Museum Schloss Oberschwappach

Municipal museum of Knetzgau in the Baroque castle, with art from the collections of the Diocese of Würzburg and archaeological finds in the vaulted cellar.

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Limited operations. Currently visits are possible only on guided tours, by registration with the Knetzgau municipality.

About the museum

Schloss Oberschwappach was built between 1733 and 1738 as a three-winged complex. Today the municipality of Knetzgau runs its museum there.

In eight Baroque rooms of the east wing, around 130 artworks from the collections of the Diocese of Würzburg have been on display since 2001. They show the diversity of artistic production in Franconia in the 17th and 18th centuries: works by painters and sculptors, goldsmiths, cabinetmakers, printers, weavers and embroiderers, set within stucco-decorated rooms.

In the three-aisled vaulted cellar, an archaeological exhibition shows the settlement of the Steigerwald and Main valley from prehistory to modern times. It also includes the glassworks at Fabrikschleichach, built in 1747 by Balthasar Neumann.

Highlights

Baroque castle built from 1733 to 1738
Around 130 artworks from the Diocese of Würzburg collections
Eight Baroque rooms with stucco ceilings
Archaeological finds in the vaulted cellar
Fabrikschleichach glassworks designed by Balthasar Neumann

Permanent exhibitions

Barocke Kunst aus der Diözese Würzburg – Around 130 artworks from the 17th and 18th centuries in eight Baroque rooms of the east wing.
Archäologie im Gewölbekeller – Settlement and craft development in the Steigerwald and Main valley, from prehistory to modern times.

Operated by: Gemeinde Knetzgau