The discovery of grave no. 447 in 2023 was a minor sensation: in the middle of two graves that had already been looted in the Middle Ages, researchers came across a completely untouched burial. The grave robbers had apparently overlooked it, so that the Frankish warrior could be recovered after almost 1400 years - with all his grave goods and lots of valuable information about the fashion and customs of society in early medieval Ingelheim.
The press release about the ‘Frankish warrior armed to the teeth’ literally went around the world at the time and was even reported in newspapers in the USA. This was also due to the impressive arsenal of weapons that the man from grave 447 had been given on his way to the afterlife.
In August 2025, the Krieger will be on public display in Ingelheim for the first time, so that anyone interested can catch a glimpse of it. The exhibition will take place in an unusual location: The kING - otherwise a venue for cultural and congress events - is opening its doors for this exclusive archaeological summer exhibition for a period of three weeks. The multimedia presentation in the Great Hall will take visitors back to the time of the early medieval civilisation with its terraced graves. Scientific analyses of the bones and teeth reveal an astonishing amount about this man who lived in Ingelheim in the 7th century. Thanks to intensive archaeological research over the last 30 years, an astonishing amount is also known about his life. Thanks to the latest technology, visitors can experience an impressive reconstruction of the Frankish warrior.
The exhibition is open daily from 5 to 24 August at the kING Kultur- und Kongresshalle, Fridtjof-Nansen-Platz 5, 55218 Ingelheim. Admission costs 5 euros for adults (reduced 3 euros). Children and young people up to the age of 14 are admitted free of charge, but must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is also free for school classes. All information about the exhibition, bookable and public guided tours and the supporting programme can be found at www.king-ingelheim.de/grab_447. Special, age-appropriate school tours are offered for school classes from Year 5 upwards.
The exhibition ‘Tomb 447 - A Frankish warrior on his way to the afterlife’ is organised by Ingelheimer Kultur und Marketing GmbH (IkUM) in cooperation with the Kaiserpfalz Archaeological Research Centre of the City of Ingelheim. The exhibition is supported by Boehringer Ingelheim, the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate, the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory and MitMachAusstellung e.V. as co-operation partners.
‘Grave 447 - A Frankish warrior on his way to the afterlife’
05 - 24 August 2025
kING Culture and Congress Hall
Fridtjof-Nansen-Platz 5, 55218 Ingelheim
Opening hours
Mon - Thu 12.00 - 19.00 hrs
Fri 12.00 - 22.00
Sat 10.00 - 22.00
Sun 10.00 - 19.00
Further information
Information on visiting the exhibition, guided tours, school tours and supporting programme at www.king-ingelheim.de/grab_447
In keeping with the theme of the ‘Grave 447’ exhibition, we would like to refer you to the nearby family exhibition organised by our cooperation partner MitMachAusstellung e.V. "Tell me about death. An interactive exhibition about the before and after", 27 June to 26 October 2025. www.mima-ingelheim.de
With the admission ticket to the ‘447’ exhibition, visitors receive their MiMa ticket to the afterlife at a reduced price. With their MiMa 2025 ticket, visitors receive one free admission to the summer exhibition ‘447’ on any day between 5 and 24 August.
