Bayerisches Polizeimuseum

About the museum

The Bayerisches Polizeimuseum (Bavarian Police Museum) is a branch of the Bayerisches Armeemuseum and opened on December 19, 2011, as the central museum of the Bavarian police. It was preceded by special exhibitions on police history, including a 2006/07 show marking 60 years of police in Bavaria, which drew great interest.

The museum is housed in the Turm Triva, a round building of Ingolstadt's Neoclassical state fortress. It was built between 1828 and 1841 at the same time as the neighboring Reduit Tilly, is named after the Bavarian war minister Johann Nepomuk von Triva, and received its exterior design from plans by Leo von Klenze.

The exhibition on the first floor spans about a hundred years: from the revolution of 1918/19 through the role of the police under National Socialism and border security during the Cold War to the operations during the protests against the Wackersdorf nuclear reprocessing plant in the 1980s.

On display are uniforms, badges, equipment, weapons, vehicles, photographs and personal documents that illustrate the organization and everyday life of the police in Bavaria.

Highlights

• Historic VW Beetle patrol car
• Uniforms and equipment of the Bavarian police since 1918
• The police under National Socialism and during the Cold War
• Police operations during the Wackersdorf protests
• Neoclassical Triva fortress tower in the Klenzepark

Permanent exhibitions

• Bayerisches Polizeimuseum – Dauerausstellung – The exhibition traces Bavarian police history from the revolution of 1918/19 through the Nazi era and the Cold War to the 1980s, with uniforms, vehicles and documents.

Founded

2011

Operated by

Bayerisches Armeemuseum (Freistaat Bayern)

Admission & discounts

The general fee regulations of the Bavarian state museums apply. Free admission also for, among others, teachers accompanying school classes, press, ICOM members and holders of the Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte (Bavarian volunteer card).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: not available
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Exhibition on the first floor only, step-free access, accessible restroom. Vehicles cannot drive right up to the tower; the footpath from the Neues Schloss is passable for vehicles but not recommended for wheelchair users.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Children's tour "Theophil Triva, das Blaulicht und der Verkehr" with a hand puppet for preschool and elementary school children, for private groups by registration.

Getting there & parking

Turm Triva is located in the Klenzepark on the south bank of the Danube; GPS devices often do not find the address Regimentstraße 28 – the beer garden "KIK Klenzepark" is a good landmark. The museum guidance system only leads to the Neues Schloss.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

Beer garden KIK in the nearby Klenzepark.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit