Museum Fürstenfeldbruck

About the museum

The roots go back to 1903/04: citizens from the Historischer Verein Fürstenfeldbruck (historical society), led by court chaplain August Aumiller, founded a district museum to preserve evidence of monastery history, crafts, and folk art from oblivion. The collection, housed in a former brewery on Kirchstraße, soon came to be seen as a model for further museum foundations in Bavaria.

Difficult decades followed. During the First World War the rooms were used for other purposes, in 1934 the municipality had the building demolished, the holdings moved through various storage sites, and valuable loans were lost. From 1961, a remnant was on view in the Old Town Hall. In 1979, the city took over the collections and set up a city museum.

In 1991, the museum opened in the former brewery and bakery of the Fürstenfeld Cistercian monastery with an exhibition on monastery history. In 1995, the section "Leben in Bruck um 1900" (Life in Bruck around 1900) was added, later the archaeological presentations. Since 2013, the museum has been called Museum Fürstenfeldbruck and shows the monastery section in a new design; once a year it also uses the neighboring Kunsthaus for exhibitions.

Today the collection focuses mainly on objects from the former monastery and the district as well as works by artists and craftspeople who were active in the region in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on the Fürstenfeld Cistercian monastery
• Everyday life and city life in Bruck around 1900
• Archaeological finds from prehistory to the early Middle Ages
• Annual special exhibition in the neighboring Kunsthaus
• Museum shop with replicas and crafts

Permanent exhibitions

• Kloster Fürstenfeld – History of the once widely known Cistercian monastery from its founding to its dissolution, redesigned in 2013.
• Leben in Bruck um 1900 – Everyday life, urban life, and cultural offerings in Fürstenfeldbruck at the turn of the century.
• Kelten, Römer, Bajuwaren – Archaeological finds from the district, from prehistory to the early Middle Ages.

Founded

1904

Operated by

Stadt Fürstenfeldbruck

Director

Dr. Caroline Sternberg

Admission & discounts

Group tours: €80 (1 hour) or €120 (1.5 hours) plus reduced admission. School classes pay €1 per pupil; kindergarten children and two adult chaperones are free.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Accessible side entrance with accessible parking space on Henrik-Moor-Weg. An elevator serves the exhibition floors; only the archaeological department on the fourth floor is not accessible. Accessible restroom on the first floor. Awarded the "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All) certificate since 2019. No tour fee is charged for tours in German Sign Language.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Kids’ birthday parties

Activity booklet "Bruck unter die Lupe genommen" (Bruck Under the Magnifying Glass) for children and families (€1 at the ticket desk). Every last Saturday of the month 13:00–14:30, free children's program with a tour and workshop for children aged 6 and over (limited places). Children's birthday parties for 6- to 12-year-olds (2.5 hours, max. 10 children) as well as occasional family tours.

Getting there & parking

Follow the "Kloster Fürstenfeld" signs; GPS address: Zisterzienserweg, 82256 Fürstenfeldbruck.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop in the foyer with exhibition catalogs, postcards, books, replicas, crafts, and small gifts.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit