Large natural history museum by Coburg's Hofgarten with minerals, fossils, dioramas and animal specimens from the collection of the Dukes of Coburg.
31. juli 2026 – 31. januar 2027
Around 100 award-winning photographs from the club's competitions, on themes including "Zwei – Rund und Eckig" (Two – Round and Angular) and "In Franken unterwegs" (Out and About in Franconia).
The foundations were laid by Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his brother Albert, later Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, both passionate collectors. In 1844 the ducal cabinet of art and natural history was opened to the public for the first time; this year is considered the museum's founding date.
Commissioned by the last duke, Carl Eduard, a dedicated three-story museum building designed by Rudolf Zahn was built on the edge of the Hofgarten from 1912. At the time it was one of the largest natural history museum buildings in Germany, and it opened in May 1914. Since 1919 the building has belonged to the Free State of Bavaria and the collections to the Coburger Landesstiftung.
An extension in the 1990s increased the usable floor space to around 4,800 square meters (52,000 sq ft), of which roughly 2,400 are devoted to exhibitions. The permanent exhibition is divided into the sections Earth, Evolution, Earth History and Humankind, and features minerals, fossils from the Triassic and Jurassic, dioramas of native and foreign habitats, animal specimens from every continent, ethnographic objects and a historic marble mill, among other things. With a total of around 700,000 objects, the collection is considered the largest of its kind in northern Bavaria.
After a basement fire in 2022, numerous objects had to undergo painstaking cleaning. The museum gained an elevator in 2025; Christoph Unger has been its director since 2026.
| Voksne | 6 € |
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| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Children and teens free (sources differ: "up to 18" or "under 18"). |
| Studerende og elever | gratisUniversity students and apprentices up to age 24 free. |
| Familier | 12 € |
According to Coburg Marketing, wheelchair-accessible with an elevator (since 2025), accessible restroom, tactile guidance system for blind visitors and accessible parking spaces.
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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| Familiebillet | 12 € |
Children's birthday parties (cafeteria available), family tours with registration the day before at 09561 8081-20, and holiday activities.
Cafeteria with 25 seats and drink vending machines; museum shop. Children's birthday parties, family tours and school-holiday activities.
Op til 80 personer.
Lecture hall seating up to 80 for small conferences, lecture series and evening events; the museum and hall can be rented on request.
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Educational programs for preschools, elementary and secondary schools, project days and adult education. Free identification of zoological, botanical and geological finds. Family tours with registration the day before at 09561 8081-20. |
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