City museum in the late Baroque Hermansbau, with a Baroque gallery, Künersberg faience, Jewish history and free admission.
May 17, 2026 – December 22, 2027
The exhibition shows how Baroque innovations such as the fabric bombasin and sugar confectionery changed consumption and everyday life, and sheds light on Memmingen's role in long-distance trade with the merchant Benedikt von Herman.
The Stadtmuseum Memmingen is housed in the Hermansbau, a late Baroque town palace built in 1766 for the patrician and merchant Benedikt von Herman. The Rococo façade, the inner courtyard and a staircase with allegorical ceiling painting give the house a southern character. The foundations of the city's collections were laid in 1885; since 1936 they have been kept in this building.
The rooms partly show, in their original furnishings, the patrician domestic culture of the Protestant Free Imperial City, and guide visitors through legal, church and guild history. The permanent exhibition "Barock Ballett" brings together patrician portraits, paintings by Johann Heiss (1640–1704), who was born in Memmingen, and the Künersberg faience, of which over 250 pieces survive. Further sections are devoted to Jewish life in Memmingen from 1862 to 1942 and to city history, including the Twelve Articles of the Peasants of 1525.
The museum sees itself as a "time machine" through the city's history and as an open third place: admission is free. The city of Memmingen operates the museum.
Admission is free.
Admission is free. Guided tours for adult groups cost €30 during opening hours and €40 outside opening hours.
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Great for kids & families
Family audio tour "Ba Ba Rock" (narrated by children for children) and holiday programs for 8- to 12-year-olds. The museum belongs to the Familien Museen Allgäu and takes part in the summer Museums-Safari with a puzzle booklet.
Weinmarkt, Bismarckschule/Schweizerberg
From Memmingen station about 8 minutes on foot via Maximilianstraße, Kramerstraße and Marktplatz; bus to the stop Weinmarkt, Bismarckschule/Schweizerberg.
No on-site parking at the museum.
The museum has no parking of its own; nearby are the Stadthalle underground car park, the Krautstraße parking garage and the parking garage by Karstadt.
By car via the A96 or A7. The entrance is on Hermansgasse (Zangmeisterstraße 8).
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Tours for adult groups with curators: €30 during opening hours, €40 outside opening hours (inquiries to stadtmuseum@memmingen.de or 08331 850-1430). Tours for school and youth groups are free of charge. Flashlight tour "1525" on request. Audio stations in the exhibition; in addition, audio walks through the city via QR code. |
