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A highlight of any visit to Festung Marienberg is likely to be this remarkable collection of art treasures. Be sure to visit the gallery devoted to Würzburg-born sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider (1460–1531). Also on view are paintings by Tiepolo and Cranach the Elder, as well as porcelain, firearms, antique toys, and ancient Greek and Roman art. Other exhibits showcase enormous old winepresses and narrate the history of Franconian wine making.
Focusing on 900 years of Jewish life in and around Wurzburg, in a modern space filled with natural light. The museum includes tombstones from the 1100s to the 1980s, along with stories of some 900 local citizens wiped out by the Third Reich, and the community’s new vibrancy via recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union. The museum includes an active synagogue.
