Museum · Freiburg im Breisgau · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Augustinermuseum in Freiburg im Breisgau

Augustinermuseum is a museum in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. This place has a story in the app. 20 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 270 m you'll find a bench, a water point, a public toilet and a bike pump.

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Augustinermuseum in Freiburg im Breisgau

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The story

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Story · Augustinermuseum

You're standing at the Augustiner Museum in Freiburg. This building was once a monastery of the Augustinian friars, and its big church is now the heart of the museum. Have a look at the west front facing Augustinerplatz. The old church was given a new entrance there, with a foyer that opens straight onto the square. If you walk up to the porch, peek inside. Even from out here in the dark you can make out the Kaiser windows, medieval stained glass from Freiburg Minster.

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Opening hours and admission

Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00
Admission: Paid
Wheelchair: Accessible

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Augustinermuseum Freiburg im Breisgau: a museum in a former monastery

The Augustinermuseum Freiburg im Breisgau is a museum housed in a former monastery. Here you can see works of art such as paintings by Grünewald and Lucas Cranach de Oude, large stone sculptures, and gold and silver work. There is also an organ case from 1732. The Augustinermuseum in Freiburg im Breisgau stands on the Augustinerplatz. Nearby are the Museum Natur und Mensch, the Museum für Neue Kunst and the Zinnfigurenklause im Schwabentor.

What you can see in the Augustinermuseum

The museum is housed in a former monastery. On the Augustinerplatz, the west façade faces the square with a foyer opening onto it. At the portal, you can look inside and see medieval stained glass, the Keizerramen from Freiburg Minster. Inside the nave stands a hall of sculptures, including stone prophets 4 metres tall. Works by Hans Baldung Grien also hang here. In the former choir, statues and altarpieces stand in display cases 8 metres high, alongside an organ case from 1732 and 1733. In the attic you will find paintings by Winterhalter and Hans Thoma. The treasury holds gold and silverware. For a break, you can stop at the café in the cloister walk or in the old treasury.

The history of the Augustinermuseum

The building was once a monastery, and later the Freiburg city theatre was housed here. In 1909, architect Rudolf Schmidt drew up a plan to turn it into a museum. Work came to a halt from 1915 to 1919 because of the war. Karl Gruber then took over the lead, and in November 1923 the doors opened. Due to a shortage of money, many things stayed provisional until 2010. Some wings were closed for years because of toxic wood preservatives. Since 2004, architect Christoph Mäckler has been thoroughly renovating the whole complex. In 2007, the roof turret was taken off the church, and in the summer of 2009 it was put back in place.

Opening hours, tickets and accessibility at the Augustinermuseum

The Augustinermuseum in Freiburg im Breisgau has information on its opening hours on the official website, museen.freiburg.de/museen/am. According to data from 22 January 2016, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10:00 and 17:00. Entry is paid, so you will need to buy tickets for the Augustinermuseum before you visit. The building is accessible for wheelchair users, and there is a toilet inside the museum that is suitable for wheelchair users.

Benches, drinking water and toilets near the Augustinermuseum

The nearest bench is 13 metres away at the Augustinermuseum in Freiburg im Breisgau, on the Augustinerplatz, and there are 109 benches within 500 metres. A free toilet is 88 metres away, also on the Augustinerplatz, and it is wheelchair accessible. Within a 500-metre radius there are 16 public toilets. For drinking water, head to the Löwenbrunnen, 93 metres away, where there is a tap that lets you fill a bottle. There are 16 water taps within 500 metres. If you need to pump up a bike tyre, the nearest bike pump is 272 metres away on the Luisenstraße, and there are 2 bike pumps within 500 metres.

Walking and sights around the Augustinermuseum

There are several places to visit near the Augustinermuseum. At 106 metres, you will find the Museum Natur und Mensch. A little further on, at 124 metres, is the Museum für Neue Kunst. The Zinnfigurenklause im Schwabentor, another museum, is 138 metres away. At 193 metres, there is the attraction Münster Unserer Lieben Frau, where you can listen to an audio story.