New City Museum exhibition

As a first step, the foyer on the second floor was completely redesigned. The newly designed exhibition invites visitors on an interactive journey through time, giving them an overview of the town’s settlement history.

An important element is the wide range of interaction options in the new room. Drawers can be pulled out and their contents viewed, flaps can be opened or a district puzzle can be played. The lighting has also been modernized to improve the overall visual impression. The final feature is a display case, which is filled with a new object every year, be it a new addition to the museum or a loan from the public. Because every everyday object can make history – perhaps the object that has particularly moved us this year will one day be displayed in the museum.

Public tours of the extended permanent exhibition will take place on Friday, March 27 and Friday, April 17, both at 3 pm.

The new room is the centerpiece of the city museum’s permanent exhibition and can be visited from Thursdays to Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. from January 22.

Author of the event photo: Radolfzell town council

Children’s holiday program in the city museum

In its anniversary year, the Radolfzell City Museum is offering a varied vacation program. In workshops, we play, paint and write like in the Middle Ages. We discover medicinal herbs, design dream cities and explore medieval depictions of saints. The detailed program can be found on the website of the city museum.

Herbalism with a brush and microscope:

09.04.2026, 10-13 h, From 10 years

Radolfzell through the ages – I paint my town:

28.05.2026, 10-13 h, from 8 years

Preparation of a herbal ointment:

02.06.2026, 10-13 h, from 8 years

Playing like in the Middle Ages:

06.08.2026, 10-13 h, from 8 years

The saints in Radolfzell – painting with the hosts:

07.08.2026, 10-13 h, from 8 years

Painting and writing like in the Middle Ages:

29.10.2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., ages 8 and up

Registration is required for participation:

museum@radolfzell.de or Tel. 07732/81-530 (Thu.-Sun. 11.00-17.00).

Author of the event picture: Stadtmuseum

Ratoldescella – Radolfzell: Special exhibition in the town museum

Radolfzell celebrates – and looks back on more than 1200 years of eventful history. To mark the town’s anniversary, the Radolfzell Town Museum will be showing the special exhibition “Ratoldescella – Radolfzell” from May 17, 2026.

The exhibition begins with the founding of the town of Radolfzell in 826 by Bishop Radolt of Verona. With the “Ratoldescella”, a first ecclesiastical settlement, he laid the foundation stone for today’s town. The presentation traces his life as a religious and political player in early medieval Europe – from Reichenau via Aachen and Rome to Verona. Historical views and reconstructions bring the old cityscape back to life. An interactive display of Heber’s map from 1708 shows many exciting details of the Radolfzell area during the Baroque period. At the same time, the exhibition also sheds light on the vanished Radolfzell, from the Hölle brewery to the “Café Achteck”, and commemorates people from Radolfzell who sought their fortune abroad. Their stories show how home lives on in memory.

The exhibition can be seen in the Radolfzell City Museum from May 17th. It invites all visitors to embark on a multifaceted journey through the past of the town on Lake Constance.

The city museum is open Thursdays – Sundays from 11.00 am – 5.00 pm.

Author of the event photo: Radolfzell town council