Warm air heating system and Jewish cemetery remain closed
24 February 2026: The approximately 1200-year-old Hohenstaufen defensive wall in the Archaeological Zone of the Imperial Palace will be restored in 2026. Preparatory work is expected to begin in mid to late April and will also affect the monument area at the Bolander Tower at the entrance to the hall area. The monument areas of the warm air heating system and the Jewish cemetery in Karolingerstraße will remain closed for safety reasons until the restoration is completed. The work is expected to be finished by the end of 2026.
Power, Diplomacy, and Innovation: New Publication Connects the Frankish Empire with Northern Europe
5 December 2025: Seats of power in the Middle Ages were far more than mere representative backdrops: They were political command centers, economic hubs, and places of cultural exchange. A book presented during the interdisciplinary symposium in Ingelheim (November 19–21) is dedicated to these central sites of power and offers new perspectives on their roles from Late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages.
Interdisciplinary Conference in Ingelheim: Kaiserpfalz Research Center and LEIZA Sign Cooperation Agreement
27 November 2025: From November 19 to 21, scholars from various historical disciplines gathered in Ingelheim at the Continuing Education Center (WBZ) to exchange insights into the latest research on Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. As part of the interdisciplinary conference “Early Medieval Royal Residences and the South: Transregional Contacts and Diverse Influences,” the Kaiserpfalz Research Center of the City of Ingelheim and the Leibniz Center for Archaeology (LEIZA) in Mainz signed a cooperation agreement at the WBZ.
Joint research for the SchUM World Heritage Site
15 October 2025: The Kaiserpfalz Research Centre in Ingelheim and the Rhineland-Palatinate General Directorate for Cultural Heritage (GDKE) have signed a cooperation agreement on the ‘Evaluation of archaeological investigations in the Jewish cult district of Worms 2021–2024’. The joint project, which aims to provide deeper insights into the architectural and cultural history of the SchUM World Heritage Site in Worms, continues the successful cooperation between the state’s senior monument authority and the city of Ingelheim. As part of the cooperation, the Kaiserpfalz Research Centre is responsible for the scientific evaluation of all medieval findings and discoveries. The state is financing the project, which is expected to be completed in March 2027.
Seven years, two walls, one book
21 July 2025: After seven years of intensive research, the Kaiserpfalz Research Centre in Ingelheim and the Technical University of Darmstadt (Department of Classical Archaeology in the Faculty of Architecture) have presented the results of their successful collaboration: the publication ‘Die Ortsbefestigungen von Ober-Ingelheim und Großwinternheim’ (The Fortifications of Ober-Ingelheim and Großwinternheim) is the most comprehensive overview of the two medieval fortifications to date. The book also launches the new popular science series ‘Cultural Monuments of the City of Ingelheim am Rhein’, edited by Mayor Eveline Breyer and Research Centre Director Holger Grewe.
‘447 – A Frankish warrior on his way to the afterlife’
28 May 2025: Excitement is gradually building as the archaeological summer exhibition ‘447 – A Frankish Warrior on His Way to the Afterlife’ (5–24 August) is set to open in just over two months at the kING Culture and Congress Hall in Ingelheim under the patronage of Rhineland-Palatinate’s Minister of the Interior, Michael Ebling. Ingelheimer Kultur und Marketing GmbH (IkUM) and the Kaiserpfalz Ingelheim Archaeological Research Centre will then present the spectacular finds from a Frankish warrior’s grave that remained untouched for 1,400 years and was discovered in Ingelheim in 2023.
‘447 – A Frankish warrior on his way to the afterlife’
08.04.2025: From 5 to 24 August, the archaeological summer exhibition ‘447 – A Frankish warrior on his way to the afterlife’ will take place in the kING Kultur- und Kongresshalle Ingelheim under the patronage of the Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of the Interior, Michael Ebling. Ingelheimer Kultur und Marketing GmbH (IkUM) and the Kaiserpfalz Ingelheim Archaeological Research Centre are presenting the spectacular finds from a Frankish warrior’s grave that remained untouched for 1400 years and was discovered in Ingelheim in 2023.
Successful cooperation to be continued: Research centre and GDKE will continue joint research and mediation
17.06.2024: The city of Ingelheim and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate have reached a new agreement on the joint research and preservation of cultural heritage. Mayor Eveline Breyer (left) and GDKE Director General Dr Heike Otto signed the new agreement on Monday.
Insights into the development of the Ingelheim Palatinate
24.8.2023: The Kaiserpfalz Research Centre has published volume 3.1 of its scientific series: ‘Schriftquellen zur Pfalz Ingelheim. Lateinische Texte der karolingischen Epoche gesammelt, übersetzt und kommentiert’ is the title of the book published by Michael Imhof Verlag.
Armed to the teeth: Research centre finds Franconian warrior
4.8.2023: Since 2015, archaeologists from the Kaiserpfalz Research Centre have been investigating the early medieval burial ground between Rotweinstraße and Stevenagestraße. In June, the Franconian cemetery once again had a big surprise in store: amidst the numerous graves that had already been looted in the Middle Ages, the burial of a man came to light who had been buried in the ground untouched for over 1,300 years.