Saalbau-Museum

Local history museum in Nieder-Florstadt on town history, local personalities and motorcycle designer Friedel Münch.

Temporarily closedFree admission

Temporarily closed. According to the town of Florstadt, the museum is closed until further notice.

About the museum

In 2000 the town of Florstadt acquired the historic property on Altenstädter Straße in Nieder-Florstadt to set up a cultural and arts center and a museum. The cultural center, in the former Saal Lux hall, opened in 2006; the museum followed in March 2011 in the former inn "Waldeslust".

Across just over 120 square meters, the museum tells the history of Florstadt and its districts through archaeological finds, documents and everyday objects, including the municipal charters of Staden and Nieder-Florstadt. A separate section is devoted to motorcycle designer Friedel Münch, who tested his machines in the area. The museum also commemorates the dialect poet and linguist Karl Weigand, the politician Anton Lux, and the Zweckverband Kraftwagenbetrieb Wetterau.

The museum also presents Jewish life in the districts, with a model of the Nieder-Florstadt synagogue; the Florstädter Pflasterer (road-paving craftsmen); 18th-century organ building; and recreated everyday settings, such as a general store from 1925, a shoemaker's workshop, a postwar kitchen and a sewing room.

Highlights

Estate and motorcycle of designer Friedel Münch ("Mammut", serial number 184)
Commemoration of dialect poet Karl Weigand and politician Anton Lux
Original furnished Kaul general store from 1925
Shoemaker's workshop, postwar kitchen and sewing room
Model of the Nieder-Florstadt synagogue

Permanent exhibition

Dauerausstellung zur Florstädter Orts- und Handwerksgeschichte – Town history, personalities such as Friedel Münch, Karl Weigand and Anton Lux, and recreated workshops and a general store.

Founded: 2011
Operated by: Stadt Florstadt