Oberammergau Tourism / Museum — Attraction in Oberammergau

The collection looked wonderful and I’m sure on another day it would have been fascinating to look at. Unfortunately they were two screaming children- and I don’t mean just a little understandable noise like all children make- I mean screaming, crying, wailing, slamming things, playing with doors, throwing things, all while Grandma did nothing to stop them. It was stressful to the point that I decided to leave. Although this is not directly the fault of the museum staff, they also at no point tried to stop this. They did not ask the adult escorting them to get their children to behave or ask them to leave. This was going on for the entire 30 minutes I was there. A shame I did not get to appreciate the collection which appeared to have been curated...

Two adults visited here in the late afternoon on a Wednesday in early May and enjoyed ourselves. It cost 5€ each and we spent about 2 hours there. There is a great short film on the background and making of the 2022 Passion Play that gives an excellent overview of the play, the players and the town. It was available in German with English subtitles. The carved wood figures accompanying the film area are also amazing. The second floor has many carved wood exhibits from before 1900 until today and has many explanations in English also. This town museum is worth several hours...

This museum shows a lot of behind the scenes work relating to the Passion Play. There are also beautiful examples of woodcarving and works of art in paper done by local artists. There are exhibits from previous Passion Plays, such as clothing, props and even hair! Tip: if you show your Passion Play ticket, you get 50% off your museum entrance fee. The museum is on multiple floors so be careful going up and down the stairs. It is located in the centre of Oberammergau - a large blue building, you cannot...