Location: Passau
Top Things to do in Passau
Top 7 Museums in Passau, Bavaria
Known as Dreiflüssestadt (City of Three Rivers), Passau is the place where the Danube meets the Inn and the Ilz. The picturesque city lies in Germany’s far southeast corner near the Austrian border. Settled since prehistory and a former hub of the salt trade, it became the Roman village of Batavis, then later the Holy Roman Empire’s largest diocese and a sword-making center. Saint Stephan’s Cathedral, home of the world’s second-largest cathedral organ, is one of Passau’s favorite attractions.
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1. Oberhausmuseum
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4.5 based on 70 reviews
High above Passau within the historic walls of the 800-year-old fortification Veste Oberhaus the Oberhausmuseum presents exciting exhibitions from the Middle Ages to the present day. The displays of ancient archaeological finds, medieval weapons and armoury as well as stunning gothic panel paintings invite you on a journey through the past. The exhibitions open a window into life in a castle during the Middle Ages and shine a light on Passau’s colourful history and its importance as a centre of trade over the centuries. The view point "Batterie Linde" within the museum also offers the best view of the unique panorama of Passau’s picturesque old town and the confluence of the city’s three rivers, the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz. Another highlight of this impressive European Cultural Monument, with an enclosed area of 65.000m2 one of Europes’s largest preserved castle complexes, is the chapel of St. George at the heart of the castle with its magnificent gothic frescos.
2. RomerMuseum Kastell Boiotro
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By MrsPiket - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Roman Museum Castrum Boiotro is a small, yet impressive museum that gives insight in Roman history at the Limes, the border between the Imperium Romanum and Germania Liberum. The museum presents Passau from the Mesolithic via the Celts to the end of the Roman Empire 476 AD. In Roman times the Inn River was border between Raetia and Noricum while the Danube was the border with Germania Liberum. In Passau both rivers and the Ilz River, join. A model of Castrum Boiotro and the surrounding village Boiodurum illustrate the military and civilian life. You see the purchasing power of Roman money in coins and prices for everyday items and wages. You wander over a large 4th century Tabula Peutingeriana map to the entire Empire. Recommended.
3. Domschatz- und Dioezesanmuseum
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4.5 based on 8 reviews
4. Museum Moderner Kunst – Worlen
5. Glasmuseum Passau
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4.0 based on 200 reviews
The Glasmuseum Passau, designated by Friedrich Dürrenmatt as “the most beautiful glasshouse in the world”, is the biggest museum on European glass worldwide and is listed in the “Cultural properties of National Significance”. 15,000 pieces on display show the great art and variety of glassmaking in Bavaria, Bohemia, Austria and Silesia from 1650 to 1950. Here in the heart of Europe there is the world famous center of glass production that supplied Europe with all kinds of glass over centuries. Its exquisite collection with many masterpieces exhibited during World Exhibitions during the 19th century and famous glass for European royal families makes the museum an important center for glass research. The collection focuses on the 19th century and the time of art nouveau – both the Golden Age of glass. Within the same historical building you will also find the “Hotel Wilder Mann”. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, officially opened the Glasmuseum Passau on 15th of March 1985.
Reviewed By Julant55 - Western Australia, Australia
I spent hours here amazed and enthralled at the over 15000 pieces of glassware on display from a collection of 30,000, tracing the history of glass design, art, engraving etc. I was blown away by this exhibition. Such beauty, such exquisite pieces, such a unique museum... world class! Even if you are not into glass or a collector it’s well worth the visit PLUS the building itself is historic and restored beautifully.
6. RUIZ - Modedesign
We are a design studio specialised in luxury fashion items. We design and produce all our products by hand in our atelier in Fürstenstein, Bavaria. We do not have stock, as every article is produced specially for each customer. You are welcome to see our latest projects in our Showroom in the historic city of Passau, Bavaria.
7. Passauer Hochwassermuseum
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2.5 based on 2 reviews
