Museums in Passau

Passau's museums tell of glass, history and contemporary art, and they do so in buildings that already carry a story of their own. The Glass Museum, housed in the venerable Wilder Mann hotel, holds one of the world's most important collections of Bohemian glass, its glittering cabinets spread across countless rooms and reflecting the region's deep ties to the Bavarian Forest as a land of glassmakers.

High above the city, the Oberhaus Museum inside the mighty fortress traces local history from the Middle Ages to the present, with the Three Rivers Corner as a living backdrop. At the Museum of Modern Art, the Wörlen house in the old town, classic modernism meets contemporary work, while smaller venues are devoted to subjects ranging from the cathedral treasury to the Roman era.

This category brings together the collections that make Passau a surprisingly rich museum city. They invite you to dive in whether it rains or shines, to understand the heritage of the City of Three Rivers, and to discover art that reaches far beyond the local.