Nuremberg's city museum in a late Renaissance merchant's house below the Kaiserburg – city history with a large model of the old town.
June 19, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Joint project of the municipal museums on five centuries of Nuremberg's visions of the future – from the ideal city to technological visions and ideological dead ends, with models, posters, games, and works of art.
The house on Burgstraße was built between 1591 and 1596 as a residence and place of business for Philipp van Oyrl, a merchant from the Netherlands; its design is attributed to Jakob Wolff the Elder. It is the only large late Renaissance merchant's house to have survived in Nuremberg. From 1668 the patrician Christoph Jakob Behaim had the rooms remodeled into a Baroque residential palace, as the magnificent stucco ceilings still attest today.
In the 18th and 19th centuries the house was home to the Homann map publishing house (Homännische Landkartenoffizin), whose copperplate maps were distributed throughout Europe. The property owes its name to Georg Christoph Franz Fembo, who acquired it in the early 19th century. In 1928 it passed into municipal ownership. The main building survived World War II almost undamaged; the other parts of the complex were rebuilt.
The Fembo-Haus has served as the city museum since 1953. After extensive renovation and a new concept, it reopened in 2000. In 2021 the exhibition trail "Masel tov!" on Jewish life in Nuremberg was added. Since February 2024 the redesigned permanent exhibition has occupied the fourth and fifth floors – featuring, among other things, a camera flight over the large model of the old town, augmented reality, and a smartphone media guide. Since July 2024 a presentation on the second floor has recalled the former Städtische Galerie (municipal gallery) of the Weimar era.
| Adults | €7.50 |
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| Reduced | €2.50Children and teens aged 4 to 17, school students, university students, volunteer service participants, holders of the Bavarian volunteer card (Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte) |
| Children & teens | €2.50free up to age 3 · Children under 4 free |
| Seniors | –No senior discount; admission is free with the City of Nuremberg's Senioren-Kulturkarte (age 63 and up, €20 per year). |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · No separate rate; admission is free with the Kulturkarte for people with disabilities (degree of disability 50 or higher, €14 per year). One assistant per visitor with a disability is admitted free. |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50 |
| Groups (15+ people) | €7 per personper person; school classes and integration courses €2 per person |
| Families | €8Small-group ticket: one adult (parent or grandparent) with up to 3 children under 18 |
| Combination ticket Fembo-Haus and Kaiserburg | €15One visit to each of the two sites (excluding tour fees); for groups of 15 or more €13 per person |
| Day ticket (surcharge on the single ticket) | €4Also valid on the same day for the other sites of the Museen der Stadt Nürnberg; no surcharge for pass holders and school classes |
| Annual pass Museen der Stadt Nürnberg | €40Personalized, valid for one year at all municipal museums, including special exhibitions; €10 with the Nürnberg-Pass |
| Annual pass XL | €60Cardholder plus one adult companion and up to 3 children under 18 |
Holders of the Nürnberg-, Fürth-, Erlangen-, and Schwabach-Pass pay €2 (valid as a day ticket). Special guided tours are not included in admission. There is no extra charge for the special exhibition.
Step-free entrance for wheelchair users to the right of the main entrance on Burgstraße; in the entrance area, a ramp leads to a wheelchair-accessible elevator serving all floors. Wheelchair-accessible restroom to the left of the ticket desk. Seating for people with limited mobility.
Great for kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 3 |
| Family ticket | €8 · Small-group ticket: one adult (parent or grandparent) with up to 3 children under 18 |
Family tour "Kindertour im Stadtmuseum" (ages 7 and up) on selected Sundays, children's trail "Mit Merkur durchs Stadtmuseum" and a family afternoon for Pelzmärtel.
Bus 36 to Burgstraße; U1 to Lorenzkirche (Hauptmarkt exit)
Parking available
No parking on site; the Hauptmarkt parking garage (Augustinerstraße 4, 525 spaces, open around the clock) is a few minutes' walk away.
Unattended coat check and small lockers with a key in the foyer. Catalogs and other items at the museum ticket desk. Free Wi-Fi. Payment by cash, girocard, or credit card.
From April to October, civil wedding ceremonies are held on selected Fridays (13:30–15:30) in the hall with its Baroque stucco ceiling; bookings exclusively through the Standesamt Nürnberg (registry office). Catering in the building is not possible.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Allow 1.5 to 2.5 hours for the permanent exhibition, and about 30 minutes for "Krone – Macht – Geschichte." Free media guide for your own smartphone (also online), a few loan devices at the ticket desk. Public tours on selected dates; group tours 60 or 90 min., group registration recommended. Dogs other than service dogs are not allowed. |
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