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Deutsche Barockgalerie
The Deutsche Barockgalerie offers an exhaustive survey of German 17th- and 18th-century artists, very few of whom are household names.
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Die Kiste
Kids will adore Die Kiste , a museum adjacent to the Augsburger Puppenkiste, which takes you on a journey through the marionettes' 50-plus-year career on stage, TV and film, and also has a painting corner and little movie 'cabins'.
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GlasPalast
The GlasPalast is an industrial monument made of iron, concrete and glass that houses two new art galleries. The Centre of Contemporary Art is cutting-edge while the State Gallery of Modern Art shows post-50s American highlights of the genre. Its public art library is open during visiting hours. Also look out for guided tours, concerts and films.
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Jüdisches Kulturmuseum
Augsburg's beautiful Art Nouveau synagogue (1914-17) was devastated in 1938, but reopened in 1985 and now contains the Jüdisches Kulturmuseum . The permanent exhibit documents Jewish life in the region and explains traditions, rituals and customs from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
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Lechviertel district
Rushing canals stemming from the Lech River traverse the mostly pedestrianised Lechviertel district (sometimes referred to as Jakobviertel). Playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht was born here, and his house has been turned into a memorial museum.
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Maximilianmuseum
One block west of Rathhausplatz is the spectacularly renovated Maximilianmuseum , occupying two patrician town houses joined by a statue-studded courtyard covered by a glass-and-steel roof. Highlights include a fabulous collection of Elias Holl's original wooden models for his architectural creations, and a collection of gold and silver coins that can be viewed through sliding magnifying glass panels.
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Naturmuseum
The Naturmuseum, in central Augsburg, has animal skeletons and exhibits on apes and butterflies; great for kids!
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Planetarium
Budding astronomers can star-gaze at the Planetarium, adjacent to the Naturmuseum.
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Römisches Museum
Military weapons, sarcophagi, gold coins and tombstones are among the relics of Roman Augsburg at the Römisches Museum , housed inside a former 16th-century monastery church.
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Schaezlerpalais
In 1765 local banker Liebert von Liebenhofen commissioned an ebullient rococo palace, the Schaezlerpalais . Designed by Carl Albert von Lespilliez, today the palace houses two museums (covered by a single admission fee): the Deutsche Barockgalerie and the Staatsgalerie.
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St-Anna-Kirche
Founded as a Carmelite monastery in 1321, St-Anna-Kirche hosted Martin Luther during his stay in 1518. His rooms have been turned into the Lutherstiege, a small museum about the Reformation. There's a portrait of Luther by Lucas Cranach the Elder in the eastern choir, while at the opposite end is the Fuggerkapelle, the chapel where Jakob Fugger and his brothers are buried. Also pop into the lavishly frescoed Goldschmiedekapelle (Goldsmiths' Chapel; 1420).
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Staatsgalerie
In a deconsecrated church attached to the Schaezlerpalais is the Staatsgalerie, which has mostly Augsburg-related works by Old Masters, including a portrait of Jakob Fugger by Albrecht Dürer, and a couple more works by Hans Holbein.
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