It has an exhibition area of 11,300 square metres (122,000 sq ft), and houses around 1.2 million objects.

[2] From 2013 to 2021, Mathilde Grünewald worked there as a consultant for provincial Roman archaeology and curated the exhibition "A Touch of Rome".

[4] The International Photography Forum, located on the fourth floor, displays photographs from the permanent collections ranging from 19th century to contemporary works and presents exhibitions.

[12][13] In a related case, in May 2017, the Oberlandesgericht of Stuttgart ruled with reference to the concept of property (Sacheigentum).

[15] The Stuttgart court ruled that under German law already skill and effort restricts a photo under Lichtbild [de] rules for 50 years, even though no creativity is involved and thus the more elaborate restrictions of a Lichtbildwerk do not apply (70 years pma).