Steinzeit und Gegenwart
from €5
Knauf-Museum Iphofen
from €5
Museum Fürstenfeldbruck
from €6
Museum Quintana
from €6
Naturhistorisches Museum Nürnberg
from €6 2 exhibitions
Römer und Bajuwaren Museum Burg Kipfenberg
from €5
Römermuseum Bedaium
from €4
Römermuseum Kastell Boiotro
from €5
Römermuseum Obernburg
from €3
Römermuseum Weißenburg
from €6
Römervilla am Tegelberg
Free admission
Römisches Museum Augsburg
from €3
Stadtmuseum Ingolstadt
from €6
Villa Rustica Peiting
Free admission
Baden-Württemberg (41)
Keltenmuseum Hochdorf/Enz
from €6
Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg
from €1.80 2 exhibitions
Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen
from €5 5 exhibitions
Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle
from €5 1 exhibition
Badisches Landesmuseum
from €5 3 exhibitions
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen
from €14
Museum Ulm
from €8 2 exhibitions
Alamannen-Museum Vörstetten
from €6 1 exhibition
Archäologischer Park Ostkastell Welzheim
Free admission
Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg
from €5 1 exhibition
Landesmuseum Württemberg
from €8 2 exhibitions
Lobdengau-Museum
from €5 1 exhibition
Museum für Urgeschichte und Eiszeitkunst
from €9 1 exhibition
Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen
from €4 1 exhibition
Dominikanermuseum Rottweil
from €6 1 exhibition
Limesmuseum Aalen
from €6 1 exhibition
Museum der Universität Tübingen
from €5 2 exhibitions
Römermuseum Remchingen
from €3 2 exhibitions
Antikensammlung der Universität Heidelberg
Free admission
Archäologisches Hegau-Museum
Free admission
Bachritterburg Kanzach
Burg Jagsthausen
from €2.50
Carl-Schweizer-Museum
from €4
Federseemuseum
from €8
Franziskanermuseum Villingen-Schwenningen
Free admission 2 exhibitions
Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum
from €2.50
Ipf-Museum Bopfingen
from €6
Museum der Stadt Weinheim
from €2
Museum Riegel
from €2.50
Regionalmuseum Römervilla
Free admission
Römerhaus Walheim
from €2
Römermuseum Güglingen
from €4
Römermuseum Osterburken
from €4
Römisches Freilichtmuseum Hechingen-Stein
from €8
Römisches Museum mit Archäologischem Park Köngen
Stadtmuseum im Schlössle
from €2 1 exhibition
Stadtmuseum Lahr
from €4
Steinzeitmuseum Korb-Kleinheppach
Urgeschichtliches Museum im Rathaus
Free admission
Urmensch-Museum
from €2
Weygang-Museum
Free admission
North Rhine-Westphalia (31)
Römisch-Germanisches Museum
from €6
Neanderthal Museum
from €14 2 exhibitions
Ägyptisches Museum Bonn
from €4.50 1 exhibition
Kolumba
from €8 1 exhibition
LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn
from €11 2 exhibitions
Akademisches Kunstmuseum
from €3 1 exhibition
Clemens Sels Museum Neuss
from €5 4 exhibitions
LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten
from €11 1 exhibition
LWL-Museum für Archäologie und Kultur
from €7
Archäologische Zone Köln
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg
from €4.50 3 exhibitions
LWL-Museum in der Kaiserpfalz
from €5 1 exhibition
Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen
from €7
Archäologisches Museum der Universität Münster
Free admission
BASA-Museum
Free admission 1 exhibition
Burghofmuseum Soest
Free admission
Freilichtmuseum Sachsenhof
Free admission
Gustav-Lübcke-Museum
from €5
Haus der Stadtgeschichte
Free admission
LWL-Römermuseum Haltern am See
from €7
Mindener Museum
from €4
Museum Burg Linn
from €8
Museum der Stadt Löhne
Free admission
Museum DKM
from €14 3 exhibitions
Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Museum im Stern
Free admission
Museum Menden
Free admission
Naturzentrum Eifel
from €2
Römergrab Köln-Weiden
from €5
Römerthermen Zülpich – Museum der Badekultur
from €7.50
Römische Kalkbrennerei Iversheim
from €2
Rhineland-Palatinate (22)
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier
from €10 1 exhibition
Ingelheimer Kaiserpfalz
from €3
Historisches Museum der Pfalz
from €10 4 exhibitions
Landesmuseum Mainz
from €6 4 exhibitions
MONREPOS – Archäologisches Forschungszentrum und Museum für menschliche Verhaltensevolution
from €6
Museum für Antike Schifffahrt
from €8
Museum für Archäologie (LEIZA)
RömerWelt
from €6
Landesmuseum Koblenz
from €10 2 exhibitions
Limeskastell Pohl
from €5
Museum der Stadt Worms
from €9 1 exhibition
Museum SchPIRA
from €5
Römervilla von Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
from €7 1 exhibition
Archäologiepark Belginum
from €4
Heimatmuseum Worms-Abenheim
Free admission
Kreismuseum Bitburg-Prüm
from €3
Museum am Dom Trier
from €5
Museum Römerhalle
from €5
Pfälzisches Erlebnis-Bibelmuseum
Free admission
Römisch-Germanisches Altertumsmuseum Villa Sarabodis mit Erlöserkirche
from €5
Römisches Museum Remagen
Free admission
Terra-Sigillata-Museum Rheinzabern
from €3
Lower Saxony (20)
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim
from €12.50 2 exhibitions
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
from €10 4 exhibitions
Museum August Kestner
from €5 1 exhibition
Archäologisches Zentrum Hitzacker
from €5
Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch Oldenburg
from €6 2 exhibitions
Schwedenspeicher-Museum
from €9 1 exhibition
Museum Nienburg
from €4 1 exhibition
Archäologisches Museum Wolfenbüttel
Bronzezeithaus Hahnenknoop
from €4
Buxtehude Museum für Regionalgeschichte und Kunst
from €6
Die Eulenburg. Universitäts- und Stadtmuseum Rinteln
from €2
Eisenzeithaus Darpvenne
Free admission
Emsland Archäologie Museum
from €4
Erich-Mäder-Glasmuseum
Free admission
Forschungsmuseum Schöningen
from €9
Heimatmuseum Römstedthaus
from €2.50
Kreismuseum Syke
from €5
Museum Lüneburg
from €10
Museum und Park Kalkriese
from €12
Schloss Rodenberg
Free admission
Hesse (16)
Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt
from €8 3 exhibitions
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
from €8 1 exhibition
Hessisches Landesmuseum
from €8 1 exhibition
Schloss Erbach
from €8
Wetterau-Museum
from €4 2 exhibitions
Historisches Museum Dietzenbach
Free admission 1 exhibition
Keltenwelt am Glauberg
from €8
Museum Bensheim
from €3 2 exhibitions
Museum Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
from €4
Museum in der Anstalt
Free admission 1 exhibition
Museum KeltenKeller
Free admission
Museum Schloss Fechenbach
from €3 1 exhibition
Museum Schloss Steinheim
from €4 1 exhibition
Stadtmuseum Hofheim am Taunus
from €5 2 exhibitions
Vortaunusmuseum
Zeiteninsel
from €9
Saxony-Anhalt (11)
Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle
from €12 1 exhibition
Museum Schloss Bernburg
from €8 2 exhibitions
Archäologisches Museum der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Free admission
Arche Nebra
from €8.50
Dommuseum Ottonianum Magdeburg
from €7.50
Freilichtmuseum Königspfalz Tilleda
from €5
Johann-Friedrich-Danneil-Museum
from €6
Langobardenwerkstatt Zethlingen
from €6
Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte
from €4.50
Prignitz-Museum am Dom Havelberg
from €6
Salzlandmuseum
from €4
Thuringia (10)
Lindenau-Museum
Free admission 2 exhibitions
Herzogliches Museum Gotha
from €12 2 exhibitions
Opfermoor Vogtei
from €1.50
Stadtmuseum Erfurt
from €6 4 exhibitions
Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Funkenburg
from €4
Kulturhistorisches Museum (Mühlhausen/Thüringen)
from €6 1 exhibition
Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Thüringens
from €3.50
Museum Tabakspeicher
from €5 2 exhibitions
Steinsburgmuseum
from €2
Werratalmuseum Gerstungen
from €5 1 exhibition
Berlin (8)
Schleswig-Holstein (8)
Saarland (7)
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (6)
Saxony (6)
Brandenburg (3)
Bremen (3)
Hamburg (2)
Archaeology Museums in Germany: Overview & Tips
Our guide lists 238 archaeology museums in Germany, spread across 16 states and 203 towns and cities. Most of them are in Bavaria (44), Baden-Württemberg (41), and North Rhine-Westphalia (31).
At the city level, Berlin (8), Bonn (4), and Cologne (4) lead the way – ideal if you want to see several archaeology museums in a single day.
42 museums are free to visit. For the others with a published price, a regular adult ticket costs €5 at the median, and the middle half charge between €4 and €8.
86 museums are fully wheelchair accessible, 194 offer dedicated programs for families, and 74 have a café or restaurant. These figures come from our ongoing research – museums whose details we haven’t verified yet aren’t included in the counts.
Top 10 archaeology museums in Germany
The best-known archaeology museums in Germany
PergamonmuseumArchaeology · Berlin
Neues MuseumArchaeology · Berlin
Altes MuseumArchaeology · Berlin- Ägyptisches Museum und PapyrussammlungArchaeology · Berlin
GlyptothekArt · Munich
Römisch-Germanisches MuseumArchaeology · Cologne
Keltenmuseum Hochdorf/EnzArchaeology · Eberdingen
Museum für Islamische KunstArt · Berlin
Neanderthal MuseumArchaeology · Mettmann
James-Simon-GalerieArt · Berlin
Archaeology museums in Germany with free admission
Lindenau-MuseumArt · Altenburg
Naturkundemuseum LeipzigNature · Leipzig
Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer BildwerkeArchaeology · Munich
Archäologischer Park Ostkastell WelzheimArchaeology · Welzheim
Martin von Wagner MuseumArt · Würzburg
Bajuwarenhof KirchheimOpen-air · Kirchheim bei München
BischofsburgArchaeology · Hamburg
Mithräum KönigsbrunnArchaeology · Königsbrunn
Museum ErdingRegional · Erding
Villa rustica LeutstettenArchaeology · Starnberg
Archaeology museums in Germany with programs for families
- Neues MuseumArchaeology · Berlin
- Altes MuseumArchaeology · Berlin
- Ägyptisches Museum und PapyrussammlungArchaeology · Berlin
- GlyptothekArt · Munich
- Römisch-Germanisches MuseumArchaeology · Cologne
- Keltenmuseum Hochdorf/EnzArchaeology · Eberdingen
- Neanderthal MuseumArchaeology · Mettmann
- James-Simon-GalerieArt · Berlin
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum HildesheimArchaeology · Hildesheim
Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer KunstArchaeology · Munich
Wheelchair-accessible archaeology museums in Germany
- Neues MuseumArchaeology · Berlin
- Altes MuseumArchaeology · Berlin
- Ägyptisches Museum und PapyrussammlungArchaeology · Berlin
- GlyptothekArt · Munich
- Neanderthal MuseumArchaeology · Mettmann
- James-Simon-GalerieArt · Berlin
- Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum HildesheimArchaeology · Hildesheim
- Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer KunstArchaeology · Munich
Rheinisches Landesmuseum TrierArchaeology · Trier- Ägyptisches Museum BonnArchaeology · Bonn
Archaeology museums in Germany with the highest published visitor numbers
- PergamonmuseumArchaeology · Berlin
- Neues MuseumArchaeology · Berlin
- Altes MuseumArchaeology · Berlin
Badisches LandesmuseumHistory · Karlsruhe
Reiss-Engelhorn-MuseenHistory · Mannheim- Römisch-Germanisches MuseumArchaeology · Cologne
- Neanderthal MuseumArchaeology · Mettmann
Wikinger-Museum HaithabuArchaeology · Busdorf
Deutsches SchifffahrtsmuseumTechnology · Bremerhaven
Museum der Westlausitz KamenzNature · Kamenz
Current special exhibitions at archaeology museums in Germany
- PERGAMON. Meisterwerke der antiken Metropole und 360°-Panorama von Yadegar AsisiPergamonmuseum · Berlin
- 100 Jahre Wörterbuch der ägyptischen SpracheNeues Museum · Berlin · until December 31, 2026
- Schicksal in den Sternen. Die Anfänge des TierkreisesNeues Museum · Berlin · until January 10, 2027
- Dioskuren – Der geschenkte TagNeues Museum · Berlin · until March 14, 2027
- Die Krone von Kertsch. Schätze aus Europas FrühzeitNeues Museum · Berlin · until September 22, 2027
- Grundstein Antike. Berlins erstes MuseumAltes Museum · Berlin · until January 10, 2027
- 100 Jahre Wörterbuch der ägyptischen SpracheÄgyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung · Berlin · until December 31, 2026
- Schicksal in den Sternen. Die Anfänge des TierkreisesÄgyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung · Berlin · until January 10, 2027
- Dioskuren – Der geschenkte TagÄgyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung · Berlin · until March 14, 2027
- 2 Millionen Jahre MigrationNeanderthal Museum · Mettmann · until November 1, 2026
By state
Cities with the most museums
Good to know
Founded 1818Akademisches Kunstmuseum has the longest history709,000visits a year at Pergamonmuseum – the top figure among archaeology museums in Germany
34museums are regularly open on Mondays, too
1.5 hoursis how long a typical visit takes
85museums are showing special exhibitions right nowFrequently asked questions
How many archaeology museums are there in Germany?
Our directory currently lists 238 archaeology museums in Germany across 203 towns and cities.
What are the best-known archaeology museums in Germany?
Some of the best known are Pergamonmuseum, Neues Museum, Altes Museum, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, and Glyptothek.
Which archaeology museums in Germany offer free admission?
42 museums are free to visit – for example Lindenau-Museum, Naturkundemuseum Leipzig, Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke, and Archäologischer Park Ostkastell Welzheim.
Which archaeology museums in Germany are open on Mondays?
Many museums are closed on Mondays, but according to their regular hours 34 are open, such as Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Groß Raden, and Wikinger-Museum Haithabu.
Which archaeology museums in Germany are wheelchair accessible?
86 museums are fully wheelchair accessible, including Neues Museum, Altes Museum, and Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung. Others are partially accessible – you’ll find the details on each museum’s page.
How much does it cost to visit archaeology museums in Germany?
A regular adult ticket costs €5 at the median, with prices ranging from €1 to €14. Children, students and families usually pay less.
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