Museum für Alltagsgeschichte Brühl
Museum in an 1744 half-timbered house in Brühl's old town, showing the everyday life of ordinary residents in the shadow of Schloss Augustusburg.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Museum für Alltagsgeschichte was founded in 1995 as a counterpart to the electoral pleasure palace Schloss Augustusburg. While the palace symbolizes the "eternal Sunday" of history, which only a thin upper class enjoyed, the museum focuses on the people of Brühl, who hauled the stones for the palace but were not allowed to take part in the celebrations.
The museum is housed in a half-timbered house from 1744 in Brühl's old town, which is also significant for historic building research. With support from the Kulturstiftung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, the building was restored to its original condition. The extensive cultural and social history collection of Günter Krüger, who was artistic director of the museum and of the Brühl Ceramics Museum until his death in 2009, has found its home here.
The sponsor is the Brühler Museumsgesellschaft e.V., which also runs the neighboring Brühl Ceramics Museum on the "Brühl Museum Island." Besides the collection, there are changing exhibitions, for example on lignite, nativity scenes, or Brühl in the postwar years.
Highlights
- Half-timbered house from 1744 in Brühl's old town
- Collection on the cultural and social history of Günter Krüger
- Everyday life of the population in the shadow of Schloss Augustusburg
- Joint guided tour with the Ceramics Museum possible
Permanent exhibition
- Alltagsgeschichte Brühls – Collection on the cultural and social history of everyday life, in an authentically restored half-timbered house from 1744.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Brühler Museumsgesellschaft e.V.
- Director
- Marie-Luise Sobczak
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Children up to age 12 free. |
| Guided tour of the Museum für Alltagsgeschichte | €35plus admission, duration 45 minutes |
| Guided tour of both museums (with the Ceramics Museum) | €60plus admission, duration 90 minutes |
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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
The museum is not accessible.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Guided tours can be booked for groups (45 minutes in the Museum für Alltagsgeschichte, 90 minutes together with the Ceramics Museum). |
