Museum Schloss Fellenberg

About the museum

Schloss Fellenberg goes back to Wilhelm Tell von Fellenberg, a native Swiss who in 1829 married a daughter of François Boch-Buschmann. In 1858 he moved his residence from Mettlach to Merzig and, according to tradition, had a dilapidated mill converted into a stately manor house. With its annex of hewn sandstone, oriels, and turrets, it is considered a vivid example of 19th-century architecture in Merzig. As the marriage remained childless, the property passed to the von Boch family.

From 1912 to 1919 the district rented the castle as the residence of the district administrators, in 1934 it bought it and set up a nursing home; later hospital wards were added, including a maternity ward. Since 1980 the building has been used as a museum. After an extensive renovation by the district of Merzig-Wadern from 1997 to 2000, it reopened in September 2000 with an exhibition on the Saarschleife.

The permanent regional history exhibition on the upper floor, with rooms on folklore, sacred art, industry, literature, and painting, was dissolved in July 2017. Since then the house has shown temporary exhibitions on the first floor on the art of the Saar-Lor-Lux Greater Region and on local history, incorporating pieces from the former collection. The sponsor is the Kulturstiftung Merzig-Wadern. The museum includes the Kreisheimatarchiv (district local history archive), a reference library, and the Paul-Schneider-Skulpturen-Park in the castle garden; every two years the house awards the Monika-von-Boch Prize for photography.

Highlights

• 19th-century castle building with oriels and turrets
• Paul-Schneider-Skulpturen-Park in the castle garden
• Temporary exhibitions on art and local history
• District local history archive and reference library
• Monika-von-Boch Prize for photography

Founded

1980

Operated by

Kulturstiftung Merzig-Wadern

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Exhibition catalogs and brochures are available at the museum.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 70 guests.

Civil wedding ceremonies in the wedding hall "Wilhelm Tell von Fellenberg" with about 70 seats or in the castle garden; appointments via the registry office of the district town of Merzig. From September to November 2026, a maximum of 35 people.

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