Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Thüringens
Thuringia's state archaeological museum in Weimar: more than 3,000 finds spanning 400,000 years, from Bilzingsleben and Ehringsdorf to the Thuringians and the Middle Ages.
Over het museum
The museum grew out of 19th-century collections, above all the holdings of Bruno Schwabe, which the Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein Weimar (natural science society) brought together as a museum in the late 1880s. It gained wider renown through Ice Age finds from the travertine quarries of the Ilm valley around Weimar. Over the course of the 20th century, the natural history museum evolved into a museum of prehistory and finally into Thuringia's state archaeological museum.
For more than 125 years the museum has occupied the Poseck'sches Haus on Humboldtstraße, a Neoclassical town palace built around 1790 to designs by Anton Georg Hauptmann and named after a later resident, the master of the hunt Friedrich von Poseck. The city of Weimar bought the property in 1863. The building was thoroughly renovated in 1998/99, and the staircase was restored to its original state. The complex also includes the hall of the former Donndorf-Museum on the courtyard side facing Amalienstraße.
Today the museum is run by the Thüringisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie (state office for heritage conservation and archaeology). The permanent exhibition presents more than 3,000 objects across 1,000 square meters in 26 rooms: tools and human remains of Homo erectus from Bilzingsleben, early Neanderthals from Weimar-Ehringsdorf, finds from the camp of forest elephant and forest rhinoceros hunters, the rich grave goods of the Germanic princess of Haßleben, and gold jewelry from the time of the Thuringian kingdom. Models, life-size reconstructions and tactile objects bring the topics to life; the museum is certified under "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All).
Hoogtepunten
- Homo erectus finds from Bilzingsleben (around 400,000 years old)
- Early Neanderthals from the travertine of Weimar-Ehringsdorf
- Princess's grave from Haßleben with Roman luxury goods
- Gold jewelry of the "Woman of Oßmannstedt" from the Thuringian kingdom
- Life-size reconstructions and tactile objects on the Stone Age
Vaste collectie
- 400.000 Jahre Thüringer Geschichte – A tour through 26 rooms from the Paleolithic through the Bronze and Iron Ages, the Roman Imperial period and the Thuringian kingdom to the Middle Ages, with more than 3,000 original finds, models and reconstructions.
- Opgericht
- 1888
- Beheerder
- Thüringisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie (TLDA)
- Directie
- Mario Küßner
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 3,50 |
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| Met korting | € 2,50 |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 1School students pay €1. School students on class visits get free admission and a free guided tour. |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | –Guided tour for groups of 10 or more: €30 per group plus regular admission per person; advance booking requested. |
| Gezinnen | € 6 |
Free admission with the weimar card; special rates with the WeimarPass. Details on other groups eligible for free or reduced admission are linked separately on the website. Audio guide included in admission.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal
- Audiodescriptie
According to the museum, largely accessible ("barrierearm", low-barrier) and certified under "Reisen für Alle"; detailed reports on stairs, elevators and doors at reisen-fuer-alle.de. Audio guide in Easy Language and with audio description, inclusive tactile and hands-on stations, information in sign language on the website. Accessible buses from the main station.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Gezinsticket | € 6 |
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- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speeltuin / speelhoek
- Kinderfeestjes
Family tours on request, vacation programs with workshops (e.g., animals from clay, jewelry, old craft techniques), and birthday packages. Craft sheets and activity booklets in the shop. Playground right next to the museum.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Wielandplatz · 150 m
From the main station, bus 1, 5, 6 or 8 to Wielandplatz, then about 150 m along Humboldtstraße.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Underground garage at the Goethehaus (Beethovenplatz), from there via Wielandplatz to Humboldtstraße; a few paid spaces on Humboldtstraße. Minibus parking space in front of the museum by registration; coaches use the parking lots recommended by the city.
On foot from Frauenplan, Markt, Theaterplatz, or Goetheplatz in less than 10 minutes. Access also via the museum courtyard on Amalienstraße.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café: niet aanwezig
- Restaurant: niet aanwezig
- Museumwinkel
- Kluisjes
No food service, only a beverage and candy vending machine; picnics possible in the museum courtyard or in the neighboring Poseck'scher Garten. Museum shop with replicas, publications, and craft sheets (also online). Lockers in the entrance area.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Audiotour | ja (DE, EN) |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Free audio guide (German, English, Easy Language, audio description) at the ticket desk or for streaming via QR code. Public guided tours as listed in the events calendar; themed tours, workshops, children's birthday parties and holiday programs on request; recognized extracurricular learning site. |
