HeimatMuseum Schloss Sinzig

About the museum

The museum shows the history of Sinzig and its surroundings along the Rhine and Ahr rivers. It moved into the castle in 1956, after the town had acquired the complex; it had already been set up in 1953 as the Sinziger Museum. The castle itself was built as a neo-Gothic summer villa for the Cologne merchant Gustav Bunge between 1854 and 1858, on the foundations of a moated castle destroyed in 1689. The park is based on plans by Joseph August Lenné, and the painter Carl Christian Andreae designed the tower room between 1863 and 1865.

The collections range from prehistory to the present. Archaeological finds from the Rhine and Ahr, including evidence of Sinzig's Roman terra sigillata workshop, form one focus. The town history section shows a 17th-century town model, objects relating to guilds, firefighting and jurisdiction, and the history of the Sinzig tile factory. An art collection brings together works by Andreae and other painters of the Düsseldorf School with prints of Rhine Romanticism.

Since 2002 a friends' association (Förderverein) has supported the museum, which keeps setting new accents with its special exhibitions. On weekend opening days, the Tourist Information is also staffed in the castle.

Highlights

• Neo-Gothic castle from 1855 with Lenné castle park
• Roman terra sigillata finds from Sinzig
• Town model of Sinzig from the 17th century
• Collection on Carl Christian Andreae and the Düsseldorf School of painting
• Permanent exhibition on tile production in Sinzig

Permanent exhibitions

• Stadtgeschichte und Sinziger Fliesen – 17th-century town model, the history of guilds and fire brigades, and the history of the Sinzig tile factory.
• Urgeschichte und Römerzeit – Archaeological finds from the Rhine and Ahr, including products of the Roman terra sigillata workshop.
• Malerei der Düsseldorfer Schule und Rheinromantik – Works by Carl Christian Andreae and other 19th-century painters, as well as prints of Rhine Romanticism.

Founded

1953

Operated by

Stadt Sinzig

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free.

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Amenities & dining

On weekends during opening hours, the Tourist Information is also staffed in the castle.

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