City museum in a roughly 500-year-old townhouse, with a demonstration print shop, a carousel-building collection and a Cranach room.
Special exhibition
Photo exhibition in the Säulensaal on market culture in Neustadt an der Orla, with historical photographs, a timeline and film footage of the Schützenfest (shooting festival). Runs June to December 2026; from 22 September 2026, an extension “Markt und Märkte im Spiegel der Quellen”.
The museum occupies a roughly 500-year-old townhouse on Kirchplatz, where printing has been carried on since 1709. Around 1800 the printer and publisher Johann Carl Gottfried Wagner set up his print shop here; later the ownership and use changed, until in the 20th century bookselling and stationery sales took place in the house.
The city museum itself has existed since 1992. In 13 thematically designed rooms it conveys the history of Neustadt, with a focus on local book printing, on carousel making, which flourished here between 1870 and 1915, and on the Cranach altarpiece of the St. Johannis town church.
In addition, there is a collection of Saxon-Thuringian maps and views from the 17th to 19th centuries, pewterwork and works by the artists' group “Die Arnshaugker”.
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4Pupils, trainees, students |
| Children & teens | –Children up to school age enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personReduced €3 (pupils, trainees, students). |
| Families | €18Two adults and up to three children. |
| Annual pass | €18 |
| Pupils as part of class instruction | €2Teachers and accompanying persons enter free. |
One admission ticket is valid for the Museum für Stadtgeschichte and the Lutherhaus, one entry each, unlimited in time and not tied to a single day.
Three steps lead to the permanent exhibition rooms; further rooms on the upper floor are reached via 21 steps. Temporary exhibitions are held in the accessible museum hall. Accessible parking space in front of the building.
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | €18 · Two adults and up to three children. |
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Museum education for children starting school, e.g. a tour of the demonstration print shop with typesetting and printing in a workshop.
Free parking · 4-min walk to the entrance
Free spaces on the Mühlstraße parking deck; further paid parking is available in the city center.
Accessible parking space directly in front of the building.
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| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public tour “Schaudruckerei in Aktion” (demonstration print shop in action) once a month; group tours and museum education offerings, including “Vom Satz zum Druck” (From Typesetting to Printing), can be booked through the Tourist-Information. |
