Culture
Exploring the city´s cultural life
Medieval monuments and diverse museums offer some of Freiburg's most interesting cultural highlights. Take some time to get to know the city and discover its many facets. You will be inspired.
Housed in the Augustiner Museum (Augustinian Museum) are precious treasures from the Middle Ages to the present day. Collections include paintings by Hans Baldung Grien, Matthias Grünewald and Lucas Cranach, as well as original sculpture and stained-glass windows from the Cathedral, to mention but a few. The folklore section displays regional costumes, a clock collection and folk art of the Black Forest.

The Museum für Neue Kunst (Museum of Modern Art) exhibits works of the 20th century by Arp, Baumeister, Dix, Heckel, Hofer, Macke and other protagonists of modern art. Additional attractions: the Zinnfigurenmuseum (Tin Figure Museum), Fasnetsmuseum (Carnival Museum), and Stuck-Museum (Stucco Museum).
Besides the Freiburg Theater which stages everything from classics to modern drama in many a novel production, Freiburg is especially renowned for its performance art. Cabaretists, jugglers, acrobats, clownery and political satire guarantee a rich and varied program. And as "Music City", Freiburg has something for every music lover - from Classical to Rock.