Stadtmuseum Idstein
City museum in the half-timbered Killinger House on König-Adolf-Platz, covering the roughly 900-year history of Idstein, with free admission.
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About the museum
The city museum occupies the upper floors of the Killinger House, a handsome half-timbered building on König-Adolf-Platz, the central square of Idstein's old town. The tourist information office is on the ground floor, and a spiral staircase leads from there up to the museum rooms.
The exhibition tells the roughly 900-year history of the town. On the second floor, the displays cover church history, urban development and construction history, self-government, civic rights and duties, the history of the castle and palace, the Walramian line of the House of Nassau, and the history of schooling.
The third floor is devoted to rural living conditions in the 18th and 19th centuries, crafts and trades, Idstein's leather industry, and the Merz brewery. Works by the Idstein artist Ernst Toepfer rotate on two walls.
Highlights
- Half-timbered house on König-Adolf-Platz with spiral staircase
- Urban development, castle and palace history, House of Nassau
- Idstein's leather industry and the Merz brewery
- Rural life and crafts in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Rotating works by the artist Ernst Toepfer
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung zur Stadtgeschichte – Two floors show urban development, school and church history, civic and rural life, and crafts, trades and the leather industry.
- Operated by
- Stadt Idstein
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- 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 rooms are reached from the ground floor (tourist information) via a spiral staircase.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
ZOB Idstein (Schulgasse)
The Central Bus Station (ZOB) is in the old town on Schulgasse, with a designated tourist bus stop (bay 2).
By car
Bus parking at Idstein station. For cars, the town offers parking information on its "Parken in Idstein" page.
The museum is in the Killinger House on König-Adolf-Platz in the old town. The tourist information office is on the ground floor.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The tourist information office on the ground floor offers public and private guided tours of the old town. |
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