Städtisches Museum Zeulenroda

About the museum

The museum's origins go back to Mayor Paul Lemcke, who in 1903, together with his assistant Karl Schindler, laid the foundation of a municipal collection with the intention of founding a museum. Later, the applied arts collection of the citizen Paul Blell was added.

Since 1927, the museum has been housed in the former villa of the hosiery manufacturer and Kommerzienrat (honorary title for a businessman) Ferdinand Schopper. Built in 1888 on Aumaische Straße, the house displays historicism in its architecture and furnishings and is itself part of the museum experience. The Thuringian Museum Association has awarded the house its museum seal.

The permanent exhibition spans from the founding of the town and its granting of town rights in 1438 to the present day, and presents the trades and industries typical of Zeulenroda. The most important part of the collection is furniture made in Zeulenroda from about 1830 to 1985, shown as individual pieces and in fully furnished salons and rooms. A friends' association supports the museum in preserving and acquiring objects.

Highlights

• Furniture made in Zeulenroda from 1830 to 1985
• Fully furnished salons and period rooms
• Exhibition on the history of porcelain
• Clock cabinet, painting exhibition and Friedrich Reimann Room
• Museum education stations for children

Permanent exhibitions

• Dauerausstellung zur Stadt- und Regionalgeschichte – The history of Zeulenroda-Triebes from the founding of the town to the modern era, with its typical trades, plus interiors from the Biedermeier period to the late GDR.
• Porzellanausstellung – Shows the development of porcelain and its roots in the region.

Operated by

Stadt Zeulenroda-Triebes

Director

Dr. Christian Sobeck

Admission & discounts

Prices for events, museum education programs, and town and museum tours are available on request at 036628 64135.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• 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

Barrier-free facilities according to the town; disabled parking space opposite the main entrance on Aumaische Straße.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities

Museum quiz with twelve hidden-picture puzzles, a family tour of the permanent exhibition, and hands-on stations: digging with small shovels and brushes, weaving, a merchant's scale, and a photo studio with historical costumes. Baby changing room available.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with publications; a museum café is available at times (temporary).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 100 guests.

Civil weddings in the Balkensaal (beam hall, about 50 seats) and in the foyer (about 60 people); the museum courtyard offers space for about 100 people.

Plan your visit