Stadtmuseum Mainburg

About the museum

The core of the collection was laid in 1912 by the parish candidate Schmid from Pötzmes, who gave his local history objects to the new museum. The museum is run by the town of Mainburg; the museum management works closely with the Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern (Bavarian state office for non-state museums).

The museum is housed in the former boys' school, which was planned by the architect Johann Baptist Schott and opened on May 1, 1902. Because of the high groundwater, the listed building rests on wooden piles; its two upper floors were converted for the exhibition.

First came the sections on Mainburg's city history and hop growing, which show everyday objects in the context of their use. Later, areas on the fossil finds from Sandelzhausen, on the Mainburg-born painter Johann Georg Scharf, who worked in London, and on the world of belief were added, and in 2022 also a presentation on the Neolithic settlers at the Auhof.

The Hop Museum in the attic is considered the only one of its kind in Lower Bavaria. Since autumn 2026 the second floor has been under renovation; a new exhibition on city history is to be created there in the future.

Highlights

• Hop museum on the cultivation and harvest of the Hallertau's "green gold"
• Finds and longhouse reconstruction of the first farmers at the Auhof (Linear Pottery culture)
• Local history up to the granting of town status in 1954
• Sculptures, paintings, and votive offerings of Hallertau folk piety
• Domestic culture and former trades of Mainburg

Permanent exhibitions

• Oh herrliche Schinderei – Das grüne Gold der Hallertau – Hand tools, implements, and machines tell of the laborious work of hop growing before mechanization.
• Die ersten Bauern von Mainburg – Finds and reconstructions of a roughly 7,000-year-old Linear Pottery settlement excavated at the Auhof in 2010/11.
• Ortsgeschichte Mainburg – Defining events and people from the first mention in the 13th/14th century to the granting of town status in 1954.

Founded

1912

Operated by

Stadt Mainburg

Director

Dr. Andreas Kühne

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; donations are welcome.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• 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

All exhibition rooms can only be reached by stairs.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly: not available

Getting there & parking

Via the A93: from the north, exit Elsendorf and continue on the B301; from the south, exit Mainburg and continue on the ST2049.

Amenities & dining

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

Events & venue rental

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