Carl Bosch Museum Heidelberg

Current exhibitions

About the museum

Gerda Tschira opened the Carl Bosch Museum on May 15, 1998, as a private museum. It is located in the former garage building of Villa Bosch above Heidelberg's old town, where the industrialist's chauffeurs once lived and his automobiles were kept.

The permanent exhibition traces the path of Carl Bosch (1874–1940) through several stations: from a youth rooted in craftsmanship and the development of industrial-scale ammonia synthesis at BASF to the top of I.G. Farben and the 1931 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Re-creations of a laboratory from around 1900 and a high-pressure workshop, as well as two outdoor stations with plant components and a fertilizer test field, make the technology tangible. Bosch's private passions – beetle and crystal collections, astronomy and the Heidelberg zoo – are covered too, as is the ambivalent role of nitrogen chemistry in war.

In 2003, the "Museum auf Achse" (Museum on Wheels), a mobile exhibition pavilion, was added, followed in 2007 by the neighboring building "Museum am Ginkgo" for annual science special exhibitions running from fall to spring. Several of the museum's own exhibitions tour other museums as traveling exhibitions. The museum also offers experiment programs for children and school classes.

Highlights

• Life and work of Nobel laureate Carl Bosch
• Re-created laboratory from around 1900 and high-pressure workshop
• Outdoor stations on ammonia synthesis and fertilization
• Annually changing special exhibitions in the Museum am Ginkgo
• Experiment programs for children and school classes

Permanent exhibitions

• Carl Bosch und sein Leben – Stations on the chemist's career, the Haber-Bosch process, the Nobel Prize and his private life, with a re-created laboratory, a workshop and outdoor stations.

Founded

1998

Operated by

Carl Bosch Museum gGmbH

Director

Sabine König (Geschäftsführerin)

Admission & discounts

The base price applies to either the permanent or the special exhibition. Currently cash only.

Accessibility

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

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Kids’ birthday parties

Bookable experiment and hands-on programs for children ages 5 to 14 (topics include chemistry, magnetism, insects and soldering), Bosch kits and "Museum to go"; free activity booklets for ages 7 to 12. Most programs can also be booked as a children's birthday party.

Getting there & parking

By car via the A 656 and the B 37 along the Neckar, then uphill via Am Rosenbusch and Hausackerweg to Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg (near Hotel Atlantik).

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Hochdruck and a museum shop with books and souvenirs.

Events & venue rental

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

Plan your visit