Kindermuseum Nürnberg

Current exhibitions

About the museum

It all began with the mobile "Museum im Koffer" (Museum in a Suitcase): from 1980, Kristine Popp brought hands-on activities such as an old-fashioned laundry day to schools, and in 1983 the supporting association Museum im Koffer e. V. was founded. In the years that followed, numerous traveling projects on everyday history, archaeology, other cultures and the natural sciences were created; in 1998 the association received the Deutscher Kinderkulturpreis (German Children's Culture Prize).

After a trial run in the Freibank building in Fürth, the so-called Kachelbau on the former slaughterhouse grounds was converted into a children's cultural center, which the museum shares with the Theater Mummpitz and other initiatives. The Kindermuseum opened there on three floors on April 1, 2001. That same October, a fire in the storeroom destroyed almost all of the traveling projects.

The museum has grown steadily ever since; at the end of 2012 the Bavarian Ministry of the Environment recognized it as an environmental education center. In the permanent exhibition "Zeitreisen" (Time Travels), children experience everyday life around 1900 compared with today, while "Schatzkammer Erde" (Earth's Treasure Chamber) is devoted to natural cycles, raw materials and climate protection and houses a small rainforest house with live animals. These are joined by seasonal special topics such as chicks hatching at Easter or the chocolate workshop in winter. The association also lends many of its exhibitions to other institutions.

Highlights

• Walk-in periodic table of the elements
• Rainforest house with a chameleon, agamas and geckos
• General store, bakery and laundry area as they were around 1900
• Chicks hatching every year around Easter
• Make your own chocolate in "Kakao & Schokolade"

Permanent exhibitions

• Zeitreisen – Children discover everyday life around 1900 in a general store, an old-fashioned kitchen, a bakery, a laundry area and a parlor, and compare it with life today.
• Schatzkammer Erde – Hands-on exhibition on natural cycles, raw materials and sustainability, with a walk-in periodic table, a research workshop, a soil lab and a rainforest house.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Museum im Koffer Nürnberg e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission with online ticket only. NürnbergCard (+Fürth), Bildung und Teilhabe (education and participation) vouchers, gift vouchers and annual passes are also reserved online; the €2 reservation fee is refunded at your visit.

Accessibility

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

All floors can be reached by elevator, and there is an accessible restroom in the foyer. A small ramp is available for the step at the general store; the rainforest house has three steps but can easily be viewed from outside.

Kids & families

Great for kids & familiesRecommended for ages 3+

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities
• Kids’ birthday parties

Designed for preschool and elementary school children; from age three, children can use some stations with their parents' help, but there is nothing suitable for younger children. Parents explore the exhibitions together with their children. Children's birthday parties for ages 6 and up. Baby changing room on the first floor next to the coat check.

Getting there & parking

By car via the Frankenschnellweg; the museum recommends public transport or cycling.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Café Mahlzahn of the Theater Mummpitz in the shared foyer (until 16:30 on museum days); small museum shop with educational games, craft supplies and books.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit