July 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Fundstücke meiner Stadt – Sammeln, Bewahren, Erzählen in Troisdorf
The exhibition shows what MUSIT collects, how citizens can contribute, and why collecting is more than owning: passion, duty and responsibility.
Museum für Stadt- und Industriegeschichte Troisdorf (MUSIT)
City and industrial museum in the new building of Burg Wissem, showing Troisdorf from 1800 to the postwar period, with a focus on the plastics industry.
Have only individual sections read aloud
Opening hoursAdmission €5 Wheelchair accessible
Current exhibitions
About the museum
MUSIT is the municipal museum of Troisdorf’s urban and industrial history. Using the example of the town, it shows how industry, corporate history, entrepreneurial personalities and social, architectural and infrastructural developments influenced one another. It is housed in the new building of Burg Wissem, which was built in 2011/2012 to designs by the Cologne architects Schneider & Hillbrandt.
The permanent exhibition is organized chronologically into five thematic areas and begins with rural life around 1800. It traces Troisdorf’s path through iron smelting, explosives and the metal industry to becoming an industrial town, covers the two World Wars and the Nazi era, including forced labor, and ends with postwar development. Troisdorf gained town status in 1952 and in 1969 became the largest town in the Rhein-Sieg district. The presentation of the plastics industry, which began in Troisdorf in 1905, is considered a particular highlight.
Objects, large photographs, listening stations, films and interactive stations make the history come alive for children and adults alike. The museum shares a combined ticket with the nearby Bilderbuchmuseum (picture book museum) in the manor house of Burg Wissem.
Highlights
- Troisdorf’s history from 1800 to the postwar period in five thematic areas
- Comprehensive presentation of the plastics industry
- Listening stations, films and interactive stations
- Combined ticket with the Bilderbuchmuseum
- Free admission on the first Sunday of the month
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung zur Stadt- und Industriegeschichte – Five thematic areas trace Troisdorf’s history from rural life around 1800 through industrialization and the World Wars to postwar development.
- Operated by
- Stadt Troisdorf
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3.50Pensioners, students, trainees and people with disabilities (in each case with ID) |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 2 · Children’s price for ages 3 to 14. |
| Seniors | €3.50Reduced admission for pensioners. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3.50Reduced admission with ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €3.50Reduced admission for students and trainees. |
| Groups | –Adult guided tour (about 60 min., maximum 20 people): €60 flat fee plus €3.50 reduced admission per person. Children’s guided tour (ages 4–14, 90 min.): €50 flat fee plus €1.50 per child; accompanying adults pay €3.50. For school classes and daycare groups, one accompanying adult enters free. |
| Families | €12 |
| Children’s birthday party (up to 10 children) | €50Each additional child €5. |
Free admission: Free admission on the first Sunday of every month (if open).
The admission ticket is a combined ticket for MUSIT and the Bilderbuchmuseum at Burg Wissem.
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
MUSIT has an elevator, and access is easy for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. A wheelchair-accessible toilet is located in the basement.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 2 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €12 |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Kids’ birthday parties
Interactive and listening stations for children, children’s guided tours from age 4, museum education programs for daycare centers and schools, and children’s birthday parties in 19th-century style.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Ursulaplatz · 5-min walk
From Troisdorf station, take bus lines 501, 503 or 508 toward Siegburg to Ursulaplatz (2 stops), or line 506 to Römerplatz; on foot from the station it takes about 15 minutes.
By car
Free parking
Parking at Burgallee (max. 3 hours with parking disc) and on Römerstraße.
By car, take the A 59, exit Troisdorf, toward the center; after the roundabout, follow the signs for “Museen Burg Wissem”.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for adults (about 60 minutes) and children (90 minutes) by appointment; school and daycare programs with a guided tour and a practical part (1.5 hours each); listening stations are also suitable for children. |
