Schwarzwaldmuseum Triberg

About the museum

The Schwarzwaldmuseum has been located in the center of Triberg since 1936, just a few steps from the waterfalls. Across more than 1,600 square meters it shows how people in the Black Forest once lived and worked, combining the everyday, craft and economic history of the region.

The collection includes Black Forest clocks from four centuries, costumes, wood carvings, straw-plaiting work and original workshops, including a clockmaker's workshop. The self-playing music automatons and orchestrions are especially well known, as is one of the largest hurdy-gurdy collections in Europe. A walk-in mine tunnel with rare minerals, a model landscape of the Black Forest Railway, bobsleds and toboggans, and the world's first electric ski lift round off the tour.

In the area of the museum café, an exhibition is devoted to the Triberg Fasnet: more than 25 figures are on show, some of them interactive, along with films about the custom. Other themes include a collection of SABA radios, works by the carver Schnitzersepp, and the history of the town and lordship of Triberg. The house also contains the town's tourist information.

Highlights

• Black Forest clocks from four centuries
• Self-playing music automatons and hurdy-gurdy collection
• Walk-in mine tunnel
• Triberg Fasnet figures
• Model landscape of the Black Forest Railway
• World's first electric ski lift

Permanent exhibitions

• Schwarzwalduhren und Handwerk – Clocks from four centuries, costumes, carvings, straw-plaiting work and workshops of vanished trades, such as a clockmaker's workshop.
• Triberger Fasnet – More than 25 Triberg Fasnet figures with explanations, interactive stations, a photo point and films about the custom.

Operated by

Heimat- und Gewerbeverein Triberg e. V.

Admission & discounts

With a valid waterfall admission ticket (Triberg-Inklusiv-Karte), admission to the Schwarzwaldmuseum is free. Single admission with the Schwarzwälder Gästekarte (KONUS) is €5.50 instead of €6.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• 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

The first floor can be reached via a ramp; there is no elevator. The lower level is accessible only from outside. Induction loop available.

Kids & families

Children under 6 have free admission; for families there is the family combination ticket of the Triberg-Inklusiv-Karte.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Wallfahrtstraße 4, right by the main entrance of the Triberg Waterfalls. Barrier-free public toilets are available in the Kurhaus and in the VR-Arena (Wallfahrtstr. 11).

Amenities & dining

• Café

Museum café on the lower level with small dishes.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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