Municipal museum in the neoclassical Bertuchhaus: Weimar's urban and everyday history, the 1919 National Assembly, and changing special exhibitions.
4. september 2026 – 14. februar 2027
Joint exhibition with the association Weimarer Mal- und Zeichenschule marking the 250th anniversary of the school, founded in 1776 as the Freie Zeichenschule (Free Drawing School).
The museum's roots lie in private 19th-century collections, above all that of Bruno Schwabe. In 1889 these became the basis of a natural history museum run by the Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein (natural science society), housed first in a school behind the Stadtkirche and from 1892 in the Posecksches Haus. In 1903 the city of Weimar took over the institution – which is why it is considered the oldest city museum in Thuringia.
Since 1954/55 the museum has been located in the Bertuchhaus on what is now Karl-Liebknecht-Straße. The neoclassical residential and commercial building was constructed in two phases between 1780 and 1803 for Friedrich Justin Bertuch, a writer, publisher, and one of the most important entrepreneurs in Weimar during Goethe's time. Later his descendants from the Froriep family lived here; the last resident was the painter Bertha Froriep.
The permanent exhibition on two floors explores selected chapters of the city's history: the lives of the Bertuch and Froriep families and their publishing business, middle-class everyday life since the late 18th century, the economy and technology, and the National Assembly that met in Weimar in 1919. Separate sections commemorate the court photographer and cinema pioneer Louis Held and the graphic design studio of Alexander Olbricht. The collection also includes an important textile collection and the artistic estate of the painter Alfred Ahner. On the first floor, the museum shows special exhibitions, a film on the city's history, and a tactile model of the city.
| Voksne | 3 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 1,50 €Students, people doing civilian or military service, unemployed people, people with severe disabilities, retirees, asylum seekers |
| Børn og unge | –Children and school students are admitted free until the end of compulsory schooling. |
| Pensionister | 1,50 €Retirees pay the reduced price. |
| Personer med handicap | 1,50 €Reduced with a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis). |
| Studerende og elever | 1,50 €Students pay the reduced price. |
| Grupper | 1,50 € pr. personRegistered groups pay the reduced admission per person plus a €25 tour fee. School groups visiting as part of lessons: admission and guided tour free. |
| Annual pass | 10,50 €reduced €5.50 |
| Guided tour for individual visitors (plus reduced admission) | 3 €reduced €1 |
All prices include a €0.50 culture promotion levy (Kulturförderabgabe). Free admission with the weimar card, for overnight guests who pay Weimar's culture promotion levy, and for ICOM members and members of the friends' association. The combination ticket with the Kunsthalle Harry Graf Kessler (€4, reduced €2) is currently not relevant, as the Kunsthalle is closed.
Only the first floor, with special exhibitions, lecture hall, film, and museum education, is accessible; the permanent exhibition on the upper floors is not. Doorbell to the left of the entrance for help with the double door; narrowest passage 80 cm. Wheelchair-accessible restroom on the first floor. Tactile city model with descriptions in German, English, and Dutch in the winter garden. No induction loop in the lecture hall.
Velegnet til børn og familier
Museum activity sheets for puzzles, search games, and coloring (also printable), hands-on tours, and holiday tours according to the events calendar. Children's birthday parties and family programs by arrangement with the museum education team.
Goetheplatz · 50 m
Goetheplatz stop (almost all city buses, including lines 1 and 7, and many regional buses), about 50 m away. About a 10-minute walk from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof).
Parkering muligt · 50 m til indgangen
No museum parking. According to the accessibility page, parking is available at Rollplatz (about 50 m) or in the Atrium underground parking (about 200 m); the directions page lists the parking garage at the Weimarhalle and the Weimar-Atrium parking garage in the immediate vicinity.
By car, follow the signs toward the city center (Stadtmitte).
Planlæg ruteMuseum shop with catalogs, Weimar publications, and calendars.
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Guided tours and workshops through the education officer (+49 3643 826033). On the first floor, the 28-minute film "Weimar. Mythos und Wahrheit" covers the city's history from the prehistoric Ehringsdorf man to the present. |
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