Stadtmuseum im Kavalier Hepp (Local History Museum)

The history of Ingolstadt: Exceptional artefacts found in the Ingolstadt region bear witness to all eras of prehistory and early history. Highlights include the Stadtmuseum’s featured finds from the Celtic settlement of Manching, as well as Ingolstadt’s famous amber necklace.

The Middle Ages marked Ingolstadt’s heyday as a ducal residence and Bavaria’s first university city. An original model from 1571 introduces visitors to the city’s medieval layout. The City Museum provides a vivid account of princely prestige, pomp and civic pride, and the city’s heritage of learning, artistry and piety. King Gustavus Adolphus’ white horse, Ingolstadt’s famed trophy from the Thirty Years War, attests to the fortress town’s martial history.

The museum’s craft department traces the town’s path to an industrial city, displaying a restored snuff tamper that visitors may walk through. The European Danube Museum Project Room stands for future planning.