The museum owns, among other things, the oldest bell in Heidelberg (approx. 1400).
This institution, unique in Baden-Württemberg, displays ecclesiastical art from the 17th to the 19th century. The permanent exhibition documents the work of the Jesuits in the Electoral Palatinate and the architectural history of the great Jesuit buildings in Heidelberg.
The collection focuses on liturgical objects and sacred art, including valuable works by Augsburg gold and silversmiths, ecclesiastical vestments made of French silk brocade, religious paintings from the 16th to 19th centuries, and evidence of popular piety. The liturgical function and significance within the church calendar is explained and illustrated in detail.
Special highlights include a large silver Madonna by J. Ignaz Saller (1736), ceremonial chalices, radiant monstrances, liturgical vestments, books, paintings, sculptures, and ecclesiastical furnishings.
