Feuchtmayer Museum

Over het museum

The building in Mimmenhausen was constructed in 1691 and originally belonged to Salem Abbey. In 1730 it was acquired by the sculptor and stucco artist Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (1696–1770), one of the most important artists of South German Baroque. Here he ran his workshop with several journeymen, producing figures of wood, stone and stucco for churches and palaces around Lake Constance – including the furnishings of the pilgrimage church of Birnau with the famous Honigschlecker (honey-licking cherub).

After Feuchtmayer's death, his journeyman Johann Georg Dirr and later Dirr's son-in-law Johann Georg Wieland continued the workshop until the early 19th century. Afterward the house was used for farming and fell increasingly into disrepair.

In 1990 the municipality of Salem bought the property and restored it with the support of the Denkmalstiftung Baden-Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg Monument Foundation) and a friends' association founded in 1994. The municipal library moved into the farm section, and the living quarters were prepared for the museum, which opened in June 2000.

The exhibition shows only a few originals but vividly explains Feuchtmayer's working methods: from drawing designs and the creation of a gilded putto head to the technique of stucco marble. One floor is devoted to his relationships with Salem Abbey and Birnau. The friends' association looks after the running of the museum and offers tours.

Hoogtepunten

• Original workshop of the Baroque sculptor Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer
• Creation of stucco figures and stucco marble vividly explained
• Connections to Salem Abbey Church and the pilgrimage church of Birnau
• Historic ceiling plaster from the stables of Salem Palace

Vaste collectie

• Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer – Werkstatt und Arbeitsweise – Thematic tour covering design drawings, everyday workshop life, wood and stucco figures, stucco marble, and Feuchtmayer's work for Salem and Birnau.

Opgericht

2000

Beheerder

Gemeinde Salem; Museumsbetrieb durch den Förderverein Feuchtmayerhaus Salem e.V.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Members of the friends' association have free admission.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum is in a historic building with original entrances and stairs and is not accessible.

Kinderen & gezin

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Small selection of souvenirs, such as figures of the Honigschlecker.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

Je bezoek plannen