Dom-Museum at St. Peter’s Cathedral

The Dom-Museum at St. Peter's Cathedral marks the completion of a major cathedral restoration, in the course of which extensive archaeological excavations have provided new insights into the 1200-year history of St. Peter's Cathedral and uncovered medieval tombs with precious grave goods. The museum is housed in historic rooms next to the cathedral's high choir. The entry is free!

On the ground floor, archaeological objects such as foundation fragments of the old apse and a bishop’s sarcophagus from the 11^th century can be seen. Al secco paintings, statues of the saints, stone reliefs from the 15^th century, and photo documentation of the architectural history of the cathedral are also on view.

In a smaller, darkened room, objects found in seven medieval bishops’ graves - discovered during the archaeological excavation of the Cathedral’s central nave - are kept in light-protected display cases.

Ecumenical Museum of Bremen’s Church History

In 1995 an additional extension was added to the museum. Here the life-sized painting, Christ as the Man of Sorrows by Lucas Cranach the Elder, is on display. It was donated to the Cathedral in 1825. In a nearby wall cabinet the items on loan from the Catholic Propsteigemeinde St. Johann in Bremen are on display, affirming the Dom Museum’s role as an ecumenical museum of Bremen’s church history. In a textiles room, three large robes found in a bishop’s grave are on display.

In the extension section of the museum, which opened in 1995, the life-size painting "The Man of Sorrows" by Lucas Cranach the Elder catches the eye. It was donated to the cathedral in 1825. In an adjacent wall display case, loans from the Catholic parish of St. John's have found their place; this makes the Cathedral Museum's claim to be an ecumenical museum for Bremen's church history obvious. In another textile room, unusually well-preserved vestments from a bishop's tomb are on display.