Museum Herxheim
Museum in Herxheim on the Stone Age, with the Linear Pottery (Bandkeramik) find site and local history, plus workshops.
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About the museum
The Museum Herxheim presents two main themes across more than 400 square meters: the Stone Age and the history of the village. The focus is on the Linear Pottery culture (Bandkeramik), the culture of the first farmers in Central Europe around 7,000 years ago.
Excavations since the 1990s have revealed a settlement near Herxheim with a double ditch ring, where hundreds of people were killed and dismembered in a ritual event. The finds and their interpretation form the core of the exhibition.
The village's history over the past centuries covers, among other things, weaving and tobacco cultivation. The museum garden and the Historarium with dioramas complement the visit; at the find site, about 2 km away, a reconstructed longhouse also stands.
Highlights
- Linear Pottery find site at Herxheim
- Village history, including weaving and tobacco cultivation
- Historarium with dioramas
- Museum garden, accessible at all times
- Stone Age workshops
Permanent exhibition
- Bandkeramik und Ortsgeschichte – The permanent exhibition shows the finds from the Linear Pottery find site at Herxheim and the village history, including weaving and tobacco cultivation.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4.50 |
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| Reduced | €3.50Trainees, volunteers, students, senior citizens, holders of a severe disability ID, job seekers |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 |
| Groups (12+ people) | €4 per personGroups of 12 or more; school classes €1.50 per person. |
| Families | €12 |
Stone Age tour or special exhibition €38 per group (up to 25 people) plus admission.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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
Almost all sections are accessible to wheelchair users; elevators and lifts are available.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | €12 |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Stone Age workshops of about three hours with a guided tour (children and young people €8, adults €13, plus admission); participants may take home what they made. Action days.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kirche / Rathaus · 4-min walk
Stops Kirche or Rathaus in Herxheim.
Route via the A65 and B9.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with ceramic replicas, jewelry and specialist literature.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and workshops by registration with the museum management (0170 7940527). Programs take place outdoors in good weather; in winter they are held in the renovated vaulted cellar. |
