Bergbau- und Industriemuseum Ostbayern
Amberg-Sulzbach district museum of mining and industry in Eastern Bavaria at Hammerschloss Theuern – with an iron hammer mill, glass grinding works, mill and headframe.
Om museet
For centuries the Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) was a center of iron ore mining and smelting, later joined by kaolin, glass and porcelain. To research and present this heritage for all of Eastern Bavaria, the district of Amberg-Sulzbach founded the Bergbau- und Industriemuseum Ostbayern (Mining and Industry Museum of Eastern Bavaria) in 1972; it opened in Theuern near Kümmersbruck in 1978.
The museum is housed in Hammerschloss Theuern, whose foundation stone was laid in 1780. The late Baroque building incorporates an older hunting lodge from 1682 and, together with farm buildings, forms a four-wing complex around an inner courtyard; surviving features include a staircase with a carved banister and a salon with Rococo doors.
Typical industrial monuments of the region have been rebuilt nearby: the Staubershammer iron hammer mill from Auerbach, a grain mill with an attached glass grinding and polishing works, which has also housed the Strommuseum Ostbayern (Eastern Bavarian Electricity Museum) since 1996, and the headframe and engine house of the Bayerland mine near Waldsassen, dating from the 1930s. Inside the palace, the permanent exhibition presents the industrial history of the Upper Palatinate since 1800, along with glass, porcelain and earthenware from Eastern Bavaria and Bohemia, and minerals.
As a "Kultur-Schloss" (culture palace), the building also serves as a venue for concerts, cabaret, conferences and celebrations. Since spring 2026 the palace courtyard has been undergoing renovation, so the main building is only accessible on guided tours.
Højdepunkter
- Hammerschloss from 1780 as the museum's home
- Working iron hammer mill from Auerbach
- Glass grinding and polishing works with the Strommuseum Ostbayern
- Headframe and engine house of the Bayerland mine
- Permanent exhibition "Made in Ostbayern" on industry since 1800
- Glass, porcelain and earthenware from Eastern Bavaria and Bohemia
Permanente udstillinger
- Made in Germany – Made in Ostbayern – Six chapters trace the industrialization of the Upper Palatinate from 1800 to the present – with company artifacts, media stations and hands-on elements. Currently accessible only on guided tours.
- Lebensart und Tafelfreude – Glass, porcelain and earthenware from Eastern Bavaria and Bohemia, from everyday tableware to special items such as uranium glass.
- Strom damals – Strommuseum Ostbayern – This branch site in the glass grinding works tells how electricity came to the region and looks at generation and grids in the energy transition.
- Grundlagt
- 1972
- Ejer
- Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 2 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 1,50 €People with severe disabilities and university students |
| Børn og unge | 1 €School students (with ID) and youth groups; age limit for free admission not stated |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed |
| Personer med handicap | 1,50 €People with severe disabilities |
| Studerende og elever | 1,50 €University students |
| Grupper (fra 20 pers.) | 1,50 € pr. personFrom 20 people |
| Familier | –No family ticket listed |
| Private guided tour, 1–15 people (flat rate, incl. admission) | 50 €Booking required |
| Private guided tour, 16–25 people (flat rate, incl. admission) | 65 €Booking required |
| Public guided tour (every second Friday of the month) | 6 €incl. admission |
| Education program "Montankiste" (mining box) per student | 5 €also available as a visit at the school |
School students and youth groups €1. Private guided tours incl. admission: 1–15 people €50, 16–25 people €65 (booking required). Public guided tour €6 per person incl. admission. Events such as the potato festival (Kartoffelfest) have separate admission.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The website gives no information on the physical accessibility of the palace and branch sites.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
Tours and museum education activities are tailored to age groups, such as blacksmithing, herb and fossil hunting; for school classes, the Montankiste (mining box) with replicas, ore samples and tablet content.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Theuern Schloss · 300 m
Bus from Amberg, Kümmersbruck, Schmidmühlen or Emhof to the "Theuern Schloss" stop, then approx. 300 m on foot (timetable: VGN).
I bil
Parkering muligt
Numerous parking spaces at the palace, signposted in the village.
A 6, exit 66 Amberg-Süd/Kümmersbruck, then follow the signs to Theuern.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Museum shop (also online) with publications from the book series.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
- Bryllupper / vielser
Op til 400 personer.
Large hall (386 m², up to 400 people, approx. 250 seated, stage and Steinway grand piano), small hall, foyer, kitchen and inner courtyard; free choice of caterer; rent charged per hour or part thereof, reduced rates for nonprofit associations. During the 2026 courtyard renovation, no rentals for weddings and parties are available.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 1,5 t. |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Guided tours of the palace and branch sites by appointment, also with thematic focuses and tailored to different ages; meeting point at the palace's main entrance. Educational programs with blacksmithing, herb and fossil hunting and the "Montankiste." Guided hikes on mining history in the annual program. |
