Stadtmuseum Einbeck

About the museum

The museum's roots reach back to 1894: at that time a first exhibition on Einbeck's town history was shown in the St. Spiritus chapel south of the market square. In 1932 the collection moved to a former school building, which the Wehrmacht confiscated in 1938.

Since 1970 the museum has been housed in a three-story patrician house of 1548 on Steinweg, one of the most magnificent half-timbered buildings in the town. The richly carved facade in the Weser Renaissance style belonged to a house with brewing rights; the sun above the portal can now be found in the museum's logo. Inside, the stately hall with a two-story oriel and remnants of a painted wall covering from the mid-18th century has been preserved.

The exhibitions on three floors tell of prehistory and early history, of rich medieval Einbeck, of the brewing town whose beer gave bock beer its name, of Einbeck blueprint (Blaudruck) and of the pharmacist Friedrich Wilhelm Sertürner, who discovered morphine here. In addition there are a coin cabinet and a department on refugees and expellees from Patschkau in Silesia. In 2006 the RadHaus opened in the building, continuing the tradition of an older Einbeck bicycle museum and showing the history of the bicycle and of the local manufacturers August Stukenbrok and Heidemann-Werke.

The museum is run by the town of Einbeck and has been a registered museum in Lower Saxony since 2008. Since 2020 the trained museum dog Edgar has been part of the educational work, mainly accompanying children's and school programs.

Highlights

• Oldest completely preserved beer barrel in Germany
• Half-timbered patrician house of 1548 with a Baroque hall and oriel
• RadHaus: bicycle history from the running machine to the e-bike, a high-wheeler to try out
• Einbeck blueprint and the Sertürner room on the discovery of morphine
• Coin cabinet with Einbeck coinage
• Museum dog Edgar on children's and school tours

Permanent exhibitions

• Einbecker Stadtgeschichte – A tour from prehistory and early history through medieval Einbeck and half-timbered construction to the postwar period with refugees and expellees from Silesia; plus a coin cabinet.
• Bier, Blaudruck und Sertürner – Departments on the brewing town of Einbeck with the oldest preserved beer barrel in Germany, on Einbeck blueprint and on the pharmacist Friedrich Wilhelm Sertürner, the discoverer of morphine.
• RadHaus – Fahrradmuseum – Two floors on the history of the bicycle from the running machine to the e-bike, focusing on the Einbeck manufacturers August Stukenbrok (ASTE) and Heidemann-Werke (HWE) as well as many hands-on stations.

Founded

1894

Operated by

Stadt Einbeck

Director

Dr. Imke Weichert

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• 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 museum is not accessible: there are many stairs and steps in the entrance area and in the building.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

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

Many hands-on stations: write with quill and ink in the scriptorium, dress up as a coin apprentice or an early female cyclist, climb onto a high-wheeler; in good weather, historic bicycles are available to try out in the museum courtyard. Children's birthday parties (ages 7–14, up to 10 children, approx. 2 hours, €65 per group plus €1 admission) on the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, a detective hunt with museum dog Edgar or as an escape game; workshops by arrangement.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located close to the center, around 240 m or a 3-minute walk from the market square. By car via the B3; from the B3 exits it is about 4 km to the street "Auf dem Steinwege".

Amenities & dining

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

Events & venue rental

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