Trachtenmuseum Ochsenfurt
Museum in the Baroque Greisinghaus with the richly embroidered costume of the Ochsenfurt Gau and a dressing room (Anziehkämmerle) for trying on costumes yourself.
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About the museum
The Trachtenmuseum of the town of Ochsenfurt is housed in the Greisinghaus, a three-story Baroque building from 1717 erected by Würzburg master builder Joseph Greissing. Until 1972 it shared a roof with the town's local history museum, which is now in the Schlössle near the Old Main Bridge; since then, the Greisinghaus has been dedicated to costume. The house is one of the non-state museums of supra-regional importance in Bavaria.
On display is the costume of the Ochsenfurt Gau, considered one of the most richly decorated costumes in Lower Franconia. It expressed prosperity, festive joy and mourning: visitors can see the highest festive costume, the Marian image costume and the workday costume with accessories such as pearl gloves, prayer books, embroidered shoes and stockings with elaborate knitted patterns.
Luxurious fabrics such as cashmere, satin shoulder cloths, velvet and silk mutzen (headcaps), and magnificent garnet cross pendants testify to the wealth of the peasant women. On the third floor, the focus is on laundry care, the making of costumes and how costume is worn today. In the "Anziehkämmerle" (dressing room), visitors can slip into a costume themselves.
Highlights
- Festive costume, Marian image costume and workday costume of the Ochsenfurt Gau
- Pearl gloves, prayer books and embroidered shoes
- Garnet cross pendants and mutzen of velvet and silk
- Anziehkämmerle (dressing room) for trying on a costume
- Baroque Greisinghaus from 1717
Permanent exhibition
- Tracht des Ochsenfurter Gaus – Festive costume, Marian image costume and workday costume with jewelry and accessories, plus themed rooms on laundry care, making costumes and costume today; with the Anziehkämmerle for trying on costumes yourself.
- Operated by
- Stadt Ochsenfurt
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Children & teens | –Children enter free. |
| Guided group tour incl. admission (up to 15 people, 45 minutes) | €50Each additional person €5. |
According to the city, guests with a train ticket receive a reduction on admission (Bahnbonus).
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Hands-on stations
Children enter free. In the "Anziehkämmerle" you can slip into a costume yourself. A public toilet with changing facilities (accessible) is at Spitalgasse 16.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt train station (Mainfrankenbahn and Main-Spessart-Express, at least hourly); also the on-demand public transport shuttle "callheinz."
By car
Parking available
About 700 parking spaces around the old town (no more than two minutes' walk to the center), a large parking lot by the Main and the Jahnstraße 2 parking garage (paid parking); outside the old town, parking is free of charge.
Ochsenfurt lies directly on the B 13, about 20 km southeast of Würzburg; from the train station, all destinations in the old town are within walking distance.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for groups can be booked (price includes admission); in the Anziehkämmerle, you may try on a costume. |
