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Museum of the Palatinate (Kurpfalzisches Museum) and restaurant, Heidelberg

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Set within an 18th-century Baroque mansion, Museum of the Palatinate (Kurpfalzisches Museum) and restaurant offers one of the area's finest collections of local art and artifacts. Watercolors and other works from the 15th through 20th centuries focus on this particular region of Germany. The mansion features plenty of don't-miss exhibits, including Heidelberg Man details the life and evolution of this ancient human ancestor, whose remains were uncovered nearby in 1907, plus the Twelve Apostles Altarpiece, an ornate sculpture considered to be one of the most important of its kind from the Renaissance period. Take a look at our Heidelberg trip itinerary app to schedule your visit to Museum of the Palatinate (Kurpfalzisches Museum) and restaurant and learn about what else to see and do during your holiday.

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By jobo49

Large museum with diverse collection. We stayed over 3 hours. The English audio guide (free of charge) is excellent - intelligent, focussed and short. It doesn't cover every exhibit, but it's a top...

Large museum with diverse collection. We stayed over 3 hours. The English audio guide (free of charge) is excellent - intelligent, focussed and short. It doesn't cover every exhibit, but it's a top... more »
By Paul L

Once you enter the museum it is considerably larger than you expect in view of it's actual location from the street entrance. Passing through a small garden with an Italian restaurant on your...

Once you enter the museum it is considerably larger than you expect in view of it's actual location from the street entrance. Passing through a small garden with an Italian restaurant on your... more »
By stefanoi917

I didn't expect this museum to be this large and worthwhile, the Lonely Planet doesn't fully reveal its richness. You should plan at least half a day here. To improve an already excellent experience..... more

I didn't expect this museum to be this large and worthwhile, the Lonely Planet doesn't fully reveal its richness. You should plan at least half a day here. To improve an already excellent experience..... more »

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By Stefano Iotti

I didn't expect this museum to be this large and worthwhile, the Lonely Planet doesn't fully reveal its richness. You should plan at least half a day here. To improve an already excellent experience, I recommend adding English translations.

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By Nadya

Good to visit and know more about Heidelberg history. Not very big museum, 2 hour is enough to see everything.

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By Levi Lowney

Fantastic museum of art and history, beautiful works and lots of stuff to see. Time period all the way from prehistoric to Celtic, Roman, Medieval, Romantic, and more. Only problem is most of the explanations are only in German and they don't let you use your phone to translate because they don't allow pictures... Or at least the one caretaker we ran into said so.

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Incredibly racist staff who clearly hate foreigners and especially people of color - the woman at the entrance was overjoyed after trying to find excuse after excuse to not let us in when her last attempt at blocking us (“cash only”) worked! She smiled so big, I was in shock. What a shame to experience racism as an American in GERMANY of all places!

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By cassiel28

Great place to know the local history. Wonderful art and old artifact. The cost of the ticket almost symbolic And the most amazing thing is that it was almost empty A shame that all the tourists are outside walking and shopping not visiting this museum

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