Deutsches Fahrradmuseum
Extensive collection on bicycle history from the draisine to the present day in the Art Nouveau Villa Füglein in the spa town of Staatsbad Bad Brückenau.
Om museet
The museum is based on the private collection of bicycle expert Ivan Sojc, who previously ran a bicycle shop in the district of Regensburg. In 2002 he moved with his family to the Rhön, bought the Villa Füglein in Staatsbad Brückenau together with a co-founder and had it thoroughly restored. The Deutsches Fahrradmuseum officially opened there in May 2004.
The villa was built in 1908 in Art Nouveau style as an additional guesthouse for a local hotelier; after decades in family ownership it passed to the Free State of Bavaria in 1972. Today the exhibition is spread over 18 rooms on two floors and follows the development of the bicycle chronologically: from an original draisine (running machine) from around 1820 through pedal-crank bicycles and high-wheelers to racing, design and motorized bicycles of the 20th century. Almost all pieces are preserved in their original condition; accessories such as lamps and bells, enamel signs and a large specialist library complete the collection.
The museum is run by a nonprofit company in which the town of Bad Brückenau has a stake. Because admission fees cover only about a quarter of the costs, the museum is also active outside the Rhön: traveling exhibitions are shown at partner museums, and the “Mobile Museum” – an exhibition pavilion with a hands-on course of fun and skill bikes – tours bicycle festivals throughout Germany.
Højdepunkter
- Original draisine from around 1820 – the oldest vehicle in the collection
- Pedal-crank bicycles (“boneshakers”) and high-wheelers of the 19th century
- Faithfully reconstructed bicycle shop from the 1930s
- Dioramas of a workshop and a historic cycling club room
- Art Nouveau Villa Füglein from 1908
Permanente udstillinger
- Fahrradgeschichte aus drei Jahrhunderten – Chronological tour through 18 rooms on two floors, from the draisine and the high-wheeler to the modern bicycle, complemented by dioramas of a bicycle shop, a workshop and a club room.
- Grundlagt
- 2004
- Ejer
- Deutsches Fahrradmuseum gemeinnützige GmbH
- Ledelse
- Ivan Sojc
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 9 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 7 €Those eligible for reductions (criteria not specified on the website); holders of the guest card (Gästekarte) also pay €7 |
| Børn og unge | 5 €School students pay €5; the price list does not state an age limit for free admission. |
| Personer med handicap | –On tours for visually impaired and blind people, companions are admitted free. |
| Studerende og elever | –School students €5; university students are not listed separately. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 7 € pr. personGroups of 10–15 people with a guided tour: €7 admission per person plus €50 tour fee; school classes and preschool children €5 per child plus €40 tour fee. |
| Familier | 15 € |
Guided tour for adults €50, for school students €40 per group (plus admission). Tours for visually impaired and blind people: €7 per person plus €50 per group.
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 provides no information on physical accessibility. Special tours for visually impaired and blind people (groups of 8–12 people, 1.5–2 hours) by arrangement by phone.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Familiebillet | 15 € |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
Age-appropriate tours for kindergarten groups and school classes up to 8th grade by arrangement, with fun and skill bikes to try out.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Parkering muligt · 100 m til indgangen
A few spaces directly in front of the building; public parking about 100 m away.
About 10 min. from the A 7.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
Museum café "Café M" in the basement with a terrace (coffee, cake, hot dishes such as pizza; own opening hours, closed Mon and Thu, tel. 09741 9304475). Museum shop with spare parts for historic bicycles, specialist literature, postcards and gifts; advice on historic bicycles by appointment.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Guided tours for adults (approx. 1 hour, 10–15 people) and age-appropriate tours for children aged 6 and up and school classes up to 8th grade (45–60 minutes, with fun and skill bikes to try out) only by prior arrangement by phone; teaching materials available for download. Reachable by phone Tue–Fri 8:00–12:30. |
