Museum der Stadt Bad Staffelstein

About the museum

The municipal museum has existed for more than a hundred years and is today located on Kirchplatz, next to the parish church of St. Kilian. According to the town, the breadth of its subjects makes it one of the more significant museums in Bavaria.

One focus is the arithmetic master Adam Ries(e), who was born in Staffelstein in 1492. Visitors can follow “Rechnen auf den Linien” (“calculating on the lines”), from which the saying “nach Adam Riese” (meaning “by correct calculation”) originates. The archaeology section “Wir gehen mit der Zeit” (“We Move with the Times”) shows finds from the surrounding area, including a Hallstatt-period footed bowl from Prächting, and documents human life over roughly eleven millennia. A separate section is dedicated to the poet Victor von Scheffel, who wrote the Frankenlied in 1859 during a longer stay at Kloster Banz. The museum also has an extensive collection of fossils and minerals, as well as areas on religious life, porcelain and local history.

Highlights

• Section on Adam Ries(e) and calculating on the lines
• Archaeology with a Hallstatt-period footed bowl from Prächting
• Section on the Frankenlied poet Victor von Scheffel
• Fossil and mineral collection
• Porcelain, religious life and local history

Permanent exhibition

• Adam Ries(e), Archäologie, Scheffel und Stadtgeschichte – Permanent exhibition with sections on Adam Ries(e), the archaeology of the region, Victor von Scheffel, fossils and minerals, porcelain and religious life.

Operated by

Stadt Bad Staffelstein

Director

Adelheid Waschka

Admission & discounts

With the guest card, there is a €0.50 discount on the admission price.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

The museum describes itself as child-friendly: fossils and minerals, and calculating on the lines as in the days of Adam Ries. Once in every school holiday there is a holiday programme (€3) that is also suitable for children's birthday parties. Children up to 10 years pay €1.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Kirchgasse 16, next to the parish church of St. Kilian on Kirchplatz in the old town.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

Lecture room with tea kitchen, suitable for seminars and similar events; prices on request.

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