Ziegelmuseum

About the museum

The Ziegelmuseum in Bad Herrenalb was founded in 2006 and is run by volunteers of the Förderverein Museum Bad Herrenalb e. V. It is located in the middle of the old monastery district, in a shingle-clad half-timbered house that was built in 1860 as the garden house of the spa house (Kurhaus) and belongs to the town.

The core of the exhibition consists of Feierabendziegel – hand-shaped and fired roof tiles that their makers marked with signs, symbols, sayings or protective motifs. They tell of everyday life, superstition and the earnings of the tile makers. Most of the outstanding pieces come from the collection of the expert Edmund Bernt (1952–2016) of Weissach-Flacht, who selected the tiles together with the friends' association and also wrote the accompanying texts on the history of the roof, the tiles and tile-making.

The collection is supplemented by tiles from the tile works of the Herrenalb Cistercian monastery; some of them, dated to 1437, are among the earliest dated roof tiles of this kind. Alongside the permanent exhibition, the roughly 200 square meters offer room for smaller temporary exhibitions and a creative area for hands-on activities. The museum reopened in 2022 after modernization.

Highlights

• Feierabendziegel with signs, sayings and protective symbols
• Tiles from the Herrenalb monastery tile works, dated 1437
• Collection of expert Edmund Bernt
• Hands-on area: children can lay a roof themselves
• Half-timbered house from 1860 in the old monastery district

Permanent exhibition

• Feierabendziegel-Sammlung Bernt – Hand-formed tiles with signs, sayings and protective motifs show everyday life in past centuries; plus information on the history of roofs, tiles and tile makers.

Founded

2006

Operated by

Förderverein Museum Bad Herrenalb e. V.

Admission & discounts

Arriving with a current bwtarif ticket, D-Ticket JugendBW or Deutschland-Ticket gives a 50-cent discount (partner of bwegtPlus).

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

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

For 3rd and 4th grades there is the tour "Lebendiges Museum – Lehm ist Leben", with theater, search tasks and clay-molding; children can lay a roof themselves, and children's birthday parties with theater, costumes and guessing games are possible.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the center of Bad Herrenalb, in the old monastery district and the pedestrian zone.

Amenities & dining

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