Museum Sinclair-Haus

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The building at the corner of Löwengasse and Dorotheenstraße was built at the beginning of the 18th century as a residence right next to Bad Homburg Palace; later the Hesse-Homburg government councilor Elias Neuhof lived here. At the end of the 1970s the house was threatened with demolition. At the suggestion of entrepreneur Herbert Quandt, Altana AG acquired the property, had it restored and named it after Isaac von Sinclair, the Bad Homburg-born diplomat and writer who was a friend of Friedrich Hölderlin.

Since 1982 the Sinclair-Haus has served as an exhibition venue. It has no permanent exhibition of its own; instead it shows changing exhibitions of 20th- and 21st-century art whose common thread is the relationship of humans to nature – for example to clouds, ice, sand, forests, fungi or plants. The shows combine art with science, music and literature and are accompanied by lectures, concerts and readings.

In 2017 the museum passed to the Stiftung Nantesbuch, founded by Susanne Klatten, which has operated as the Stiftung Kunst und Natur since 2021 and, in addition to Bad Homburg, runs a site in Nantesbuch in Upper Bavaria. Art education carries great weight here: an idea booklet called "Blattwerke" is produced for each exhibition, mornings are reserved for school and university groups, and there has been a permanent educational partnership with a neighboring elementary school since 2007. The museum also looks after a knowledge garden in the adjacent palace park.

Highlights

• Changing exhibitions on nature and the environment as reflected in contemporary art
• Listed Baroque house right next to Bad Homburg Palace
• Free admission on Wednesdays; children, young people and students always free
• Extensive accompanying program with concerts, readings, workshops and family tours
• "Blattwerke" idea booklet for further creative work, produced for every exhibition

Founded

1982

Operated by

Stiftung Kunst und Natur gGmbH

Director

Kathrin Meyer

Admission & discounts

Free admission: every Wednesday

Exhibition admission €6, free for the groups listed. The Museumsufer-Card and Museumsufer-Ticket are valid for visiting the exhibition, not for events. For many events you can choose between the regular and the reduced price without proof. Tickets online or at the museum ticket desk.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• 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 listed building is only partially accessible: inside there is a stair lift but no elevator; the outdoor stair platform lift is currently out of service. A home-visit program is aimed at seniors and people with disabilities.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Family tours for children and adults, a weekly children's art workshop, an open Sunday studio, holiday courses, children's concerts and hands-on days. The current exhibition includes interactive stations, e.g., a VR station and an installation where you can talk with an artificial raven.

Getting there & parking

By car via the A661, exit Bad Homburg, toward Stadtmitte (city center), via Hessenring and Thomasstraße into Dorotheenstraße; the entrance is at the end of the street.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Museum lounge with self-service drinks and a coffee machine; publications and postcards at the museum ticket desk. Unattended cloakroom, limited number of lockers – larger bags and backpacks must be checked.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit