Guided tours
Guided tour bookings for individual visitors
Regular tours / open tours for individual visitors through the permanent exhibition
Sundays and public holidays at 2 p.m.
75 minutes
Number of participants: max. 25 visitors
€5.00 per person plus admission
Regular tours / open tours for individual visitors through the foyer exhibition “Stories from the Bavarian Forest II”
November 15, 2025 - June 14, 2026
Sundays and public holidays at 11 a.m.
60 minutes
Persons: max. 25 visitors
€5.00 per person (admission to the exhibition is free)
Reservations for regular tours:
During opening hours by telephone at +49 (0)941 59851-0 or by email to poststelle(at)hdbg.bayern.de
Guided tour bookings for groups and school classes
Experience different facets of the permanent and special exhibition with our wide range of guided tours for groups and school classes.
For information and reservations, please call the booking hotline on +49 (0)941 788 388 0 or send an e-mail to museumsfuehrung@stadtmaus.de
Further information can be found at www.museumsfuehrung.stadtmaus.de
Standard guided tour of the permanent exhibition
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: € 110.00 (plus admission)
Duration: 75 minutes
Languages: German, English, sign language (DGS). Other languages on request.
"How Bavaria became a free state..." (our recommendation)
Immerse yourself in the modern history of Bavaria. Our museum tour shows you how Bavaria became a Free State and what makes it so special. Personal memorabilia, spectacular large-scale objects and exciting media installations tell Bavarian history in all its diversity. Between tradition and modernity, from Aschaffenburg to Passau, from 1800 to the present day.
Themed tour of the Kulturkabinette permanent exhibition
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: €110.00 (plus admission)
Duration: 75 minutes
Languages: German, English, sign language (DGS). Other languages on request.
"Typically Bavarian!"
What is actually typically Bavarian? On a tour through the culture cabinets, we get to the bottom of this question. We take a close look at selected cultural phenomena. From the different dialects to famous buildings and diverse customs, we question typical Bavarian clichés - or what is generally considered to be so. Cheers to Gemütlichkeit! Or not?
Short guided tour of the permanent exhibition
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: € 95.00 (plus admission)
Duration: 45 minutes
Languages: German, English, sign language (DGS). Other languages on request.
"Made in Bavaria - the Bavarian brand" (ideal for international guests and those in a hurry)
"At home in Bavaria, at home in the world!" This not only applies to many Bavarians, but also to inventions that have found their way into the world from Bavaria. Together we question: What do other nations have in common with Bavaria and what connects Bavaria with other nations? Follow in the footsteps of inventors, masterminds and visionaries who made Bavaria famous and still carry the "Bavarian brand" around the world today.
Guided tour of the foyer exhibition
“Stories from the Bavarian Forest II”
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: €110.00
Duration: 60 minutes
Languages: German, English, sign language (DGS). Other languages available on request.
The Bavarian Forest – mocked as Bavarian Siberia, praised at best as Bavaria's Wild East. The first foyer exhibition, “Stories from the Bavarian Forest II,” reveals what lies behind the clichés. The forest, committed to sustainability, closely linked to the Danube region and South Bohemia, a victim of secularization, at the mercy of bad politics, yet a boom region around 1900. Join us on a special historical excursion through the “Woid,” told in Bavarian style. We have created a forest atmosphere in the foyer. Let us take you to the peaks of Arber, Rachel, and Rusel, to the summer retreats, to stonecutters, women of culture, and smugglers.
Themed tour of the cabinet exhibition "Sow trumps king - playing cards from Bavaria"
bookable May 31, 2025 to April 19, 2026
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: €95 (plus admission)
Duration: 45 minutes
Languages: German, English, sign language (DGS). Other languages on request.
"Sow trumps king - Bavarian playing cards"
Cards have been played in Bavaria for over 600 years, with Schafkopf dominating for around 100 years. Little is known about the playing equipment, the Bavarian playing cards. The tour takes you on a fascinating journey through time into the world of card playing and Bavarian playing cards. In addition to historically significant playing cards and rare card playing objects, you will encounter card dealers, theater people and Brandner Kaspar along the way. The tour ends at a Bavarian card game table where you can test your card game knowledge.
Standard tour of the Bavaria exhibition
“Hotspot Bavaria: Hitler and the Struggle for Democracy"
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: €95 (plus admission)
Duration: 60 minutes
Languages: German, English, German Sign Language (DGS). Other languages available on request.
Economic crises and political violence threatened the Weimar Republic in the early 1920s. In Bavaria, the National Socialists achieved their first successes, but failed in November 1923 with an attempted coup. The tour shows how Bavaria became a focal point in the struggle for democracy, reveals the inglorious role played by Bavarian state representatives in the crisis year of 1923, and shows why the suppression of Hitler's coup in 1923 was only a temporary victory for democracy.
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition for schoolchildren
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: € 95.00
Duration: 60 minutes
Languages: German, English, sign language (DGS). Other languages on request.
Target group: all school types / secondary levels I and II (different focuses can be selected)
"How Bavaria became a free state..."
Who is actually in charge in Bavaria? Why is there no longer a king today? And what is a Free State anyway? Pupils embark on a search for clues in recent Bavarian history. Using selected objects, events, personalities, media installations and activity stations, we follow the development of democracy in Bavaria and explain how it works during the dialogical tour. Voting in the original state parliament from 1946 included!
Guided tour of the bavaria exhibition "Hotspot Bavaria: Hitler and the Struggle for Democracy" for schoolchildren
Group size: max. 25 visitors
Price: € 95.00
Duration: 60 minutes
Languages: German, English
Target group: RS / GYM / FOS / BOS, from 9th grade; MS, from 8th grade
The Kingdom of Bavaria is history, the Free State is born – but economic crises, political violence, and radicalization threaten the young democracy from the outset. In Bavaria, the National Socialists achieve their first successes and fail in November 1923 with an attempted coup.
The 60-minute guided tour for school classes uses key exhibits to give students an insight into the struggle for and against democracy in the early 1920s and how Adolf Hitler rose from being a spectator to a supporting actor and finally to the leading role in Bavaria.
Guided tour of the constitutional quarter hour for schoolchildren
Persons: max. 25 visitors
Price: € 95.00
Duration: 60 minutes
Languages: German
Target group: Secondary level I / 8th and 11th grade (different focuses can be selected)
"We need to talk! Living Constitution"
Is politics just endless or fruitless discussion? In this guided tour through the permanent exhibition, school classes in grades 8 (focus: 19th century) and 11 (focus: 20th century) discover how Bavaria's constitutions gradually made every Bavarian the focal point of political action. They also find out why debating and arguing are irreplaceable. Finally, a breath of fresh air blows through the original Museum Landtag when the young people debate current issues!
The Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte in Regensburg grants Bavarian school classes of all grades a pro-rata reimbursement of travel expenses for visits to its museum and the Bavariathek: Travel allowance form.