Worms looks back on a long and very eventful history, which you can discover in all of the museums of our town – whether through preserved cultural pieces of art or through a multimedial journey back in time.
Worms has been inhabited for more than 7000 years thanks to its good arable soil and favourable climate. The rich archaeological finds are exhibited here in the museum. The museum of Worms owns one of the largest collections of Roman glass in Germany!
Learn about the history of the Jewish community of Worms in the Jewish Museum in the Rashi House, the only one in Rheinland-Pfalz, and gain an insight into their life and culture.
Go to the Nibelungen Museum on a dreamlike journey through time and space. The Nibelungenlied – one of the most famous stories in world literature – is performed using modern multimedia technology.
Visit the Heylshof Museum with the largest private art collection of the late 19th Century (including the unique Rubens’ Madonna) which has been preserved in its original condition at the original location. Heylshof is one of the leading art museums in Rhineland-Palatinate and regularly has changing exhibitions featuring contemporary art.
Discover everything about school in former times in the first school museum in Rhine-Hessian (in Worms-Pfeddersheim). Or gain an impression of the development of local districts and the life of the people who lived there in the local history museums, where numerous archaeological finds and preserved everyday objects are on display.