Regensburg's history from the Stone Age and Roman Castra Regina to the 19th century, housed in the medieval Minorite monastery on Dachauplatz.
From October 3, 2026
With more than 100 objects, loans, and audio and media installations, the show explores the spirit of the economic miracle years in Regensburg, caught between new beginnings and denial. No end date has been published.
Through February 7, 2027
Studio exhibition on a newly discovered, richly furnished grave from the city's large Roman cemetery, offering insights into the transition from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages. Included in regular admission.
The city of Regensburg founded its Historisches Museum in 1931 and housed it in the former Minorite monastery of St. Salvator. The Franciscan order had settled in the city in the 13th century; of the complex, the Gothic monastery church and the cloister with a late Gothic fountain survive, and today they rank among the museum's most impressive exhibition spaces in their own right. Because of World War II, the museum could not open until 1949, under its director Walter Boll.
The displays follow the history of the city and of Eastern Bavaria in large sections. Under the title "Die prähistorische Oberpfalz" (Prehistoric Upper Palatinate), the prehistory section spans the period from a hand axe roughly 250,000 years old to the end of the Celtic era. The Roman section, redesigned in 2003, recalls Castra Regina, the most important legionary fortress in the province of Raetia, whose foundation inscription is on display here; models and reconstructions illustrate everyday and military life.
In the church and cloister, medieval Regensburg comes to life: the political constitution, long-distance trade, daily life and art of what was once a wealthy trading city. Religious art of the 15th and 16th centuries, with winged altarpieces, panel paintings and works by Albrecht Altdorfer and the Danube School, is a key focus, as are domestic culture and decorative arts up to the 19th century.
Alongside the permanent exhibition, the museum presents studio and special exhibitions on recent excavation finds and on the city's more recent history. Serenades and matinees take place in the Minorite church under the title "Klang.Raum.Museum".
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2.50Retirees, people with severe disabilities, groups of 10 or more, and holders of the Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte (Bavarian volunteer card), the Stadtpass Regensburg and the Landkreispass Regensburg |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and teens under 18 free; school classes free |
| Seniors | €2.50With pension ID |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2.50 |
| Students & apprentices | freeStudents under 30 free |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2.50 per personGuided tour for private groups €45 plus admission |
| Families | €10Parents with children under 18 |
| Public guided tour incl. admission | €8Reduced €5, families €16 |
Free admission: Free admission for everyone on the first Sunday of every month.
Free admission also for, among others, ICOM members and members of the Förderkreis der Museen der Stadt Regensburg (friends' association). Discounts cannot be combined.
According to the Museumsportal Bayern: step-free and threshold-free access, accessible restroom, seating, assistance dogs welcome, and audio descriptions for visually impaired visitors.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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| Family ticket | €10 · Parents with children under 18 |
A family tour once a month on Sundays; children's birthday parties (Stone Age, Roman, or Medieval celebration) and activities for children through the museum education service (Cultheca). Family ticket; free admission under age 18.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Museum café.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tours: Roman Regensburg on Saturdays at 13:00, Regensburg in the Middle Ages on Sundays and public holidays at 13:00. Group tours by arrangement through the Büro Management Museumsführungen (tel. 0941 507-3442, museumsfuehrungen@regensburg.de). School and children's programs as well as tours for seniors (first Tuesday of the month) through Cultheca (tel. 0941 69896946). |
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