Rotkreuz-Museum Nürnberg
Museum on the history of the Red Cross and patient transport, with original vehicles, uniforms and equipment, run by BRK (Bavarian Red Cross) Nürnberg-Stadt.
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About the museum
Gerhard Gebuhr founded the museum in 1984. As unit leader (Kolonnenführer) from 1959 to 1981, he had collected Red Cross items that were no longer needed in service: uniforms, identification cards, certificates, first-aid pouches and more. When his rented garages became overcrowded, the idea arose to display the items in a museum. The museum later moved into the former caretaker's building and was extended by a second floor; in 1991 the exhibition space was enlarged, and in 1994 a hall for historic ambulances was added.
Since 2001, Günther Herold has led the museum; in 2002, a friends' group was founded. Today, the museum shows the history of the Red Cross since its founding in 1863 across about 500 square meters in eight exhibition rooms and a covered vehicle hall. According to its own information, it is one of the largest museums of its kind in Germany.
The focus is on the development of patient transport: stretchers, models, 1:1 replicas of transport vehicles, and original vehicles built from 1960 onward. Also on display are, among other things, an ambulance carriage from around 1918, a wheeled litter ("Handmarie"), nurses' uniforms, service uniforms, medals, certificates and medical devices.
Highlights
- Development of patient transport from the stretcher to the ambulance
- Ambulance carriage from around 1918 and wheeled litter ("Handmarie")
- Original vehicles built from 1960 onward in the vehicle hall
- Nurses' uniforms, service uniforms, medals and certificates
- History of the Red Cross since 1863
Permanent exhibition
- Geschichte des Roten Kreuzes und des Krankentransports – Eight exhibition rooms and a vehicle hall show stretchers, vehicles, uniforms and equipment from the founding of the Red Cross in 1863 to today.
- Founded
- 1984
- Operated by
- BRK-Kreisverband Nürnberg-Stadt
- Visitors per year
- approx. 428
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Children & teens | €1free up to age 9 · Children and young people aged 10 to 16; children under 10 free. |
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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
The museum is not wheelchair-accessible or barrier-free in all areas.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Stresemannplatz (Tram 8)
Tram 8 to Stresemannplatz; bus 36 to Rathenauplatz; U2 and U3 to Rathenauplatz, from there 500 m on foot, or tram 8 to Stresemannplatz.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits outside the set times are possible with advance phone registration. |
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