Museum und Park Kalkriese

Over het museum

The starting point was Roman coins and sling bullets that the British amateur archaeologist Tony Clunn discovered near Kalkriese in 1987 and 1988. From 1989, systematic excavations followed that uncovered traces of a major battle between Roman troops and Germanic tribes on the Kalkrieser Berg; the site is associated with the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE. Research on site continues to this day.

As part of Expo 2000, the museum park was created first, designed by the Swiss architects Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer together with the firm Zulauf Seippel Schweingruber. On April 21, 2002, the museum building opened with its Corten steel facade and the tower about 40 meters high. In the park, rust-red steel plates mark the presumed route of the legions and steles mark the course of the Germanic rampart; three pavilions for seeing, hearing, and asking invite reflection on the place.

The permanent exhibition summarizes the results of more than 30 years of research. On the first floor, original finds are on display, including the well-known mask and a segmented armor (lorica segmentata) recovered in 2018 that is considered the oldest known of its kind in the Roman Empire; it also covers the everyday life of Romans and Germanic peoples. The floors of the tower are devoted to the reception history of the battle and end with a panoramic view over the historic landscape. The site is operated by VARUSSCHLACHT im Osnabrücker Land gGmbH, supplemented by a visitor center with shop, café, and conference room.

Hoogtepunten

• Kalkriese mask among the original finds
• Oldest known Roman segmented armor (2018 find)
• Museum tower about 40 meters high with panoramic view
• Museum park with pavilions for seeing, hearing, and asking
• Marked route of the Romans and Germanic rampart

Vaste collectie

• Die Ausstellung zur Varusschlacht – Original finds such as the mask and the Roman segmented armor, everyday life of Romans and Germanic peoples, and in the tower the reception history of the battle with a panoramic view over the site.

Beheerder

VARUSSCHLACHT im Osnabrücker Land gGmbH

Directie

Dr. Stefan Burmeister

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices apply when a special exhibition is running (currently until November 7, 2027); permanent exhibition only: €9.50, reduced €6.50, family ticket €20. With a ticket for bus line 260 or the on-demand bus Lütti, €2 off regular admission. Discounts for holders of various cards (e.g., Ehrenamtskarte 20%, GEO-Card 50%). Payment in cash, with EC, Visa, or Mastercard.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Certified according to "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All; accessible for people with walking disabilities, partially for wheelchair users). Elevators in the museum tower and the visitor center, mobile seating in the exhibition, accessible parking spaces at the visitor center; tours for people with cognitive impairments.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek
• Kinderfeestjes

Family tours on Sundays at 14:00 (90 minutes, €3 per person plus admission), on the first Sunday of the month Family Sunday with a children's activity; during the holidays a program with park rallies on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Models, drawers to discover, a trail-finder game, and a high ropes course in the park. Children's birthday parties for ages 6 to 14 (90 minutes, €145). Certified as KinderFerienLand Niedersachsen.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car via the A1, exit Bramsche, then about 7 km on the B218 toward Minden/Bad Essen. GPS: Venner Straße 69, 49565 Bramsche-Kalkriese. Bicycles are not allowed in the park (bike racks available).

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes
• Wifi

LIVIA – Café & Lounge (April to October daily 10:00–18:00, in November Sat/Sun 11:00–17:00). Museum shop in the visitor center with books, replicas, and regional products. Free Wi-Fi in the museum and park; picnics allowed in the park.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 100 personen.

Conference room "Tony Clunn" for up to 100 people with daylight and conference technology, for seminars, workshops, and corporate events; supporting program in the museum and park possible.

Je bezoek plannen