Bronzezeit Bayern Museum

About the museum

The impetus for the museum came from finds in Bernstorf, a district of Kranzberg. There, two amateur archaeologists, Traudl Bachmaier and Dr. Manfred Moosauer, began investigating traces at the edge of a gravel pit in 1994 and came across the remains of a timber-and-earth wall from the Middle Bronze Age that had been destroyed by fire. In 1998 a gold hoard came to light there, and two years later amber finds followed. With a wall about 1.6 kilometers long, the fortification enclosed roughly 13 hectares and is considered the largest known of its kind north of the Alps.

The Bronzezeit Bayern Museum opened in 2014. It is located in the town center on the Pantaleonsberg, a steep hill above the Amper valley on which a castle stood in the Middle Ages. The present building next to the chapel was renovated with the great help of volunteers and inaugurated in 2007; celebrations and art exhibitions take place on the first floor, while the museum is on the second floor.

The operator is the municipality of Kranzberg. Since 2015, the Förderverein Pantaleonsberg Kranzberg (friends' association) has taken care of the development and upkeep of the house; its members are on site during opening hours and offer tours on request.

Using display panels, finds, films, and specialist literature, the exhibition conveys how people lived in Central Europe in the second millennium BC and what connections reached as far as the Mediterranean region. The gold jewelry from Bernstorf can be seen as a replica.

Highlights

• Finds from the Bronze Age fortification of Bernstorf
• Replica of the gold jewelry from Bernstorf
• Exhibition on Bronze Age long-distance contacts reaching to the Mediterranean region
• Location on the Pantaleonsberg above the Amper valley

Permanent exhibitions

• Bronzezeit in Bayern – The exhibition presents the Middle Bronze Age in Central Europe and focuses on the fortification of Bernstorf with its gold and amber finds.

Founded

2014

Operated by

Gemeinde Kranzberg

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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

The museum is not accessible: cars are not permitted on the Pantaleonsberg, the way leads on foot along a partly paved road, and the exhibition is on the second floor without an elevator. Persons with mobility impairments can, on request by phone, receive permission to drive up in individual cases.

Kids & families

Children under 12 may only visit the museum when accompanied by adults. A museum education program for children aged 10 and over is in preparation.

Getting there & parking

A9, exit 67 Allershausen, then toward Freising and after about 2.5 km turn off toward Kranzberg. Cars are not permitted on the Pantaleonsberg.

Amenities & dining

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

Events & venue rental

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