RELíGIO Westphalian Museum for Religious Culture

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Herrenstraße 1-2, 48291 Telgte

Museum/Exhibition

The RELíGIO - Westphalian Museum of Religious Culture provides insights into the themes of pilgrimage, Cardinal von Galen and the changes in Christmas customs. The museum also focuses on the religiosity of the people of Westphalia with reference to the past and present.

Tour information

On an area of over 1000 square metres, the RELíGIO focuses on religious activity in Westphalia. Five exhibition rooms deal with religious life from Bronze Age grave goods to today's diversity of religions. There are also regularly changing special exhibitions.

Public guided tours take place every second Sunday of the month at 3 pm. Anyone can take part in the guided tours of the collection or the various temporary exhibitions, by prior arrangement at museum@telgte.de or tel. +49 2504 93120. Individual guided tours are possible at any time by arrangement.

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Information for cyclists
Numerous themed cycle routes offer interesting cycling tours through Münsterland. The signposted themed cycle routes each show very specific contents of the region and thus tell exciting stories about Münsterland. The RELíGIO - Westphalian Museum of Religious Culture is also connected to various themed cycle routes.
Ems Cycle Route
Peace Route
The entrance to the Münsterland cycle path network, which is approximately 4,500 kilometres long, is about 200 metres from the museum.

Price adult: 7.00 €

Price child: 7.00 €

Museum admission
Prices forexhibition collection only
Adults €5, concessions €4*, children and young people up to the age of 21: free admission*Discounts
: Groups of 12 or more people, students (with the students (with the exception of "Studium im Alter") and members of the Heimatverein Telgte.
Enquiries for further guided tours and themed tours to +49 - 2504 - 93 120 or besucherservice@telgte.de

normal Erwachsene: 7 €
Children: 0 €
Youth bis zum vollendeten 20. Lebensjahr: 0 €
Free admission Blinden- und Demenzbegleitung: 0 €
Groups ab 12 Personen: 6 €

Parking
There is no visitor parking available at the RELíGIO itself. Parking is available at Knickenbergplatz, at Emstor and in Antoniusstraße. From there it is about a five-minute walk to the museum.
Arrival
Getting there by car:
The RELíGIO is located in the historic old town of Telgte near the Clemens Church directly on the Ems river. Telgte can be reached by car via the A1 (Cologne - Bremen) or the A43 (Wuppertal - Münster). From Münster it is about twelve kilometres on the B51 towards Telgte.
Travelling by bus and train:
Telgte lies on the Münster - Rheda-Wiedenbrück railway line. From Telgte station it is about a ten-minute walk to the museum.
Lines R11 and R13 run from Münster main station to Telgte town centre. The journey takes about 30 minutes.

Bad Weather Offer
for Groups
Entrance Free

(01.01-31.12) Museum
For registered groups and school classes, appointments outside the regular opening hours are also possible.
Special opening hours:
Nativity market, Christmas Eve, closed 31 December

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Münsterland e.V.

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Münsterland e.V.