Bavaria's oldest municipal museum: Augsburg goldsmiths' work, Renaissance bronzes, a model chamber and city history in two merchant palaces.
September 11, 2026 – November 15, 2026
In the Viermetzhof, this show, developed by students of the University of Augsburg, the Jüdisches Museum Augsburg Schwaben and FC Augsburg, traces the lives of Jewish athletes. Free admission.
The Maximilianmuseum is considered the oldest municipal museum in Bavaria. In 1853 the city of Augsburg acquired the building complex between Annastraße and Fuggerplatz, which had previously served as a Protestant orphanage for poor children, and opened its first municipal museum there in 1855. It is named after its patron, King Maximilian II of Bavaria.
The museum occupies two Renaissance merchants' houses: the Welserhaus, where Bartholomäus Welser lived, and the house on Fuggerplatz built in 1544–1546 with its stately facade, which later belonged to the Hainhofer family, among others. Around 1700, the engraver Elias Christoph Heiß had ceremonial rooms such as the Felicitas Hall and the Aeneas Gallery decorated with ceiling frescoes by Melchior Steidl.
In 1924 the city purchased the collection of Munich court councilor Sigmund Röhrer; its merger with the museum's holdings gave rise to the Städtische Kunstsammlungen (municipal art collections) in 1932. After extensive renovation and a new concept, the museum reopened in 2006 and received the Bavarian Museum Prize in 2007. Since then, the glass-roofed Viermetzhof courtyard has housed the original bronzes of Augsburg's monumental fountains.
The focus is on Augsburg goldsmiths' work, sculpture, scientific instruments, decorative arts, coins and medals, and city history. The model chamber with historic architectural, machine and hydraulic engineering models is classified as cultural property of national importance. A lapidarium in the basement and a virtual reality journey back to Augsburg around 1514 round out the offerings.
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €5.50University students, retirees, conscripts and federal volunteer service participants, people with severe disabilities, unemployed people and welfare recipients |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 26 · Free admission under age 27 (U27 ticket) |
| Seniors | €5.50Reduced for retirees |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5.50companion free · Necessary companion free |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree under age 27 (U27 ticket), otherwise reduced €5.50 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5.50 per person |
| Families | –No family ticket listed; under-27s free |
| Annual pass (all museums) | €50Couples €80 |
| Kultursozialticket (social culture ticket) | €1With a food bank ID or public transport social ticket |
Free admission: Every Sunday (Museumssonntag) free admission to the permanent exhibition; also on International Museum Day and Heritage Open Day (Tag des offenen Denkmals).
The inner courtyard (Viermetzhof) with the original bronzes of the monumental fountains is freely accessible during opening hours. Free admission with the Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte (Bavarian volunteer card) and for refugees with proof. Pick up free tickets at the museum ticket desk.
Loaner wheelchair, elevator to the second and third floors, accessible restroom with baby changing table, ramp from the courtyard to the coat check, portable ramps for single steps, folding stools. Museum app also in Easy Language (Leichte Sprache) and German Sign Language. Companion service via the volunteer center with advance registration (besucherservice-kusa@augsburg.de).
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 26 |
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Children's and family tours as well as creative holiday activities according to the calendar of the Kunstsammlungen; baby changing room in the building.
Moritzplatz
Tram 1, 2 and bus 22, 32 to Moritzplatz, then a few minutes' walk via Philippine-Welser-Straße; free City-Zone fare from the main train station.
No on-site parking at the museum.
No parking lot of its own; only limited parking in the city center, so arriving by public transport, bicycle, or e-scooter is recommended.
Café & shop in the Maximilianmuseum (Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00, tel. 0821 324-4167).
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, RU, TR) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Tours via the free museum app. Public guided tour of the permanent exhibition usually on Sundays at 15:00; short "smART LUNCH" tours on Wednesdays/Fridays at 12:00, family tours. Group tours can be booked. |
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