Freihaus mit Manfred-Kyber-Museum Löwenstein
Municipal museum in the historic Freihaus in Löwenstein, commemorating the poet and animal welfare advocate Manfred Kyber. Open on the third Sunday of the month; free admission.
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About the museum
The "Freihaus" (Free House) is itself a piece of Löwenstein's history. It was built together with the town wall in the late High Middle Ages, survived the centuries and wars almost unscathed, was initially a manor farm, and from the 17th century served as a dower residence for the House of Löwenstein. The name probably goes back to a householder who was free of feudal obligations.
Since 1993, the Manfred Kyber Museum, together with an archive of his literary estate, has been housed in the listed building, not far from Kyber's former home. It preserves the writer's personal belongings and presents his life and work.
Manfred Kyber, born in 1880 on an estate in Latvia, lived in Löwenstein from 1923 to 1933. Here he wrote, among other things, humorous animal stories and the work "Die drei Lichter der kleinen Veronika" (The Three Lights of Little Veronika); he campaigned for animal welfare and engaged in cultural criticism. Kyber died in 1933 and was buried in the Löwenstein forest cemetery, next to the grave of the "Seherin von Prevorst" (Seeress of Prevorst). The museum is run by the town of Löwenstein and is open on selected Sundays each month.
Highlights
- Personal belongings and archive of Manfred Kyber's estate
- Historic Freihaus from the High Middle Ages
- Life and work of a poet and animal welfare advocate
- Free admission
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Stadt Löwenstein
- Director
- Sun Kyoung Kang
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Town and museum tour (April–September) | €7.50Per person, registration required |
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Admission is free.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Löwenstein is served by bus lines in the HNV network (including lines 635 and 636); the nearest train station is Obersulm-Willsbach (city rail S4, Heilbronn–Weinsberg–Öhringen).
The Freihaus is at Freihausgasse 1 in Löwenstein. The town lies on the B 39/B 14, near the Weinsberg motorway interchange (A 6/A 81).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Good to know | From April to September, an evening town and museum tour led by the nature park guides takes place on the last Saturday of the month at 19:00 (about 1.5 hours, €7.50 per person); the meeting point is the inner courtyard of the Freihaus at the entrance to the Manfred-Kyber-Museum. Registration is required (contacts on the website of the town of Löwenstein); group tours on request. |
