Geschichtszentrum und Museum Mühldorf a. Inn

About the museum

The museum's roots go back to the 19th century: from 1885, a local representative of the Historical Association of Upper Bavaria collected the first keepsakes, which were long stored in a cupboard without any order. On 11 October 1908, the town opened a historical museum in the Nagelschmiedturm, for which citizens donated objects. At the end of the 1920s, the Heimatbund took over its care, and the town museum became a district museum.

In 1970, the district bought the Lodronhaus on Tuchmacherstraße from the state. Archbishop Paris Count of Lodron had had the building erected in the early 17th century as a granary for the collegiate chapter; from 1813 to 1967 it served as a prison. After the conversion, the collection moved here in 1974, and a support association took over ongoing assistance. An original cell with a wooden plank bed and iron shackles has been preserved and is part of the tour.

Today the house operates as the Geschichtszentrum und Museum Mühldorf a. Inn and looks after around 30,000 objects, from the remains of a prehistoric elephant to testimonies of the recent past. Permanent exhibitions are devoted to the region's prehistory, the Inn as a transport route and a danger, and the concept of Heimat. Since 2015, the museum has shown the exhibition on the district under National Socialism in the nearby Haberkasten, which also covers the Mühldorf concentration camp subcamp complex.

Highlights

• Original prison cell from the time it was a jail (1813–1967)
• Permanent exhibition “In the Land of the Prehistoric Elephants” on the region's prehistory
• “Lifeline Inn” on shipping and flooding
• Nazi-era documentation “Everyday Life, Armaments, Annihilation” in the Haberkasten
• Historic 17th-century Lodronhaus

Permanent exhibitions

• Alltag, Rüstung, Vernichtung – Der Landkreis Mühldorf im Nationalsozialismus – Documentation in the Haberkasten on the Nazi era in the district, the armaments projects and the Mühldorf concentration camp subcamp complex; recommended for ages 13 and up.
• Im Land der Urelefanten – A journey into the prehistory of the Mühldorf region with finds relating to the animals that lived in the forests and river landscapes millions of years ago.
• Lebensader Inn – The Inn as a waterway for goods and people and at the same time as a threat through flooding.

Founded

1908

Operated by

Landkreis Mühldorf a. Inn

Director

Korbinian Engelmann

Admission & discounts

Free admission for lenders and donors, members of the support association, of ICOM and of the Bayerischer Landesverein für Heimatpflege.

Accessibility

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

The Lodronhaus is not accessible (entrance only via a staircase with several steps). The Nazi-era exhibition in the Haberkasten is accessible by lift.

Kids & families

For the Nazi-era exhibition “Everyday Life, Armaments, Annihilation”, the museum recommends a minimum age of 13; there is no age recommendation for the other exhibitions.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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