MuseumsQuartier Tirschenreuth
Municipal museum in Tirschenreuth with a fishing museum and aquariums as well as departments on city history, porcelain, nativity scenes, icons, and Schmeller.
About the museum
The starting point of the MuseumsQuartier was the Oberpfälzer Fischereimuseum (Upper Palatinate fishing museum), which opened in 1993 and presents the almost thousand-year tradition of pond farming in the Stiftland. The town of Tirschenreuth then spent five years converting the former monastery in the town center into a museum ensemble, which opened in 2008.
The quarter includes the main building on Regensburger Straße, the renovated old building of the monastery, a restored monastery garden, and the Haus am Teich opposite, with a five-meter-long large aquarium. An underground passage connects the buildings and shows stages of the city's history.
In addition to fishing, with live native fish in several aquariums, departments are devoted to city history, Tirschenreuth porcelain, which was produced here between 1838 and 1994, the former Heimatkreis Plan-Weseritz in Bohemia, the regional nativity scene tradition, an icon collection, and the linguist Johann Andreas Schmeller, who was born in Tirschenreuth.
Since 2021, the Handwerkerscheune (craftsmen's barn) in Matzersreuth with the furnishings of a mechanical barrel factory has been an annex, as has the Schauwerkstatt Alte Wagnerei (demonstration workshop, old wheelwright's shop) next to the museum.
Highlights
- Aquariums with live native fish
- Large aquarium in the Haus am Teich (free admission)
- Tirschenreuth porcelain since 1838
- Paper nativity scene by Maurus Fuchs
- Department on Johann Andreas Schmeller
- Underground passage with stations of city history
Permanent exhibitions
- Fischerei – History of pond farming in the Stiftland with aquariums full of native fish and observation stations.
- Porzellan – Overview of porcelain production, which made Tirschenreuth a center of the German porcelain industry from 1838.
- Stadtgeschichte – Development of the town and its landscape from its geological foundations through the Middle Ages to the present.
- Founded
- 2008
- Operated by
- Stadt Tirschenreuth
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2.50School students, university students, people with severe disabilities |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Children and teenagers up to 18 free |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2.50companion free |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €3 per person |
| Annual pass | €20Reduced €10; also valid for special exhibitions, not for events |
The Haus am Teich is accessible free of charge.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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
Wheelchair-accessible with elevator and restroom; accessible entrance via the side entrance on Hochwartstraße (please ring the bell).
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 18 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Hands-on stations
Free puzzle booklet for a scavenger hunt with changing themes at the ticket desk; aquariums, fishing game, puzzle, and a craft table with changing activities in the exhibition. Also changing children's activities. Children and teenagers up to 18 have free admission.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
ZOB Tirschenreuth (Waldnaabpark)
Regional buses and on-demand bus (BAXI) to the central bus station at the Waldnaabpark large parking lot (Mühlbühlstraße 37); the nearest train stations are Wiesau and Reuth bei Erbendorf.
By car
Free parking
Free parking at the central bus station Waldnaabpark large parking lot, at Luitpoldplatz, and at the Fischhofpark (Mähringer Straße); RV spots at the Fischhofpark and the Waldnaabpark.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group tours for up to 20 people: fishing or two departments of your choice (1 hour each, €40 per group) or an overview of all departments (1.5 hours, €50), each plus admission. For school classes, programs such as fish preparation or a station circuit at the Stadtteich (80 minutes each). |
