Deutsches Gewürzmuseum
Museum on the origin, trade, and uses of spices in Kulmbach's Mönchshof, with a Botanikum and smelling and listening stations.
Om museet
The Deutsches Gewürzmuseum is the youngest of the three specialist museums in the Kulmbacher Mönchshof. It opened in October 2015 and, after about 25 years of development work, completed the ensemble of brewery, bakery, and spice museums on the grounds of the former Mönchshof brewery, which in the Middle Ages served as the farm estate of Langheim Monastery.
On about 1,000 square meters, the exhibition sheds light on the cultural, historical, and botanical sides of spices. The tour follows the trade routes from Asia via the Silk Road and the Mediterranean to medieval Nuremberg and tells of myths, magic, and medicine surrounding herbs and spices.
At its center is the Botanikum, which vividly presents the origin, characteristics, and use of individual spice plants. Interactive smelling and listening stations show the role spices play in crafts, food production, cooking, and medicine. A staged spice bazaar with colors, sounds, and scents sets the mood for the topic. The operator is the Verein Museen im Kulmbacher Mönchshof (association), which offers workshops for children and school classes in the neighboring Museum Education Center.
Højdepunkter
- Botanikum on the origin and use of spice plants
- Interactive smelling and listening stations
- Staged spice bazaar
- Trade routes from the Silk Road to Nuremberg
Permanente udstillinger
- Botanikum – The heart of the museum: the origin, characteristics, and use of individual spice plants.
- Der lange Weg der Gewürze – From the oriental spice bazaar via the Silk Road and the Alpine passes to the trading city of Nuremberg.
- Handwerk, Koch- und Heilkunst – Interactive stations on the significance of spices in crafts, the food industry, cooking, and medicine.
- Grundlagt
- 2015
- Ejer
- Museen im Kulmbacher Mönchshof e.V.
- Ledelse
- Dr. Matthias Gebauer (Geschäftsführung Museen)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 9 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 7 €Children and young people aged 7 to 17, school students and students aged 18 and over with proof, severely disabled people, groups of 10 or more |
| Børn og unge | 7 €gratis til og med 6 år · Children up to 6 years free, reduced admission for ages 7 to 17. |
| Pensionister | –No separate senior discount listed. |
| Personer med handicap | 7 €ledsager gratis · Reduced admission for severely disabled people, companion free. |
| Studerende og elever | 7 €With proof. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 7 € pr. personReduced admission per person. |
| Familier | 19 €2 adults with their own children or grandchildren up to age 17. |
| Combination ticket for 2 museums of your choice | 16 €Reduced €12, family €29 |
| Combination ticket for all 3 museums | 21 €Reduced €17, family €39 |
| Family holiday special (admission to one museum including tour) | 39 €2 adults with their own (grand)children up to age 17; only during Bavarian school holidays, advance registration required |
Admission includes a sip of museum beer (non-alcoholic on request) and a piece of spice bread. With the Bavarian Ehrenamtskarte, Ochsenkopfkarte, or Bad Alexandersbad guest card, €1 off; further discounts, e.g., with the Agilis ticket and Schlemmerpass. Prices valid from January 1, 2026.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Accessible parking spaces on the grounds.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 6 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 19 € · 2 adults with their own children or grandchildren up to age 17. |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
- Puslerum
- Legeplads / legehjørne
- Børnefødselsdage
Smelling and listening stations to join in. Workshops for children aged 4 to 10 with their own spice blend, themed tours for ages 10 to 17, a family holiday special during Bavarian school holidays, and children's birthday parties. Baby changing room available, playground in the neighboring beer garden.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Reachable by buses of the Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN, regional transport association); a VGN timetable search is embedded on the museum website.
I bil
Parkering muligt
120 car spaces on the Mönchshof grounds, accessible parking spaces, and a generous coach parking lot. In addition, 10 free spaces without infrastructure directly in front of the beer garden and the museums.
- Handicapparkering
By car, follow the signs for "Klinikum"; in town the Mönchshof is signposted. GPS address: Hofer Straße 20, 95326 Kulmbach.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
Museum café with specialty coffees, soft drinks, and museum beer; about 30 m away is the Mönchshof Bräuhaus with a large beer garden (closed Mondays and Wednesdays). Museum shop at the ticket desk, where museum beer is also available to take away.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Firmaarrangementer
Rooms in the Museum Education Center (MUPÄZ) with a lecture hall, school kitchen, and library can be requested for events and corporate events.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Public Sunday tour every Sunday at 10:30 (approx. 1 hour), alternating through one of the three museums, followed by a sip of beer and spice bread. Group tours (max. 25 people) at a time of your choice, also outside opening hours: 1 museum approx. 1.5 hrs. €60, 2 museums €80, 3 museums €100 plus admission; English and French subject to availability (+€10). Audio guides in German and English via your own smartphone or a loan device. Dogs are not allowed in the museums. |
