Museum in Haus Rottels on the history of Rhenish shooting clubs, with uniforms, medals and king's chains; admission free.
From November 12, 2026
The exhibition deals with freedom of association using the example of marksmen’s clubs (Schützenwesen) and is part of the FREIHEIT theme year of the Rhein-Maas museum network.
The idea for a shooting museum with an archive came from Joseph Lange (1911–2007), Neuss shooting king in 1959/60. Since 2004 the Rheinisches Schützenmuseum Neuss, with the Joseph-Lange-Schützenarchiv, has been housed in Haus Rottels on Oberstraße. It is run by a foundation in which the City of Neuss, the Rhein-Kreis Neuss and the Neusser Bürger-Schützen-Verein take part.
The site originally held a Minorite monastery founded in 1234, which the Jesuits used for a grammar school in 1616. After its closure in 1773, the Rottels family bought the grounds, operated a soap-boiling works there, and had the neoclassical residence built in the early 19th century. In 1987 the Jubiläumsstiftung der Sparkasse Neuss (anniversary foundation of the Sparkasse Neuss savings bank) acquired the dilapidated building and had it renovated.
The core of the collection was chains, medals and cups from the Bürger-Schützen-Verein. It now comprises around 8,000 objects from shooting traditions across the Rhineland, from uniforms and ball gowns to wooden shooting birds, shooting prize plates and posters and association materials.
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
|---|---|
| Group guided tour (flat rate, up to 20 people) | €50By arrangement; for larger groups, two tours can be booked. |
Admission is free; visiting without a guided tour is also free of charge.
The historic Haus Rottels is only partially accessible; the exhibition rooms on the second and third floors can be reached by elevator. There is no accessible toilet.
Great for kids & families
Adventure tours and programs for children's groups, workshops and hands-on activities for young people; participation in the Neusser Ferienspaß (Neuss holiday program) as well as the Kulturstrolche and Kulturrucksack programs. Children's birthday parties are possible in the museum.
Landestheater / Zolltor
Easily reached by bus and tram.
No on-site parking at the museum.
No parking directly at the museum; the Zolltor parking garage, the parking areas at the Stadthalle Neuss and other inner-city parking garages are within walking distance.
The museum is on the edge of Neuss's city center.
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| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Tours by arrangement during and outside opening hours (groups up to 20 people); there are adventure tours and programs for children. |
