Kaiserslautern Attractions
The old "Barbarossa town" of Kaiserslautern, situated at the intersection of important traffic routes, is the cultural and economic center of the Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald), with a university (1970) and the Palatinate Theater (Pfalztheater).
In Museumsplatz, in the north of Kaiserslautern, is the Landesgewerbeanstalt (Craft Institute), with the Pfalzgalerie (19th and 20th C. art).
Address:
Pfalzgalerie, Museumsplatz 1, D-67657 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Hours:
10am-5pm; Tue: 11am-8pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: Pentecost Sunday (Whit Sunday) - Christian, Good Friday - Christian
To the northeast of the Museumsplatz, near the Mainzer Tor (Mainz Gate; Kaiserbrunnen, by Gernot Rumpf), is the Theodor Zink Museum (Heimatmuseum; periodic special exhibitions).
Hours:
9am-5pm; Sun: 10am-6pm; Sat: 10am-6pm; Closed: Mon