Museum Gotisches Haus
City museum of Bad Homburg in the neo-Gothic hunting lodge of the landgraves, reopened since 2025 after renovation.
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About the museum
The Gotisches Haus (Gothic House) was built from 1823 as a hunting lodge commissioned by Landgravine Elizabeth for her husband Friedrich VI Joseph, at the Großer Tannenwald. After the landgrave's death in 1829 it was never used as planned and later served very different purposes. A fire in 1980 destroyed the interior.
The municipal historical museum traces back to a donation from 1916: Albert Lindheimer gave the city the collection of the Balmer sisters. The museum changed locations several times and moved in 1985 into the rebuilt Gothic House. From 2012 onward, the Horex Museum served as a second location for industrial history.
Because of missing climate control and fire-safety deficiencies, the house closed for renovation in 2020. The facade was returned closer to its historical appearance, and the technology was renewed. Since the reopening in September 2025, the collection of around 40,000 objects has been shown gradually in changing presentations.
Highlights
- Neo-Gothic hunting lodge of the landgraves of Hesse-Homburg
- Collection on city and regional history
- Leonhardt Collection on the era of the landgraves
- Museum café
Permanent exhibition
- Sammlung Leonhardt – Multi-year loan of a major private collection on the era of the landgraves and the beginnings of industrialization.
- Founded
- 1916
- Operated by
- Stadt Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2.50 |
| Groups | –Schools and kindergartens in Bad Homburg have free admission. |
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- 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
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
Navigation address: Gotische Allee 1, 61350 Bad Homburg.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
Museum café in the building, accessible during opening hours.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Public guided tours are announced in the city's events calendar; a selection of the collection is available digitally in the app "Gotisches Haus". |
