Colombischlössle Archeological Museum, museum in Freiburg im Breisgau
The Colombischlössle Archaeological Museum in Freiburg is an archaeology museum housed in the neo-Gothic Villa Colombischlössle on the Rotteckring. Its permanent exhibition shows finds from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages, including the roughly 10,000-year-old jet figurines from Petersfels, the oldest glass bowl north of the Alps, and the Celtic princely grave of Kappel-Grafenhausen.
The building was constructed in the 16th century and served various purposes before being converted into a museum. The exhibits demonstrate that the area has been inhabited since prehistoric times and later came under Roman rule, highlighting the long history of settlement in this region.
The museum displays everyday objects from earlier peoples, ranging from tools to jewelry and pottery. These finds tell stories about how people lived and what they valued in this region thousands of years ago.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and is located near Freiburg's city center on Rotteckring. Interactive exhibits and a model burial chamber make the visit engaging for all ages, with walkthrough displays and 3D images that help bring the past to life.
The museum's collection grew from the geological institute's holdings assembled by Wilhelm Deecke, who brought the prehistoric and ethnographic collection into the Hebelstrasse institute from 1926 and called the prehistorian Georg Kraft to Freiburg to look after it. Kraft directed the institute until his death in the bombing of Freiburg in 1944.
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