Gewerbemuseum Spaichingen
Town museum in the 1876 Gewerbemuseum building, with Spaichingen's craft and industrial history, a brewery and a barber's salon.
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About the museum
The building on Bahnhofstraße was built in 1876 in the Neo-Renaissance style. The builders were the Gewerbeverein Spaichingen-Heuberg, founded in 1861, and the Handwerkerbank, who wanted to provide technical and commercial training here for tradespeople and young people in order to help the rural region keep pace with industrialisation. In 1918, the town bought the building and used it for schools and other public purposes.
At the end of the 1980s, the building, which was in need of renovation, became vacant. At the same time, the Spaichingen Heimatverein, founded in 1983, was looking for space for its collection, built up over many years. The town had the listed building restored and, together with a cultural studies scholar, set up a museum, which opened on 5 September 1991 as part of the 1200th anniversary celebrations. The museum is run by the town of Spaichingen.
The permanent exhibition ranges from the geology at the foot of the Dreifaltigkeitsberg and early settlement, through the Church and popular piety, to industrialisation after the railway connection in 1869. Separate rooms are devoted to woodworking and the furniture industry, the town's once nine breweries, the inns, the sculptor Karl Kuolt and the Stehle barber's salon, which operated until the 1990s. Special exhibitions and cultural events take place in the Festsaal.
Highlights
- Original, preserved Stehle barber's salon
- Parts of the Waldhornbrauerei
- Wall relief of the geology of the Dreifaltigkeitsberg
- 1876 Neo-Renaissance building with Festsaal
- “Green Salon” in turn-of-the-century style
Permanent exhibitions
- Vom Dorf zum Industriestandort – The exhibition traces Spaichingen's path from agriculture and crafts to an industrial town after the railway connection in 1869.
- Historischer Friseursalon Stehle – The complete furnishings of a barber's shop that operated from 1899 until the 1990s.
- Neun Brauereien für 2500 Einwohner – Preserved parts of the Waldhornbrauerei tell of the town's once rich brewing tradition.
- Founded
- 1991
- Operated by
- Stadt Spaichingen
- Director
- Larissa Menssen
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | –Group tours for up to 25 people: short tour €15, tour of 45–60 minutes €25; free for school classes |
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Free admission, donations welcome.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
For school classes there is the museum quiz “Treasure Hunt in the Museum”; tours for school classes are free.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Spaichingen · 3-min walk
By train or regular bus to Spaichingen station, from there about a 3-minute walk.
By car
Coaches can stop in front of the museum and park at the station.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Weddings / ceremonies
The “Green Salon” serves as a wedding room; the Festsaal, about 115 m² in size, is used for cultural events and festive receptions.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group and themed tours by registration, for school classes at least 7 days in advance. |
