Mark Twain Center front view (Foto: MTC/Stadt Heidelberg)

Mark Twain Center

THE CENTER - Commemoration, research and culture

With its three pillars of commemoration, research and culture and the combination of local history and discussion of issues of importance for the future of transatlantic relations, the Mark Twain Center is in a unique position.

Discovering the exhibition with the tablet (photo: Christian Buck)

Multimedia exhibition

Heidelberg & 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.

A 19th century painting shows researchers excavating the skull of a dinosaur. A dinosaur rises up in the background.

Special exhibition

SEEING TRUTH - Art, science and museums in the production of knowledge

How do we find truths? And how do art, science and museums work together to produce truths?

20.9.2024 - 27.04.2025

You can download our flyer here. (4.314 MB)