Museum in Aschach Castle near Bad Bocklet: the former living rooms of the Counts von Luxburg family, along with art collections from Europe and East Asia.
July 21, 2026 – November 8, 2026
Swap project of 17 Lower Franconian museums centred on the colour blue. In the dining room of the Graf-Luxburg-Museum, Michael Heide's blue AKT-IONS-STUHL of 1991 is on view as a guest object.
May 13, 2026 – November 8, 2026
The exhibition of the Museen Schloss Aschach sheds light on traditional textile work in everyday life, from the spinning bee and needlework lessons to sewing in times of hardship and today's crafts.
March 28, 2026 – November 8, 2026
Salon exhibition of the Museen Schloss Aschach: around seventy ships in bottles and other miniatures in bottles by model maker Matthias Schultz, supplemented by objects from the museums' own collections.
In 1874, Friedrich Graf von Luxburg, then Regierungspräsident (regional governor) of Lower Franconia, bought Aschach Castle together with his wife Luise and converted it into a summer residence for the family. After Luise's death in 1929, their son Karl, a diplomat, took over the property with his wife Carola. In 1955 the couple gave it to the Bezirk Unterfranken (administrative district of Lower Franconia), which opened the museum in 1957. Countess Carola von Luxburg used four rooms on the middle floor every summer until her death in 1968.
In the Graf-Luxburg-Museum, visitors walk through the family's former living rooms and the work areas of the household staff, getting a sense of aristocratic daily life from the late 19th to the 20th century. Media, listening and hands-on stations invite visitors to rediscover the rooms; the redesign was accompanied by an inclusion reference group.
Two collections shape the museum. Friedrich Graf von Luxburg assembled European art, including panel paintings from the Gothic and Renaissance periods and, as its highlight, a Judith by Lucas Cranach the Elder. His son Karl brought porcelain, bronzes, carved lacquer and stoneware from China. The museum belongs to the Museen Schloss Aschach, which also includes a folk culture museum and a school museum.
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €4Pupils, students, employees of the Bezirk, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (honorary volunteer card), people with disabilities |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 6 · Children and young people up to age 16; pupils attending in school classes enter free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4 |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €6 per personGroups of 10 or more people. |
| Families | €162 adults with up to 3 minor children. |
| Annual pass, individual (adults) | €20 |
| Annual pass, family (2 adults, up to 3 minor children) | €40 |
| Special exhibition only | €4 |
Prices of the Museen Schloss Aschach. €6 for adults with a guest card, as well as for members of ICOM and the Deutscher Museumsbund (German Museums Association); members of the Förderverein (friends' association) enter free. Guided tour €45 (experience tour with Countess Luise or Countess Carola €60), plus admission.
The Graf-Luxburg-Museum and the accessible toilet are certified with "Reisen für Alle – Barrierefreiheit geprüft". In addition to the castle tour, the museum app offers a low-barrier route for wheelchair users, rollator users and others with walking aids. Three accessible parking spaces at the top of the castle. Member of the network "Museen inklusive!".
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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| Family ticket | €16 · 2 adults with up to 3 minor children. |
Adventure playground of about 1,600 m² in front of the castle gate, freely accessible at all times. Children's birthday parties from age 6 (up to 12 children, 2.5 hours, €70 plus admission and materials). Media and hands-on stations in the museum.
By train to Bad Kissingen; from there take bus line 8142 (daily), and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the Bäderlandbus to the museums. From May to October, a stagecoach leaves Bad Kissingen (Tattersall car park) on Thursdays to Saturdays at 14:00.
Parking available
Car and bus parking below the castle; three accessible parking spaces at the top of the castle (access via the castle driveway).
Bad Kissingen is about 2 km away, Schweinfurt about 35 km, Fulda about 65 km and Würzburg about 70 km.
Get directionsInn in the castle, the "Kleines Schloss" across from the museum (coffee and cake, ice cream, Franconian cuisine, lunch menu). Museum shop, accessible even without a museum visit. Free guest Wi-Fi in the ticket area.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, FR) |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography without flash is permitted. |
| Good to know | Free "Graf-Luxburg-Museum" app (about 1 hour tour, usable without internet, bring headphones). Guided tours for groups of up to 25 people, also as costumed tours with Countess Luise or Countess Carola; programs for daycare centers, school classes and youth groups. |
