Museum Schlosspark

About the museum

The Museum Schlosspark is housed in the manor house of the former Bangert estate. The estate is first mentioned in 1326; in the Renaissance there was a moated castle here, and after the destruction of the Thirty Years' War a new building was erected in 1668. In 1768 Princess Amalie of Anhalt-Dessau acquired the estate and had a representative Neoclassical residence built on the old foundations, which still looks largely the same today. In the 19th century extensions with crenellated turrets were added, which were removed in 1970 due to structural decay. In 1881 the industrialist Carl Puricelli acquired the estate for his son Heinrich and had it expanded in the Historicist style; the preserved rooms include a hunting room by Anton Pössenbacher, court joiner in Munich.

Today the museum presents the city and art history of Bad Kreuznach. One focus is the history of the estate up to the grand "Schlösschen" around 1900; another is the period when the town attracted an exclusive public as a spa resort. The centerpiece of the art collection is sculptures by the Cauer family of sculptors, who worked over four generations and roughly 150 years, from small sculptures to monuments and architectural decoration. Drawings, watercolors and paintings show the town and landscape of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Together with the Römerhalle and the Museum für PuppentheaterKultur, the house forms the KulturViertel (cultural quarter) of the town.

Highlights

• Sculptures by the Cauer family of sculptors across four generations
• Historicist villa interior with hunting room by Anton Pössenbacher
• Views of old Kreuznach in drawings and paintings
• History of Bad Kreuznach as a spa town in the 19th century
• Glass art by Ida Paulin
• Historic Schlosspark around the museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Rittergut Bangert und die Kurstadt Kreuznach – Documents and furnishings tell of the estate's transformation into the grand "Schlösschen" and of Kreuznach's rise to a spa town.
• Die Bildhauerfamilie Cauer – Portrait busts, genre figures, tombs and designs for monuments from four generations of artists.
• Ansichten von Stadt und Region – Drawings, watercolors and paintings from the 19th and early 20th centuries show old Kreuznach and the landscape of the Nahe.

Operated by

Stadt Bad Kreuznach (KulturViertel Bad Kreuznach)

Director

Marco van Bel

Admission & discounts

Children up to 2 years free. Card payment is possible and preferred. The combination tickets also apply to the Römerhalle and the Museum für PuppentheaterKultur.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• 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

Step-free access via a ramp at the back entrance; an elevator serves the floors, and there is an accessible toilet. According to the museum portal, the house is certified by "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All).

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

Workshop "Skulpturen kennenlernen" (Getting to Know Sculptures) for children from age 6: modeling and casting with marble, clay and bronze; €8 per child, minimum €96 plus admission. Children's birthday parties can be celebrated with the museum education programs; the historic Schlosspark surrounds the house.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the KulturViertel Bad Kreuznach near the Römerhalle and the Museum für PuppentheaterKultur.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop available.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 80 guests.

Puricelli-Salon (three connected rooms on the ground floor with a terrace; up to 50 seated, up to 80 standing), Jagdzimmer (hunting room, approx. 30 people, also for civil wedding ceremonies) and Remise (carriage house, approx. 35 people standing); all rooms are wheelchair accessible.

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