Schwäbisches Handwerkermuseum
Museum of the Handwerkskammer für Schwaben (Swabian chamber of crafts) with authentically furnished workshops in the historic Brunnenmeisterhaus at the Rotes Tor in Augsburg.
Om museet
The museum is housed in the former lower Brunnenmeisterhaus (waterworks master's house) at the Rotes Tor. The Augsburg city waterworks master Caspar Walter had the house built in the 18th century; together with the neighboring water towers, it was an important part of the city's water supply. When the waterworks at the Hochablass went into operation in 1879, the building lost its purpose, served from then on only as a warehouse, and fell increasingly into disrepair.
In the 1970s, the building was in very poor condition. The Handwerkskammer für Schwaben took it over and, together with guilds and businesses, restored it in the early 1980s. On June 29, 1985, in the year of Augsburg's 2000th anniversary, the Schwäbisches Handwerkermuseum opened here – as a gift from the chamber to the city. The initiators gathered tools, machines, and entire workshop furnishings from all over Swabia, often from businesses that were just closing down.
Today the museum shows reconstructed workshops of traditional and more recent craft professions with their tools and products, as well as testimonies of guild history. Since 2019, it has been located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Water Management System of Augsburg. For the 40th anniversary in 2025, an 18th-century clockwork restored by the museum director, a photo exhibition on the history of the building, and an audio guide were added. According to the chamber, more than a million people have visited the museum since its opening.
Højdepunkter
- Historic craftsmen's workshops furnished in faithful detail
- Guild signs and testimonies of guild history
- Restored 18th-century clockwork
- Water wheel with trip hammer in the courtyard
- Location in the UNESCO World Heritage Site directly next to the water towers at the Rotes Tor
Permanente udstillinger
- Historische Handwerkerwerkstätten – Furnished workshops of numerous Swabian craft professions with original tools, machines, and products, complemented by items on guild history.
- Grundlagt
- 1985
- Ejer
- Handwerkskammer für Schwaben
- Ledelse
- Stefan Brunnhuber
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
| Grupper | –Tours only by arrangement by phone. |
|---|---|
| Tour for school classes (flat fee) | 10 € |
| Group tour up to 15 people (flat fee) | 15 €Each additional person €1 |
Admission is free.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: findes ikke
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum is not wheelchair-accessible and has no public restroom.
Børn og familie
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Rotes Tor
Tram and bus lines 2, 3, 6, and 35 to the Rotes Tor stop.
I bil
Parkering muligt
The City-Galerie parking garage is recommended.
Entrance from the street Beim Rabenbad through the inner courtyard of the Heilig-Geist-Spital.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
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Arrangementer & udlejning
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Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | ja |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Audio guide with background information on the individual workshops and professions. Please arrange tours for groups and school classes by phone. |
