Stadtmuseum Freising
Town history museum in the Baroque Asamgebäude on Marienplatz: around 350 objects on the history of Freising from prehistory to today.
About the museum
In 1890 citizens of Freising founded the Historischer Verein (Historical Association) and with it a museum of town history. For decades the association assembled a collection ranging from the Neolithic to the present. For a long time it was housed in the St.-Georgs-Schule; in 1965 it moved to the former prince-bishop's college on Marienplatz, the so-called Asamgebäude, where it was shown on around 250 square meters.
In 2007 the museum reopened as a Stadtmuseum after a redesign. Since then the town of Freising has been the sponsor, while the collection remains the property of the Historischer Verein. A depot was set up in the school's former detention cell, whose walls pupils decorated with inscriptions and pictures in the 18th century.
Because of the general renovation of the Asamgebäude, the museum was closed from 2017 to 2024; during this time it was present at other locations in the town as the "Fliegendes Museum" (Flying Museum) with exhibitions and tours. In July 2024 the expanded museum opened in the renovated rooms. A tour around the inner courtyard now leads through the history of the old episcopal town with archaeological finds, works of art, handicraft products and documents, complemented by a graphic art cabinet and a room on the history of the building.
Highlights
- Tour through town history in the Baroque Asamgebäude
- Prehistoric archaeological finds
- Graphic art cabinet "Freising auf Papier" (Freising on Paper)
- Room on the construction and use history of the building
- Museum app with audio guide
Permanent exhibitions
- Stadtgeschichte Freising – A tour around the inner courtyard presents around 350 selected objects, from prehistoric finds through art and crafts of the episcopal town to documents of the more recent past, complemented by media stations.
- Freising auf Papier – The graphic art cabinet shows town views, portraits and commercial graphics and explains historic printing techniques.
- Founded
- 1890
- Operated by
- Stadt Freising
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2Pupils and trainees aged 18 and over, students, federal volunteer service participants, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte or Juleica, holders of the Sozialpass Landkreis Freising, people aged 65 or over or with a pensioner ID, people with disabilities (from a degree of disability of 50), groups of 10 or more, visitors with a day ticket for the Diözesanmuseum |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to 18 years free |
| Seniors | €2from 65 years or with a pensioner ID |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2companion free · from a degree of disability of 50 |
| Students & apprentices | €2 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personreduced admission for groups of 10 or more; school classes as a class group and accompanying teachers free |
| Annual pass | €10 |
| Public tour | €4plus admission |
| Public workshop | €6plus admission |
Free admission: Tuesdays (does not apply to booked tours)
Free admission also for members of the Historischer Verein Freising, city guides, employees of the town of Freising and members of professional associations (e.g. ICOM). Bookable tour (approx. 60 min., 7–25 people) €70, workshop (approx. 75 min., 5–15 people) €80, each plus admission; school session (approx. 45 min.) €1.50 per pupil.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Accessible entrance, public areas step-free and threshold-free. Multisensory stations for touching, hearing and smelling, offerings in Braille and pyramid script as well as an educational program for blind and visually impaired people; quiet zones.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Children and young people have free admission. Workshops for young and old (e.g. calligraphy or a historic card game), "Museum in der Schatzkiste" (Museum in a Treasure Chest) with objects that can partly be touched, annual search games and, on Christmas Eve, the children's program "Warten aufs Christkind".
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Freising Bahnhof · 7-min walk
Train and S-Bahn to Freising station
By car
- Accessible parking
By car, follow the parking guidance system of the town of Freising. The museum is located on Marienplatz in the old town.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with books and souvenirs; dining in the Asamgebäude.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public tours (including "Rundgang klassisch" and themed tours on the first Tuesday of the month at 19:00, each approx. 60 min.). Groups can book tours – also in English, French, Italian and Spanish – as well as workshops. The free app "Stadtmuseum Freising" includes an audio guide for selected exhibits. |
