Kurpfälzisches Museum

it was a Sunday and we just got into the town and we walked past the museum and I walked in and the person that works behind the cash register was so nice and explained everything to me in English, which I’m always happy that we decided to enjoy the museum and I’m glad we did. The museum has three floors on it. Very interesting art all different kinds of art. Something for everyone nice clean bathroom and they give you free coffee in the gift shop They have a second building and a beautiful garden. They don’t accept credit cards unless it’s a German credit card which I find peculiar only cash It’s definitely worth your visit if you’re in this town.

This is honestly a hidden gem of Heidelberg. It looks small but it's bigger than you think. For me the highlights were the archaeological wings. I was not expecting the artifacts related to the cult of Mithras to be there. This should be probably well advertised as there are a lot of Roman Empire enjoyers.

⭐The diversity of the exhibition is stunning. Surprise after surprise. Fine arts, industrial arts, archaeological finds, maritime technologies, furniture, musical instruments, and so on. ⭐Audio guide available in German, English and Russian. Included in the ticket. ⭐Ticket is at an amazing price of 1.80 euro for Sundays and public holidays. 3 euro on other days. ⭐Bag check is self-service and costs nothing. The lockers require no coins to operate. This is really convenient. ⭐If you love reading about history and art, two hours can be easily passed here without a moment of boredem.

Small collection of exhibits. Well maintained museum. Nice in summer and you can sit outside enjoying the greens and the fountain

Cheap tickets and large collections, with art gallery too! Free coffee and tea at the museum shop for visitors, which is an unusual but good touch for a museum. Only cash and EC-card are accepted by the time of visit (24.Sept 2025).

A nice little museum in the Morass palace. I saw some fascinating pieces of wooden furniture and musical instruments. The interactive game with the 3D view of Heidelberd was great! I could choose one of 3 epochs (Celtic, Roman and Renaissance) and see how the city looked like during those time periods. It was fun and interesting. The tickets are very cheap - only 3 euros (including the free audio guide).

Art and history museum that covers the full history of this town, starting from the pre-roman era to the 20th Century. The museum has 2 buildings: an historic building at the street side and a modern museum in the garden. In the historic building, some rooms show how houses would be furnished in various eras.

The Rembrandt exhibition was quite short but interesting. On the other hand I really appreciated the 19-beginning of 20th century art collection from the permanent exhibition. It's not the biggest but that way you can take time to appreciate every piece individually.

I'll start off by saying the museum itself was beautiful and impressive, from the detailed apartments recreating the Palatinate era to the archaeology collection. I was excited when I saw it included was a children's museum (called Museum of Pedagogy), since I have a five-year-old in tow. Then, the weirdest thing happened. I would ask someone in the museum where the children's museum was (I showed them the words on my phone since I don't speak German) and they would ultimately point me to another end of the museum. So I'd go from one person to another to another, and ultimately ended up in circles. At one point, a staffer said, "This is a MUSEUM. We don't have kids stuff." I left frustrated and ultimately perplexed about the existence of this mysterious children's museum that was depicted on the maps and museum signs.

I'm a lover of museums so this was an absolute must to stop by. But you don't have to be in love with art or museums to enjoy your time here (though fair warning, you might leave as one). Inside a a beautiful courtyard that's brilliantly designed and filled with statues and greenery, you're treated to a peaceful and royal aesthetic before you even walk inside. Like most museums, you'll be able to take a self guided tour, so if you don't know anything about art, this will guide you. Everyone is sure to find something they like since the small museum is filled with a diversity of time periods and styles. The atmosphere here is so casual and simple that it makes the perfect break from exploring the city. (Or a great cover from the rain like I had to use).

Disappointing experience. We came at 5pm on a Saturday (they close at 6pm but the woman who gave us tickets and free English audio guides didn't say we wouldn't have enough time). This was the first tourist attraction we went to where the staff spoke poor English. None of the many rooms were even remotely air conditioned nor had any open windows. The entire building was completely empty and was still absolutely sweltering at the height of a record breaking summer. I can't imagine how such conditions are beneficial to visitors and especially the priceless paintings and historical artifacts. The layout of the building was circuitous, mismatched, and not clearly enough labeled (we missed some numbers). Worst of all, one of the docents "closed" the last section off at 5:45 and basically kicked us out. We couldn't even take a peek. The audio guide itself said its tour would be about an hour so we should've been able to see at least all the highlights of the collection -- but we were prevented to do so from staff who preferred to go home early. With our Heidelberg card, we ended up paying 7,20€ for 4 adults -- not worth your money nor time.

This is a great museum to visit whilst staying Heidelberg, especially great preparation for visiting den Schloss Heidelberg (castle) as it illustrates the local history focusing on the Electoral Palatinate (Kurpflaz), and the "Winter King" Fredderick V. This is a significant part of history following the Royal lineage as Frederick V's granddaughter became the sister-in-law to Louis XIV, and descendant to Mary Queen of Scots, Louis XIV later laid claim to the Palatinate, started the Nine Year War and destroyed the majority of the Castle and grounds in Heidelberg. Frederick V's granddaughter Princess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte was also the cousin of George I of England. The museum offers a collection of paintings and sculptures from the 15th to 20th centuries, furnishings from the Rokkoko style, which seems to be poignant in this region in the 18th Century. Entering a basement, which is the medieval origins of the remnants of what the museum is build upon, and looking at 300 year old statues can be unsettling, especially when one has watched Dr Who and remembers The Weeping Angels. For archaeology enthusiasts, the museum offers a collection of Baroque sculptures and a collection of statues dug up from nearby Kornmarkt, at the bottom of the path leading to the castle.

This is *not* a must visit, but it is cheap (3 euros for adults, 1,80 with reductions and on weekends) and it protects from the rain. The two rooms I enjoyed the most were the 16th century room (with the portraits of the Elector of the Palatinate family, including Elizabeth of Palatinate, a philosopher whom I especially like, and famous for her correspondance with Descartes) and the reproduction of rooms from the 18th century.

A lot to see, and an impressive collection of antiquities and art illustrating the city history. It was an interesting-enough way to kill a couple hours but overall not a must-see. It is strangely laid out - I must have missed something as I went abruptly from the Merovingien period to the 17th century! It was also challenging to find English translations. In some exhibits they are companionably located beside the German explanation; but in the basement filled with ancient - Celtic - early Roman there are virtually none. Cheap, at least - with the Heidelberg Card i paid 4,80 for entry plus special exhibition (which I don't think I actually saw - when i tried to enter a room marked as such the staffer told me she couldn't allow me to enter despite my ticket. She couldn't explain to me in English why and my German was too weak to understand her - too bad). Glad i did not pay more based on that alone! Maybe you must get the English audioguide for a good time?