Spezialführung „Frauenpower“ 2024

The writing of history was dominated by men for centuries. Women were often unable to free themselves from the prescribed roles of their gender and status. Some, however, broke through these strict rules and actively shaped their lives as important networkers or influential regents. One of them lived at Ambras Castle: the Augsburg merchant's daughter Philippine Welser. But not only she herself, but also the collections of her husband Archduke Ferdinand II bear witness to the power of women in the Renaissance...
"Women's power": special guided tour on International Women's Day
Learn more about the history of women and the Ambras "lady of the castle" Philippine Welser and her reputation as a helpful, healing personality on a tour of the Ambras collections.
Guided tour price: € 6 plus admission