Colombischlössle - Archaeological Museum

History and tradition

Freiburg im Breisgau

Germany

From South Baden's oldest art works to medieval Freiburg: the Archaeological Museum, built in the Colombischlössle manor house in 1859/61, invites its visitors on a journey through time. The neo-Gothic villa houses female statuettes from the Stone Age, mysterious moon idols from the Bronze Age and treasures from Celtic royal tombs. Archaeological finds show how people in Freiburg lived in the Middle Ages. Models and parallel events shed light on the living conditions of each age.

Temporary exhibitions

"Tales and Identities"

"Tales and Identities"

The exhibition "Tales & Identities" has been especially conceived for children. With the aid of stories it breathes life into the world of Celts and Romans. The starting point is an arrangement of Playmobil figures that conveys a vivid impression of life in the age in the Celts and Romans. At...

Römischer Helm Typ Hagenau, Drusenheim bei Hagenau, Augusteisch, 1. Jh. n. Chr. © Musée Historique Haguenau, Foto: F. Claria

The Roman Legionary - Far More than a Warrior

For 200 years, Roman legionaries shaped life on the Upper Rhine. Their main task was to safeguard the borders of the Empire. Yet what did the soldiers do in times when there was no war? The young men came from all parts of the Roman Empire that extended in its heyday from Egypt to Britain. With...

Colombischlössle - Archaeological Museum

Colombischlössle - Archaeological Museum

Colombischlössle - Archaeological Museum

Suitable for families

Opening hours

Open all year

Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-17:00

Closed on

24/12/2019

25/12/2019

31/12/2019

01/01/2020

Address

Colombischlössle - Archaeological Museum

Rotteckring 5

79098

Freiburg im Breisgau

Germany

+49 761 20 12 571

http://www.freiburg.de/museen

arco-museum@stadt.freiburg.de

47.997749, 7.846241