Museum in the home of the Brehm naturalists in Renthendorf, exploring the relationship between humans and animals from the 19th century to today.
19. september 2026 – 29. november 2026
Cabinet exhibition with 22 award-winning macro photographs of native insects from a photo competition held by the project "Integrativer Insektenschutz – Aktionsnetzwerk Mitteldeutschland" (Integrative Insect Protection – Central Germany Action Network).
From 1813, Christian Ludwig Brehm (1787–1864) served as pastor in Renthendorf. The "bird pastor" assembled an enormous collection of preserved birds and is considered one of the pioneers of scientific ornithology. His son Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829–1884) became world-famous as an explorer, zoo director and author of "Brehms Tierleben" (Brehm's Life of Animals). After the father's death, the family built a home of its own in 1864/65 near the church and parsonage.
In 1946 Alfred Brehm's daughter Frieda Pöschmann set up two memorial rooms in this house with the family's furniture – the beginnings of the Brehm memorial. In 1952 the building was donated to the municipality; over the following decades, volunteer directors steadily expanded the exhibition and collection. In 2012 the memorial had to close for financial reasons.
A special-purpose association of several municipalities and the Brehm Foundation, established in 2017, made a comprehensive renovation and new concept possible. In August 2020 the house reopened as "Brehms Welt – Tiere und Menschen" (Brehm's World – Animals and Humans) with a new permanent exhibition that starts from the Brehms and asks about behavioral research, nature and species conservation, and how we treat animals today. A glass extension for events was added in June 2026. The holdings include around 1,300 autographs, bird specimens and a family library of about 13,000 volumes. The museum received the 2022 Museum Prize of the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen and the Thuringian Monument Preservation Prize.
| Voksne | 7 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3 €School students, university students, apprentices and people with severe disabilities |
| Børn og unge | –School students pay €3; no information on younger children. |
| Personer med handicap | 3 € |
| Studerende og elever | 3 €Also apprentices. |
| Familier | 12 €2 adults with their own children or grandchildren. |
| School students in a class group | 2 € |
| Guided tour (plus admission) | 20 €Max. 15 people |
| Special guided tour (plus admission) | 45 € |
| Children's birthday party (plus admission) | 45 €Max. 10 children, about 2 hours, materials included; birthday child free |
Step-free entrance along the left side of the building (not at the main entrance); passenger elevator to all floors.
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Familiebillet | 12 € · 2 adults with their own children or grandchildren. |
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Children's audio guide (at the ticket desk) and an activity booklet to fill in, child-friendly tours for families and children's groups, a small forest scavenger hunt and a digital museum suitcase. Children's group "Die jungen Naturforscher" (ages 6–12) every second Friday; children's birthday parties for up to 10 children, about 2 hours.
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Museum café with a view.
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Audioguide | ja |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Audio guide "Brehms Hörwelt" free via your own smartphone (bring headphones). Guided tours by registration (max. 15 people). Circular hiking trail following in the footsteps of the Brehm family. |
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