Multimedia exhibition
HEIDELBERG AND THE USA - past and present of transatlantic relations
The permanent multimedia exhibition "Heidelberg and the USA" brings history to life on 900 square meters. Using Heidelberg as an example, it shows how the historically close ties between Germans and Americans have developed over the past 200 years.
Special exhibition
UNITED | DISUNITED - Max Scheler: USA Fotografien
November 15, 2025 - May 3, 2026
The exhibition at the Mark Twain Center, featuring more than 80 black-and-white works and color images, shows Max Scheler as a chronicler of historical events with a great love for everyday life.
NEXT GUIDED TOUR
Sunday, March 22, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Registration by March 20.
By email or phone
Opening hours / Holidays
You can visit our permanent exhibition WE AND THE USA on the following days of the week:
Wednesday through Sunday, open 1 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free admission.
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and on May 1.
You can download our flyer here. (4.314 MB)
PUBLIC TOUR
of the special exhibition
United | Disunited
Sun, March 22, at 3:00 p.m.
Max Scheler was a keen observer of social and political contradictions in the United States.
Dr. Uwe Wenzel will give a guided tour of the photographer's work and the historical background on Sunday, Febuary 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Please register by March 20.
By email or phone:
mark-twain-center@heidelberg, 06221-5834065
Contact
Römerstraße 162
69126 Heidelberg
Phone: 06221 58-34065 (Mo-We: 8.30am to 1pm, Th and Fr 8.30am to 2.30pm)
E-Mail: mark-twain-center@heidelberg.de
