Brezelmuseum

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The Brezelmuseum (pretzel museum) goes back to the Huober family, whose bakery in Erdmannhausen has been making lye pretzels since 1950. Karl Huober, who had run the business since 1980, developed the idea for a museum starting in 2013. It opened in the summer of 2016, the year the municipality celebrated its 1,200th anniversary.

The museum is housed in the rooms of the first bakehouse, which company founder Emil Huober set up on Badstraße; the historic bakehouse is part of the tour. The exhibition looks at the pretzel as a guild emblem, a religious symbol and an everyday baked good, recounts legends about its origins and traces the path from craft to industrial production. A theater room links the subject to questions of agriculture and nutrition.

Since opening, the museum has regularly held special exhibitions in which artists explore the pretzel shape, such as Jürgen Roesner, Lisa Moll and the "Brezel Queen". In 2025/2026 an exhibition was devoted to 75 years of the Huober company. For its tenth anniversary in July 2026, a retrospective was created featuring works from all previous special exhibitions. In fall 2024 the museum welcomed its 30,000th visitor. Across the street is a playground with a large climbing pretzel.

Highlights

• Historic Huober bakehouse from 1950
• The pretzel as guild emblem, symbol and food
• Pretzel baking and pretzel twisting for groups and children
• Art retrospective for the 10th anniversary (since July 2026)
• Playground with climbing pretzel across the street

Permanent exhibitions

• Die Brezel – Zunftzeichen, Symbol und Lebensmittel – Permanent exhibition in the former bakehouse on the origins, legends and production of the pretzel, from craft to industry.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Huober-Janus-Stiftung

Director

Sonja Hart

Admission & discounts

Free admission for baker apprentices and apprentices in agriculture, milling and the food trade. Prices valid since July 3, 2016.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the museum, the exhibition is accessible.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area
• Kids’ birthday parties

Pretzel baking for children, including during the summer holidays and on Epiphany (registration required); children's birthday parties by arrangement. Opposite the museum is a public playground with a climbing pretzel.

Getting there & parking

In the center of the village, opposite the playground with the climbing pretzel on Bahnhofstraße.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Events & venue rental

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