Regional museum in Friedberg covering the Celts, the Romans on the Limes, the early Middle Ages, town history and Elvis Presley's time as a soldier.
September 12, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Anniversary exhibition of the Kunstverein Friedberg (Friedberg art association) in the new special exhibition rooms, with contemporary art from five decades of the association's history.
Special exhibition
Photographs and personal objects show where Jewish life is visible in the region today; back on view since November 2023.
The museum grew out of a citizens' collection: in 1896, the newly founded Friedberger Geschichtsverein (Friedberg history society), inspired in part by Roman excavations in the town, began systematically collecting finds, documents and everyday objects. Since 1901, the institution has seen itself as a history museum for the town and the Wetterau region. In 1921, the Wetterauer Museumsgesellschaft was founded as a friends' association, and in 1936 the collections passed into the ownership of the town of Friedberg.
The building on Haagstraße next to the Stadtkirche (town church) now houses permanent exhibitions on two floors. One focus is the archaeology of the Wetterau from the Stone Age to the early Middle Ages. As the Limes information center for the central Wetterau, the Roman section tells of the occupation of the region, the Friedberg fort and life on the Limes; exhibits include a hoard of more than 1,100 silver coins from Ober-Florstadt and the Friedberg Mithraeum discovered in 1894.
The upper floor features highlights from the history of the castle and town, a re-created general store selling colonial goods, and a section on Elvis Presley, who was stationed in Friedberg as a soldier from 1958 to 1960. Since 2001, stone monuments have been kept in a visible storage facility in the Rathauspark. In 2026, the rooms of the former agricultural section on the first floor were converted into new special exhibition spaces. The museum also runs guided tours of the medieval mikveh.
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2School students, university students, apprentices, recipients of unemployment benefit II (ALG II), pensioners, people with a disability rating of 50 or more, groups of 10 or more |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 5 · Free under 6 or until starting school; school students pay the reduced price. |
| Seniors | €2Pensioners. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2companion free · With a disability rating of 50 or more. |
| Students & apprentices | €2 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personReduced admission for groups of 10 or more; guided tours by arrangement. |
| Families | €8Maximum of 2 adults and up to 4 children. |
Members of the Wetterauer Museumsgesellschaft are admitted free. The visible storage facility in the Rathauspark can be viewed from outside without admission.
The first floor is accessible; the second floor can only be reached by stairs. The main entrance has one step; staff will help with access. Restrooms in the courtyard. Folding stools can be borrowed at the ticket desk. Accessible parking space on Konrad-Adenauer-Platz, approx. 10 m from the entrance. Guided tours for people with disabilities on request.
Great for kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
| Family ticket | €8 · Maximum of 2 adults and up to 4 children. |
Programs for children are a focus of the museum: active holiday programs (depending on the topic for children from 6 to 8 years, 2–4 hours, registration required). Family ticket for up to 2 adults and 4 children. The paths on the first floor are also easy to navigate with a stroller.
Altstadt · 200 m
About a 10-minute walk from Friedberg station; bus lines 1 and 3 to the Altstadt stop (approx. 200 m).
Parking available
Cityparkhaus "Am Bahnhof" (Alte Bahnhofstraße 6) or Konrad-Adenauer-Platz parking lot; there is also an accessible parking space about 10 m from the main entrance.
From the A5 (exit Friedberg) about an 8–10 minute drive, from the B3 (exit Friedberg/Ockstadt or Stadthalle) about 5–7 minutes.
Get directionsBicycle racks at the entrance.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for groups and school classes on request during all opening hours, mornings by arrangement (tel. 06031 88430). Public guided tours, including of the mikveh and Jewish Friedberg, according to the program. |
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