MOR Museum Ober-Ramstadt
Museum in the former town hall on Ober-Ramstadt’s rural industrial heritage: comb makers, plastics, Röhr automobiles, paints, and furniture.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in the 1960s by the Association for Local History (Verein für Heimatgeschichte). The town gradually made the entire former town hall on Otto-Weber-Anlage available to it. Initially set up as a local history museum, it quickly developed into a specialist museum for the “rural” industrial culture in and around Ober-Ramstadt.
Its focus is on vehicle and industrial manufacturing, as well as a unique collection on the plastics industry, which traces the path from the comb-making craft of the 18th century to modern plastics processing. The permanent exhibition “Ein Tag in Ober-Ramstadt” (A Day in Ober-Ramstadt) takes visitors to the 1920s and 1930s. They follow historical figures and explore interactive stations on companies such as DAW (Caparol), Schröbel, and the Röhr works, as well as a general store and a hair salon.
Further collections are devoted to the natural scientist and writer Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, born in Ober-Ramstadt, with his library, and to the firm Heim. The City History Archive is located in the railway station building.
Highlights
- “A Day in Ober-Ramstadt” in the 1920s and 1930s
- Collection on the plastics industry and comb-making craft
- Automobiles of the Röhr works
- Lichtenberg collection with library
- Free admission
Permanent exhibitions
- Ein Tag in Ober-Ramstadt – interaktive Stationen – Walk through the 1920s and 1930s with stations on DAW, Schröbel, the Röhr works, a general store, and a hair salon.
- Vom Kammmacher zur Kunststoffgeschichte – New permanent exhibition on the industry that grew out of the comb-making craft.
- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg – Objects on the life and work of the natural scientist and aphorist, including the Lichtenberg library.
- Founded
- 1960
- Operated by
- Museumsverein Ober-Ramstadt e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free; donations are welcome. Prices for guided group tours on request.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Hands-on stations
Interactive stations in the permanent exhibition.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking at the Rambaud butcher shop and in the large car park at the corner of Friedhofstraße and Grabengasse.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Educational program for young people in historical roles: module on industrialization (from eighth grade) and on National Socialism (from ninth grade). Booking by email. |