Schwäbisches Turmuhrenmuseum
Museum in the former Silvesterkapelle (St. Sylvester's Chapel) in Mindelheim with about 50 tower clocks from five centuries and a 26-meter-long pendulum in the tower.
Om museet
The teacher Wolfgang Vogt founded the Schwäbisches Turmuhrenmuseum in 1979 in the former Silvesterkapelle in the center of Mindelheim. The chapel was endowed in 1409 on the commission of Duchess Anna of Teck and has a 48-meter-high tower. With about 50 tower clocks from the period 1562 to 1978 as well as pocket watches, pendulum clocks, and sundials, the collection is considered the oldest and most extensive of its kind in Germany. That Mindelheim was associated with timekeepers early on is shown by a clockmaker mentioned in 1414.
The museum is anything but quiet: clockworks tick, levers drop into place, a flute clock plays, and a historic bell is rung by hand. On display are works by well-known tower clockmakers from the Allgäu and Swabia, an astronomical clock built by a Franciscan friar in the 18th century for Füssen, a mechanical precision tower clock that was considered the most accurate in Bavaria for decades, and a replica of an astronomical clock of 1529. On tours, visitors also climb the tower in stages.
For the 25th anniversary in 2004, the "Kapell-Uhr" went into operation in the chapel tower; with its pendulum of a good 26 meters, it was then the longest in the world. For further anniversaries, the museum set up a replica of an ancient water clock on the Marienplatz in 2014 and, in 2019, the restored tower clock of 1872 from the parish church at the Oberes Tor. The museum is one of the municipal Mindelheim museums and is run by volunteers.
Højdepunkter
- About 50 tower clocks from the period 1562 to 1978
- Kapell-Uhr with a pendulum over 26 meters long in the tower
- Astronomical clock by a Franciscan friar from Füssen (18th century)
- Precision tower clock, once the most accurate in Bavaria
- Replica of an astronomical clock of 1529
- Tower climb as part of guided tours
Permanente udstillinger
- Schwäbisches Turmuhrenmuseum – Working tower clocks from five centuries, precision and astronomical clocks, and small clocks in the former Silvesterkapelle and its tower.
- Grundlagt
- 1979
- Ejer
- Stadt Mindelheim
- Ledelse
- Veronika Vogt
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3 € |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 18 år · Children and young people up to 18 free. |
| Grupper | –Tours including admission: €60 flat rate, in a foreign language €70; school classes, daycare groups, and children's groups €30. |
Uniform admission prices for the Mindelheim museums; the annual pass is valid only for the Museen im Colleg.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- 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
According to the Mindelheim museums, the museum is partially wheelchair-accessible.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 18 år |
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The museum explicitly sees itself as an experience for children and young people as well: many clockworks run, strike, and chime audibly.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Bahnhof Mindelheim · 1 km
Hourly train connections from Munich, Augsburg, Lindau, Ulm, and Memmingen, among others, to Mindelheim; from the train station about 1 km on foot via Bahnhofsallee and the old town. Alternatively, take the Flexibus from the train station to the museums by arrangement with the museum administration.
I bil
Museet har ingen egen parkeringsplads.
There are only a few parking spaces in the old town; the parking lots at the Forum or the underground parking garage on Frundsbergstraße are recommended.
Via the A 96, exit Mindelheim, toward the town center and then follow the signs to the museums.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Godt at vide | Tours for groups by arrangement, in English or French on request; the 48 m high chapel tower is climbed in stages during the tour. |
