325:
417:
265:
138:
22:
228:. The museum's focus is on the History of the Palatinate; it has a collection of about 1 million artifacts, the oldest being an approximately 190,000-year-old hand axe. The museum is among the most important in Germany, and is known for its special exhibitions. With over 200,000 visitors per year it is one of the major attractions of Speyer.
288:
Over 1,000 pieces of silver, bronze, brass and iron (weapons, tools, coins, tableware, kitchenware etc.)., weighing more than 700 kg, sunk in the waters of the Rhine 1,700 years ago, the largest Roman-era trove of metals found in Europe, dug up in a gravel quarry near
251:
The museum was established in 1869 and the collections of the
Historical Society of the Palatinate, the former Rhine District, and the City of Speyer were combined. The building at the present site was built in 1910 by architect
475:
359:– The exhibits show the cultural, social and economical development in the Palatinate beginning from the earliest findings to the eve of the Roman occupation. One of the most prominent exhibits is the
272:
The Museum offers two kinds of exhibitions: permanent and special ones. While the permanent exhibitions focus on the history of the
Palatinate, the special ones can have general historical topics.
479:
383:
till the end of the Second World War. Highlights are the
Frankental China, baroque paintings and precious gowns as well as the German Flag (black-red-gold) flown at the
528:
424:
The first museum of its kind, it playfully gets children in touch with history. It offers workshops during school holidays and programmes for school classes.
39:
86:
353:– This exhibition shows the restoration and conservation of remnants of clothing found in the imperial and royal graves in the Speyer Cathedral.
58:
281:"Germany and the World Football Championships since 1954" (2004), on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the World Football Championship 1954
65:
572:
516:
72:
332:
The five permanent exhibitions covering 8,000 m are: Prehistory, Roman Era, Cathedral
Treasure, Modern Era and the Wine Museum.
54:
432:
The 650 m-area of covered courtyard offers opportunities for communication, concerts, workshops, theatre, discussions etc.
232:
567:
407:– This exhibition shows the tight connection between the development of the Protestant Church and Palatinate history.
373:(Upper Germany). A special exhibit is the head of a centaur, dating around 10 B. C., found in Homburg-Schwarzenacker.
105:
236:
79:
43:
397:– The collection contains unique artifacts from the world of wine, among them the oldest wine ever found, the
344:
369:– The Roman Era collection shows findings from the Palatinate, which once was part of the Roman province of
503:
360:
343:
contains the most important testimonies of the Salian
Dynasty. One of them is the imperial crown of
32:
577:
513:
592:
221:
8:
217:
398:
340:
239:, the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Historical Society of the Palatinate, and the
416:
264:
137:
587:
370:
253:
315:"Discovering Egypt’s Treasurs. Masterworks from the Egyptian Museum in Turin" (2012)
582:
388:
384:
324:
225:
520:
205:
268:
Southeastern side of the
Historical Museum of the Palatinate with modern annex
561:
543:
530:
476:"The Roman Wine of Speyer: The oldest Wine of the World that's still liquid"
284:"Looted and Sunk in the Rhine – The Barbarian’s Treasure of Neupotz" (2006)
380:
21:
508:
290:
457:
213:
142:
Museum of the
Palatinate – Entrance at the Cathedral Square
231:
The museum is a trust borne by the City of Speyer, the
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
420:The "Forum", (covered courtyard inside the museum)
309:"Amazons – mysterious Female Warriors" (2010/2011)
504:Objektsammlung des Historischen Museums der Pfalz
387:. There are also paintings by the Speyer painter
559:
328:Prehistoric Golden Hat found near Schifferstadt
312:"The Salian Dynasty – Changing Power" (2011)
224:. It is situated across the square from the
136:
514:Homepage of the museum (English version)
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
478:. Deutsches Weininstitut. Archived from
415:
323:
319:
263:
120:Museum in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
560:
275:
170:Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
55:"Historical Museum of the Palatinate"
405:Evangelical Church of the Palatinate
379:– Information and exhibits from the
256:; a modern annex was added in 1990.
233:Evangelical Church of the Palatinate
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
411:
306:"Witches – Myth and Reality" (2010)
202:Historical Museum of the Palatinate
124:Historical Museum of the Palatinate
13:
14:
604:
573:Archaeological museums in Germany
497:
237:Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer
20:
31:needs additional citations for
468:
450:
441:
401:, dating from the 4th century.
293:, 30 km south of Speyer.
259:
220:region of the German state of
1:
509:Historischer Verein der Pfalz
435:
212:) is a museum in the city of
210:Historisches Museum der Pfalz
130:Historisches Museum der Pfalz
427:
297:"Attila and the Huns" (2007)
7:
361:Golden Hat of Schifferstadt
10:
609:
568:History museums in Germany
351:The Emperor's last clothes
246:
363:found near Schifferstadt.
190:
186:About 1 million artifacts
182:
174:
166:
151:
147:
135:
128:
447:Rhein-Zeitung_2011-08-02
129:
519:11 January 2019 at the
421:
329:
269:
243:(County Association).
209:
419:
327:
320:Permanent exhibitions
267:
303:"The Vikings" (2009)
300:"The Samurai" (2008)
222:Rhineland-Palatinate
40:improve this article
540: /
276:Special exhibitions
241:Bezirksverband Palz
125:
544:49.3155°N 8.4415°E
422:
399:Speyer wine bottle
341:cathedral treasure
337:Cathedral Treasure
330:
270:
123:
371:Germania Superior
254:Gabriel von Seidl
198:
197:
116:
115:
108:
90:
600:
555:
554:
552:
551:
550:
545:
541:
538:
537:
536:
533:
492:
491:
489:
487:
482:on 26 April 2014
472:
466:
465:
462:museum.speyer.de
454:
448:
445:
412:The Young Museum
389:Anselm Feuerbach
385:Hambach Festival
226:Speyer Cathedral
194:200,000 per year
162:
160:
140:
126:
122:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
608:
607:
603:
602:
601:
599:
598:
597:
558:
557:
549:49.3155; 8.4415
548:
546:
542:
539:
534:
531:
529:
527:
526:
521:Wayback Machine
500:
495:
485:
483:
474:
473:
469:
456:
455:
451:
446:
442:
438:
430:
414:
322:
278:
262:
249:
183:Collection size
158:
156:
143:
131:
121:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
606:
596:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
524:
523:
511:
506:
499:
498:External links
496:
494:
493:
467:
449:
439:
437:
434:
429:
426:
413:
410:
409:
408:
402:
392:
374:
364:
354:
348:
321:
318:
317:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
286:
285:
282:
277:
274:
261:
258:
248:
245:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
153:
149:
148:
145:
144:
141:
133:
132:
119:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
605:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
565:
563:
556:
553:
522:
518:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
481:
477:
471:
463:
459:
453:
444:
440:
433:
425:
418:
406:
403:
400:
396:
393:
390:
386:
382:
378:
375:
372:
368:
365:
362:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
342:
338:
335:
334:
333:
326:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
295:
294:
292:
283:
280:
279:
273:
266:
257:
255:
244:
242:
238:
234:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
154:
150:
146:
139:
134:
127:
118:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
578:Wine museums
525:
484:. Retrieved
480:the original
470:
461:
452:
443:
431:
423:
404:
394:
376:
366:
356:
350:
336:
331:
287:
271:
250:
240:
230:
201:
199:
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
593:Viticulture
547: /
395:Wine Museum
381:Renaissance
260:Exhibitions
152:Established
562:Categories
532:49°18′56″N
436:References
377:Modern Era
357:Prehistory
347:from 1039.
218:Palatinate
66:newspapers
535:8°26′29″E
428:The Forum
367:Roman Era
345:Conrad II
96:June 2013
588:Oenology
517:Archived
191:Visitors
167:Location
583:Bottles
291:Neupotz
247:History
216:in the
157: (
80:scholar
486:2 June
458:"Home"
339:– The
235:, the
214:Speyer
206:German
178:Museum
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
87:JSTOR
73:books
488:2014
200:The
175:Type
159:1869
155:1869
59:news
42:by
564::
460:.
208::
490:.
464:.
391:.
204:(
161:)
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_2010-12-19_054.jpg)