Kurpfälzisches Museum, Art museum in Heidelberg, Germany
Kurpfälzisches Museum stands inside Palais Morass, a baroque mansion in the old town, and shows archaeology, paintings, and applied arts across several rooms. The galleries occupy three floors, each dedicated to a different theme.
Heidelberg acquired Charles de Graimberg's antiquities collection in 1878 and opened the museum in 1908. The building itself dates from the early 18th century and served originally as an aristocratic residence.
The name recalls the Electoral Palatinate, a historical territory centered on Heidelberg. Inside, the baroque rooms retain their original stucco ceilings and wood paneling, showing how an aristocratic household was arranged in the 18th century.
The baroque portal entrance allows only limited wheelchair access, as some stairs inside cannot be bypassed. Opening hours run Tuesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM, with the building closed on Mondays.
On the ground floor stands a cast of the Homo heidelbergensis jawbone, found in 1907 near the city and dated to around 600,000 years old. This discovery gave its name to an early human species and represents the oldest human trace in the region.
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