Biebergrund-Museum
Local history museum run by the history association in the Alte Post in Bieber, covering Celts, mining, the Spessart railway and local history. Open the first Sunday of each month; admission free.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Biebergrund-Museum is run by the Geschichtsverein Biebergemünd e. V. (Biebergemünd History Association) and is devoted to the history of the Biebergrund valley in the Spessart. Long before the move, the association showed its collection at an earlier location in Bieber; its focuses then were geology and mining, the Spessart railway, traditional crafts, domestic life and forestry.
In 2023 the association moved into new rooms in the former post office building in Bieber, which the municipality of Biebergemünd had comprehensively renovated. The newly designed museum opened on May 18, 2023. On the first floor, exhibits recall the former postal service, and the same floor has a social room for clubs and groups. On the upper floor, five theme areas trace the history of the municipality.
The exhibition covers the early settlement by the Celts, the geology with iron ore and cobalt as the basis of mining, the Spessart railway that carried raw materials out of the mines, and the role of religion, which has left six churches in the municipality to this day. The town rights of Wirtheim from 1365 are also a theme. Screens with videos and audio cues complement the display cases; for children there is a replica mine tunnel to crawl through.
Highlights
- Five theme areas on the history of the Biebergrund
- Mining for iron ore and cobalt, geology of the Spessart
- Spessart railway, with sounds from the platform
- Replica mine tunnel for children to crawl through
- Museum in the renovated former post office in Bieber
- Operated by
- Geschichtsverein Biebergemünd e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Children & teens | –Admission is free for everyone. |
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Admission is free of charge.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Hands-on stations
Children can crawl through a replica mine tunnel that connects the exhibition rooms and gives them a sense of how cramped earlier mine work was.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking is available on Bahnhofstraße, opposite the post office.
The museum is in the Alte Post, Bahnhofstraße 2, in the district of Bieber in the municipality of Biebergemünd.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
On opening days the Cassebeer museum café operates in the Alte Post. The first floor has a social room with a refreshment counter for clubs and groups.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for groups and school classes by arrangement (phone 06050 3186 or 06050 2650). The exhibition is on the upper floor. |
