Heimatmuseum Günzburg

About the museum

The impetus came in 1904 from the Historischer Verein Günzburg (Günzburg Historical Society), which at first housed its collection in rooms of the Gymnasium. As the holdings kept growing, the museum moved in 1937 to the south wing of Günzburg Palace, where the pieces could be displayed spaciously and in order for the first time.

Shortly before the end of the war in 1945, air raids destroyed a large part of the collection. After years in makeshift quarters, the museum found a new home in 1958 in the former Piarist college on Rathausgasse, which had been built in 1757. After a thorough renovation, the holdings were set up anew in 1982; since then, the museum has been classified as a regional focus museum for archaeology.

Today the museum is run by the town of Günzburg, and the Historischer Verein continues to support its work. On three floors and more than 600 square meters, the exhibition spans the first traces of settlement some 4,000 years ago and Roman Günzburg, paintings and sculptures from the Gothic period to the 19th century, religious crafts, and evidence of the history of rule and of everyday life in the town and its surroundings.

Highlights

• Prehistoric and Roman finds from the town area
• Sacred painting and sculpture from the Gothic period to the 19th century
• Religious crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries
• Former Piarist college of 1757 as the museum building
• Free app "Geschichtsorte Günzburg" on the Nazi era in the town

Permanent exhibitions

• Heimatmuseum Günzburg – Dauerausstellung – Three floors on the town's history: from prehistoric and Roman finds through sacred art to the history of rule and everyday culture in Günzburg.

Founded

1904

Operated by

Stadt Günzburg

Director

Sarah Maria Lorenz

Admission & discounts

Members of the Historischer Verein Günzburg have free admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• 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

Only the first floor has limited wheelchair access. Accessible parking spaces are available in the underground parking garages at Forum am Hofgarten and Am Stadtberg.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

Children up to age 12 have free admission, families with the family ticket pay €3. For elementary school children, there is the "Günzburger Stadtspiel" with a worksheet for exploring the old town.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the middle of Günzburg's old town.

Amenities & dining

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

Events & venue rental

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