Ziegel- und Kalk Museum Flintsbach

About the museum

The Ziegel- und Kalk Museum lies on the edge of the Flintsbach district of the market municipality of Winzer and grew out of a decommissioned lime works. The centerpiece of the site is the Hoffmann ring kiln from 1883, in which lime and bricks were fired until 1968. It is one of the defining monuments of the complex.

In the exhibition building, covering about 400 square meters, the thousands-of-years-old history of brick and lime production is told. In the extensive outdoor area, a small forge, a machine hall, a drying shed, a Lorenbahn (narrow-gauge track for ore carts) and the clay pit show how a small operation worked at the threshold between craft and industrial production.

The museum is designed to be hands-on: visitors can model with clay and glaze pieces for firing, a soil trail leads to fossils and earth pigments, and there are herb tours as well as programs for school classes, kindergartens and children's birthday parties. Annually changing special exhibitions and activity weekends complement the permanent exhibition. The museum is operated by the market municipality of Winzer.

Highlights

• Hoffmann ring kiln from 1883
• Outdoor area with forge, machine hall, drying shed and Lorenbahn
• Clay pit and soil trail with fossil hunting
• Modeling with clay and glazing to try yourself
• Pizza from the stone oven during children's programs

Permanent exhibition

• Geschichte der Ziegel- und Kalkherstellung – Across about 400 square meters, the path from handcraft to industry is traced, supplemented by the historic outdoor area with the ring kiln.

Operated by

Markt Winzer

Admission & discounts

Group guided tour (museum or soil trail, about 1.5 hours, 15–30 people): €50 flat fee plus €3.50 admission per person. School classes from 15 children (2.5 hours): €8 per pupil, or €12 with pizza. Kindergarten (max. 15 children): €140. Children's birthday party (max. 10 children, 2.5 hours): €140, with two accompanying adults free and €4 for each additional adult.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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

According to the operator, the museum is equipped for people with disabilities; the exhibition building has an elevator.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

Modeling with clay, glazing, fossil hunting and painting with earth pigments, as well as children's birthday parties, holiday programs and herb tours. Please keep dogs on a leash, as many children visit.

Getting there & parking

Route via the state road from Hengersberg to Osterhofen toward Winzer, then on toward Neßlbach/Hofkirchen/Vilshofen and turn left in the Flintsbach district; Autobahn A3, exit Iggensbach. Navigation address: Museumsstraße 2, 94577 Winzer.

Amenities & dining

Pizza from the stone oven during group and children's programs.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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