Inn-Museum
Museum of the Water Management Office in a bridge-building barn from 1662 at the Rosenheim Inn bridge, on hydraulic engineering, navigation and river history.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the listed Bruckbaustadel (bridge-building barn) at the Inn bridge in Rosenheim. A building on this spot is already recorded in Philipp Apian's Bavarian map of 1560, and in 1662 it is first mentioned as the electoral bridge-building barn. From 1938 it served hydraulic and river engineering, and remained in use as a building barn until 1982.
Conversion into a museum began in 1984, and the museum opened on 21 April 1986. It shows the hydraulic engineering and navigation collection of the Rosenheim Water Management Office, founded in 1949 by chief river master Franz Thaler.
The exhibition covers, among other things, torrent control through the centuries, the shipbuilding trade, a faithful model of a 15-metre-long Plätte (flat-bottomed river boat) and items from the time of the Royal Bavarian river supervision service. The park-like open-air area on the Inn displays further objects, such as a reconstructed 19th-century cement Plätte and works of art.
Highlights
- Bridge-building barn from the 17th century
- Model of a 15-metre-long Plätte
- Working techniques of the shipbuilding trade
- Exhibition on torrent control
- Open-air area on the Inn with a reconstructed cement Plätte
Permanent exhibition
- Wasserbau und Schifffahrt am Inn – Torrent control, shipbuilding and river supervision illustrated with models and historical items.
- Founded
- 1986
- Operated by
- Wasserwirtschaftsamt Rosenheim
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €3Students, trainees, volunteers in a voluntary social year (FSJ), severely disabled persons, pensioners and retired civil servants, and holders of the Rosenheim Senioren-Pass Aktiv 60+ |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 5 · Children, pupils and students; free under 6 years |
| Groups (10+ people) | €3 per personGuided tour for groups of 10 or more: 3 € per person in addition to admission |
| Families | €51 adult with children aged 6 to 18; 2 adults with children 8 € |
| Family ticket 2 adults with children (6–18 years) | €8 |
| School classes incl. guided tour (per pupil) | €2 |
Free admission: Free admission with the Bavarian Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card).
The open-air area is accessible free of charge all year round.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €5 · 1 adult with children aged 6 to 18; 2 adults with children 8 € |
- Family tours & workshops
Museum education projects such as "Inn-Piraten" (Inn Pirates) and "Vom Flussbaumeister der Natur zum König des Inn" (From nature's river engineer to the king of the Inn); registration via Kind und Werk, telephone 08031 37946.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Innstraße (Audizentrum)
By regional train to Rosenheim, then about 25 minutes on foot along the Mangfall Canal. Alternatively bus lines 435, 491, 492, 493, 494, 496, 497, 498 to the Innstraße (Audizentrum) stop.
By car
Parking available
Only limited parking directly at the museum; more spaces along the Innlände and on Floßweg.
The museum is just before the Inn bridge on the right-hand side of Innstraße (heading out of town).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for groups of 10 or more and school classes are also possible outside opening hours by appointment. On Sundays at 2 p.m. a group tour is offered if there is sufficient demand (please enquire beforehand). |
