Museum für Alte Kulturen

The Museum für Alte Kulturen is a museum showcasing a wide range of cultural exhibits, including the oldest figurative art and the oldest musical instrument of mankind from the UNESCO World Heritage 'Caves and Ice Age art of the Swabian Alb', findings from the excavations of the UNESCO World Heritage 'Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps', and the world's oldest surviving giant wine barrel, built in 1549. The museum explores 40,000 years of cultural history, with highlights such as the famous Tübinger Hoplite, ancient Egyptian objects, and rare Malanggan artworks from New Ireland. The museum offers a variety of exhibits and collections, including the Collection of Early Prehistory, the Collection of Late Prehistory, the Collection of Mesopotamian cuneiform texts, the Egyptian Collection, and the Collection of Classical Archeology