Archäologische Sammlung Freiburg
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About
Archäologische Sammlung Freiburg is a university archaeology collection in Freiburg im Breisgau, with more than 3,000 ancient originals and about 800 sculpture casts.
Why go
- Original Roman temple fragments from Baalbek sit within a graphic reconstruction in the foyer.
- Casts of the Apollo Belvedere, Venus de Milo and Laocoön.
- A portrait gallery with heads dating from the 6th century BC to the 3rd century AD.
Don't miss
- Tipsy Silenus skyphosA small 5th-century BC vessel depicts Silenus balancing precariously.
- Flute player statuetteA small limestone figure thought to date to around 550 BC.
- Herakles fighting a lionLook for the scene on a black-figure oil flask.
- Athena Lemnia and Apollo SauroktonosThese casts reproduce Roman marble copies.
- MetrodorA portrait of the Hellenistic philosopher and pupil of Epikur.
What's inside
- Decorated pottery, bronze objects, terracotta figures, Roman glass, oil lamps and stone sculpture.
- Casts of Greek and Roman sculpture, including ancient funerary and votive reliefs.
- The cast portraits include Homer, Pericles, Euripides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Alexander the Great.
Tips for your visit
- Use the casts to compare Greek and Roman sculptures whose originals are held in museums around the world.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided tours
- The collection offers guided tours and events.
Interesting facts4
History
The collection occupies a former paper store of the Herder publishing house, converted into museum space. Its original objects date from the early 2nd millennium BC to the 5th century AD. The collection’s complete holdings returned to display for the first time since 1944.
- 1905Archaeologist Otto Puchstein received the Baalbek fragments for study.
Sources: Dominikanerkloster (Freiburg im Breisgau) - Wik… · ARCHÄOLOGISCHE SAMMLUNG DER ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIV… · Archäologische Sammlung der Albert-Ludwigs-Univ… · checked 4 Oct 2026
Where
Fahnenbergplatz, -, Freiburg im Breisgau
Questions and answers
How old are the original objects at Archäologische Sammlung Freiburg?
They date from the early 2nd millennium BC to the 5th century AD.
What is Archäologische Sammlung Freiburg used for?
It serves as a university teaching and study collection.
Where is Archäologische Sammlung Freiburg?
It is in the basement of the Herderbau at Habsburgerstr. 114/116 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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