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List of museums in Baden-Württemberg

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This is a list of museums in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries.

Name Location Area of Focus Summary
Afrika-Haus Freiberg Freiberg am Neckar Art African art
Augustiner Museum Freiburg im Breisgau Art Includes works from the Middle Ages up to the Baroque period, as well as paintings from the 19th century
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz Ladenburg Automotive
Baden State Museum Karlsruhe Multiple website, cultural, art and regional history of the state of Baden-Württemberg
Bebenhausen Monastery and Palace Tübingen Historic house Medieval monastery with church, 19th-century palace
Black Forest Costume Museum Haslach im Kinzigtal Fashion Traditional clothing and costume of the Black Forest region
Black Forest Open Air Museum Gutach Open-air Includes six fully furnished farmhouses
Braith-Mali-Museum Biberach an der Riss Local Local history, archaeology, art and natural history
Brenz Castle Sontheim Local Features a community museum of area geology, paleontology and local history
Bruchsal Palace Bruchsal Historic house website, tours of the reconstructed Baroque palace interiors, houses the German Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments[1] and the Bruchsal Town Museum[2][3]
Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Art Features the Media Museum for new media art and the Museum of Contemporary Art
Colombischlössle Archeological Museum Freiburg im Breisgau Archaeology Human development of the High and upper Rhine from the Paleolithic Age to the Early Middle Ages
DBK Historic Railway Crailsheim Railway Heritage railway
Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum Neckarsulm Transport Motorcycles and bicycles
Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma Heidelberg History History of the genocide perpetrated upon the Sinti and Roma by the Nazis
Dorf- und Uhrenmuseum Gütenbach Gütenbach Horology Local history of clockmaking, focusing on the history of making wooden clock movements
Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen Aerospace Aircraft designs of Claude Dornier, the Dornier company and aerospace products of Airbus
Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte Rastatt History Museum and memorial to free democratic traditions in Germany, located in Schloss Rastatt
Fabergé Museum Baden-Baden Decorative arts Items made by the Russian jewellery firm Fabergé
German Clock Museum Furtwangen im Schwarzwald Horology History of timekeeping, collection of clocks and watches from the Black Forest area and around the world
German Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments Bruchsal Music website, branch museum of the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, features 18th and 19th-century self-playing musical instruments in clocks, cabinets, music boxes, orchestrion, organs and mechanical figures
German Phono Museum Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald Music History of the music communications industry from phonographs up to the CD
Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg Herrenberg Music Church tower with over 30 bells from 12 centuries and many different regions, the church's own bells
Gochsheim Castle Kraichtal Local Exhibits on local history, many work of local artist Karl Hubbuch, and world's largest collection of irons
Grafeneck Euthanasia Centre Grafeneck History Memorial site dedicated to the victims of the state-authorised euthanasia programme referred to as Action T4
Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe History website, history of southwest Germany from 1790 to the present
Hegel House Stuttgart Biographical Life and work of philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Heidelberg Castle Heidelberg Historic house Tours of the castle remains and a pharmacy museum
Hellenstein Castle Heidenheim an der Brenz Multiple Partly ruined castle, includes the Museum of Coaches, Carriages and Carts, and the

Hellenstein Castle Museum with local history, toys, religious artifacts and neolithic tools

Hirsau Cloister Museum Hirsau Religious website; museum of the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, history and artifacts of the former Hirsau Abbey
Hohenzollern Castle Bisingen Historic house 19th-century castle on a bluff, ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern dynasty which produced Prussian Kings and German Emperors
IG 3-Seenbahn Seebrugg Railway Heritage railway with locomotives and wagons typical of the area between 1945 and 1960
Jewish Museum, Emmendingen Emmendingen Jewish Culture and history of the Jewish community in Emmendingen between 1716 and 1940
John Rabe Communication Centre Heidelberg Biographical Life of businessman John Rabe who tried to stop the atrocities of the Japanese army during the Nanking Massacre and worked to protect Chinese civilians
Jünger-Haus Wilflingen Langenenslingen Biographical Last home of German writer Ernst Jünger
Karlsruhe Palace Karlsruhe Multiple Houses the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
Katzenstein Castle Dischingen Historic house 17th-century castle
Kepler Museum Weil der Stadt Biographical website, birthplace home of astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler
Kunsthalle Mannheim Mannheim Art Modern and contemporary art
Kunsthalle Tübingen Tübingen Art Modern and contemporary art
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart Stuttgart Art Modern and contemporary art
Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg Multiple Art, decorative arts, archaeology and costumes
Landesmuseum Württemberg Stuttgart Multiple Old Castle houses archaeological artifacts, Württemberg crown jewels, medieval art, antique and modern glass, clocks and scientific instruments, a museum for children, musical instruments
Langenstein Castle Orsingen-Nenzingen Amusement Features the Carnival Museum (Fasnachtmuseum) with masks, costumes, terracotta figures
Lichtenstein Castle Lichtenstein Historic house Gothic Revival 19th-century castle, features collection of historic weapons and armour
Linden Museum Stuttgart Ethnography Exhibits from cultures around the world including South and Southeast Asia, Africa, the Islamic world form the Near East to Pakistan, China and Japan, and artifacts from North and Latin America and Oceania
Ludwigsburg Palace Ludwigsburg Multiple Baroque palace to tour, features 3 museums: Baroque Gallery presents the State Gallery's collection of Baroque paintings; Porcelain Museum; Baroque Fashion Museum presents clothes from 1750 to 1820
Mannheim Palace Mannheim Historic house The main floor rooms of the 18th-century Baroque palace have been restored and furnished with period items including tapestries, ornate furniture, paintings, porcelain and silverware.
Maulbronn Monastery Maulbronn Religious Medieval Cistercian monastery complex
Meersburg Castle Meersburg Historic house Medieval castle, features over 30 furnished rooms and an armoury
Melanchthonhaus Bretten Religious History of the Protestant Reformation and life of Philipp Melanchthon
Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart Automotive Mercedes-Benz cars and other vehicles, history of the company
Meßkirch Castle Meßkirch Multiple Castle tours and cultural center with a county art gallery, a museum about philosopher Martin Heidegger, and the Oldtimer Museum with old automobiles and motorcycles,
Museum Art.Plus Donaueschingen Art Contemporary art
Museum at Market Square Karlsruhe Decorative arts website, decorative and applied art objects and furniture including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, 20th-century fashion, modern and contemporary furniture; museum of the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
Museum at the Market Schiltach Local website, local history
Museum Autovision Altlußheim Automotive Includes cars, motorcycles, bicycles (most of which were built by NSU Motorenwerke AG) and alternative propulsion
Museum der Alltagskultur Waldenbuch Culture Everyday cultural objects including furniture, household items, personal items, beliefs, folk and pop culture
Museum in the Majolica Karlsruhe Ceramics website, history and artifacts of the Majolica Porcelain Manufactory; museum of the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
Museum of Clockmaking Villingen-Schwenningen Horology History of the clockmaking industry in the town
Museum of Modern Literature Marbach am Neckar Literature Focus is 20th-century literature
Museum of Upper Rhine Literature Karlsruhe Literature website, includes handwriting, first editions, letters, photography and audio artefacts
Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Art 20th-century modern art
Neues Schloss Meersburg Historic house 18th-century Baroque palace, features a collection of shells, snails, minerals and fossils
Pharmacy Museum Schiltach Medical website, 19th-century pharmacy used until the 1980s
Porsche Museum, Stuttgart Stuttgart Automotive Porsche vehicles and history of the company
President Friedrich Ebert Memorial Heidelberg Biographical Life and of Friedrich Ebert
Railway Vehicle Preservation Company Stuttgart Railway
Reiss Engelhorn Museum Mannheim Multiple Exhibitions in four museum locations, includes art and cultural history, theater and literature, antiquities, international photography, life of poet and playwright Friedrich Schiller, archaeology, Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, non-European cultures, and natural history
Salem Monastery and Palace Salem Historic house Baroque-period imperial abbey and church
Schloss Favorite (Rastatt) Rastatt Historic house 18th-century Baroque summer residence and hunting palace, features Asian and European porcelain, glass and faience collection
Schloss Kirchheim Kirchheim unter Teck Historic house Renaissance fortress palace with 19th-century furnishings
Schloss Rastatt Rastatt Historic house 18th-century Baroque palace, tours include admission to the Military Museum
Schüttesäge Museum Schiltach Local Themes of forestry, tanning and timber rafting in the area
Schwarzwaldmuseum Triberg Triberg im Schwarzwald Local website, local history, culture, clockmaking, clothing, mechanical orchestras and typical crafts
Schwetzingen Palace Schwetzingen Historic house 18th-century palace and gardens
Sigmaringen Castle Sigmaringen Historic house Includes collections of pre- and ancient historical objects, works from Swabian artists, carvers and metalworkers, Hall of Weapons with one of the largest private weapon collections in Europe, and the Marstallmuseum with the princely fleet of carriages
Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim Transport Includes aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, locomotives, tractors, steam engines and trucks, tanks and military equipment
South German Railway Museum Heilbronn Railway Includes steam, diesel and electric locomotives, a locomotive roundhouse with a working turntable, and large wagon shed
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Stuttgart Art Includes Old German paintings 1300-1550, Italian paintings 1300-1800, Dutch paintings 1500-1700, German paintings of the baroque period, art from 1800 to 1900
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Art
Stadtmuseum Schramberg Schramberg Local website, local history, castles, stoneware, straw braiding and watches
State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Natural history Includes animal dioramas, geology on the Upper Rhine, minerals, dinosaurs and fossils, climate, insects, African habitat dioramas, native flora and fauna
State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart Stuttgart Natural history Two buildings: Museum am Löwentor with fossils excavated in south-west Germany, dinosaur models, insects in amber; Schloss Rosenstein about animals, habitats, ecosystems and evolution
Staufen Ceramics Museum Staufen im Breisgau Ceramics website; museum of the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe
Technoseum Mannheim Technology Technology and industry including technical, social and political changes since the 18th century
Tettnang Castle Tettnang Historic house 18th-century Baroque castle
Transylvanian Museum Gundelsheim Ethnic Cultural heritage of the Transylvanian Saxons
Ulm Railway Society Ulm Railway Four heritage railways
Urach Residential Palace Bad Urach Historic house website, 15th-century Renaissance palace
Urmensch Museum Steinheim an der Murr Archaeology website, physical and mental development of prehistoric man with an emphasis on the Steinheim skull[4]
Viniculture Museum Stuttgart Wine website, area wine-making industry
Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein Design Modern furniture and design
Waldburg Castle Waldburg Historic house Medieval castle
Water-Bath-Design Museum Schiltach Technology website, history of Hansgrohe and its influence on bathroom technology and design
Wehrgeschichtliches Museum Rastatt Rastatt Military Included with tours of Schloss Rastatt, relationship between state, society and the military, primarily in the southwest of Germany
Wiesloch Feldbahn and Industrial Museum Wiesloch Railway Narrow-gauge railway and industrial heritage open-air museum
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen Aerospace History of the Zeppelin airships, combines technology and art

References

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  1. ^ "German Museum of Musical Automata". Bruchsal Tourism. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Städtisches Museum (Town Museum) in the Bruchsal Barockschloss (Baroque Palace)". City of Bruchsal. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Town Museum". Bruchsal Tourism. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Museum of Prehistoric Man". Stuttgart District Tourism. Retrieved 8 August 2016.