Fürstliche Schatzkammer Thurn und Taxis

About the museum

The Princes of Thurn und Taxis, who grew immensely wealthy as Postmasters General, have resided in Regensburg since 1748 and have lived in the former Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram since the early 19th century. After the death of Prince Johannes in 1990, the Free State of Bavaria acquired more than 2,200 works of art from the princely holdings in 1993 as part of the inheritance settlement.

Since 1998 the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum) has presented a selection of them as a branch museum in the north wing of the Neoclassical Marstall, built on the palace grounds between 1829 and 1832. The vaulted former stables on the first floor are themselves part of the experience.

On display are furniture, early European porcelain, an important collection of precious snuffboxes, and gold and silver work from leading European workshops of the 17th to 19th centuries. Period rooms such as a Rococo boudoir and a fully furnished Biedermeier salon convey the princely family's domestic culture. A special feature is the princely gun room, preserved largely in its authentic state.

The treasury can be visited independently of the guided tours of the palace's state rooms and cloister; tickets and tours are offered by the Fürst Thurn und Taxis Museen on site and online.

Highlights

• Collection of precious snuffboxes
• Early European porcelain and 18th-century dinner services
• Authentically preserved princely gun room
• Rococo boudoir and Biedermeier salon
• Vaults of the former stables in the Neoclassical Marstall

Permanent exhibitions

• Fürstliche Schatzkammer – Decorative arts from the princely family's holdings: furniture, porcelain, snuffboxes, weapons, and gold and silver work, complemented by furnished period rooms.

Founded

1998

Operated by

Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Zweigmuseum; Betrieb vor Ort mit den Fürst Thurn und Taxis Museen)

Admission & discounts

Tickets at the on-site ticket desk and in the online ticket shop of the Fürst Thurn und Taxis Museen; the treasury and the palace tour are paid for separately.

Accessibility

• Partially 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 Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, the first floor is accessible; the upper floors and the palace's state rooms are not accessible.

Kids & families

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

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with ticket sales for the Thurn und Taxis museums; food and drink at the Brauhaus am Schloss in the former Neue Ställe (New Stables).

Events & venue rental

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

Plan your visit