Stadtmuseum Camburg
Town museum in the Camburg Amtshaus (district office building) of 1742 with prehistoric and early historic finds, historic workshops, an old drugstore and prison cells.
About the museum
The museum's beginnings go back to 1910, when senior teacher Türk assembled a local history collection. It found its permanent home in 1949 in the Amtshaus, which was built in 1742 on Camburg's oldest settlement site. That parts of the building once served as a prison is still shown today by three heavy oak doors with old bolts and peepholes as well as a preserved cell.
The exhibition ranges from Paleolithic hand axes and other archaeological finds from the Camburg area through tools and weapons of various cultures to the history of the town and county and the more recent past. Local crafts get a lot of space: furnished workshops include a bookbindery, a shoemaker's workshop, a cooperage and a wheelwright's workshop.
Among the more recent acquisitions is the complete shop furnishing of the Germania Drogerie (drugstore), which closed its doors in Camburg in 2007. A music box from 1890 is gladly demonstrated, a parlor recalls the former brewery "Camburg Bräu", and a Prussian war chest dates from the time of the Napoleonic Wars. In addition, the museum shows changing exhibitions and invites visitors to readings, lectures and concerts.
Highlights
- Hand axes and finds from the prehistory and early history of the Camburg region
- Furnished workshops of the bookbinder, shoemaker, cooper and wheelwright
- Complete shop furnishing of the Germania Drogerie
- Music box from 1890
- Former prison cells with original oak doors
Permanent exhibitions
- Stadt- und Regionalgeschichte – From Paleolithic finds through the history of the town and county of Camburg to the more recent past.
- Camburger Handwerk – Fully furnished historic workshops and the shop furnishing of the Germania Drogerie show the working world and everyday life of earlier generations.
- Founded
- 1910
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personGroups of 10 or more; reduced €1.50 per person |
| Flat-rate tour fee | €5 |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography allowed |
| Good to know | Tours for groups also outside opening hours by arrangement. For school classes, bread is baked in the clay oven. |
