Town and regional museum in seven historic buildings around the Hohenstaufen-era Keckenturm in Schwäbisch Hall – with free admission.
10. oktober 2026 – 1. november 2026
Guests at the museum for the first time: members of the Hohenloher Kunstverein show works from the past two years in dialogue with the rooms and the permanent exhibition.
24. oktober 2026 – 29. november 2026
Paintings, collages, and three-dimensional tableaux by the Heilbronn artist in the small Wintergarten gallery.
The museum’s roots go back to the Historischer Verein für Württembergisch Franken (historical society), founded in Künzelsau in 1847, which collected antiquities from the region from the outset. In 1873 the society’s headquarters and collection moved to Schwäbisch Hall. After several moves, the society’s museum found a permanent home in the Hohenstaufen-era Keckenturm in the early 1930s; for the town’s 800th anniversary in 1956, it reopened after the war as the Keckenburgmuseum.
In 1981 the town of Schwäbisch Hall became a co-sponsor, the museum received its current name, and it was gradually expanded and remodeled – a process completed in 2001 with the inauguration of the Stadtmühle (town mill). Today a tour leads through seven historic buildings covering more than 3,000 square meters: the residential tower built around 1240, a rectory building from 1397, a coach house remodeled in Neoclassical style that serves as the entrance, and the 19th-century mill. The small house at Lange Straße 49 from 1470 in the Katharinenvorstadt belongs to it as a branch site.
The exhibition spans geology and prehistory, the era of the Free Imperial City, and the postwar years. Of supraregional importance are the synagogue paneling from Unterlimpurg and Steinbach painted by Elieser Sussmann in 1738/39, the ivory works of Baroque sculptor Leonhard Kern, and the Hall shooting targets. With artists’ estates, for example that of Louis Braun, and company archives, the museum is also a documentation center for Württembergisch Franken.
Der er gratis entré.
| Grupper | –Group tours up to 25 people: 60 minutes €60, 90 minutes €70; €5 for each additional person, weekend/public holiday surcharge €5, foreign-language surcharge €10; outside opening hours €100. |
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| Public guided tour | 5 €reduced €3 |
| Family tour | 3 €Children up to 6 free |
| Lunch-break tour | 3 € |
| Studio workshop | 10 €Accompanying adults free |
Free admission to the permanent and special exhibitions; the museum asks for a voluntary contribution.
Due to historic preservation, only the first floor of the Keckenburg wing and the Stadtmühle are accessible – about two-thirds of the exhibition space. The media room can be reached by elevator. In addition, there is a virtual tour and the media guide.
Velegnet til børn og familier
Museum game “Der kleine Keck im Turm” as an accompanying booklet (€1) with puzzles and a small surprise at the end. Family tours, monthly studio workshops (some for children aged 8 and up), and children’s birthday parties for ages 5 to 12 (90–120 minutes, up to ten children, €70–85).
Bahnhof Schwäbisch Hall · 10 min. til fods
Schwäbisch Hall train station, then about a 10-minute walk.
Parkering muligt
Parking lots P2 Schiedgraben and P7 Haalplatz.
By car via the A6 (Heilbronn–Nuremberg), exit Kupferzell or Schwäbisch Hall.
Planlæg ruteMuseum shop at the ticket desk with catalogs, regional literature, children’s books, and replicas of exhibits.
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| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Audioguide | ja |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Free media guide with a tour of selected works via the “monamu” app. Public guided tours regularly on Sundays; book group tours (60 or 90 minutes) and visits with your own guide through visitor services. |
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