Museum Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar

Over het museum

It all began in 1951 with a Fritzlar working group for prehistory and early history that was looking for a place for its finds. The town gave it the large hall on the first floor of the Hochzeitshaus, where the first prehistoric and early historic collections went on display in July 1956. Folk culture holdings were added later, and the building developed into a regional museum of prehistory and early history, folk culture and town history. Since 1980 the Stiftung Museum Fritzlar (museum foundation) has run the museum, while the buildings remain the property of the town.

The Hochzeitshaus itself was built between 1580 and 1590 on the stone base of a tithe barn that had belonged to the town estate of Haina Abbey. The town had bought the estate on condition that it build a festival hall there for weddings and other celebrations of the townspeople. Over the following centuries, the massive half-timbered building served as a military hospital, barracks, school and residential building, among other things; after 1945 refugees were also housed here for a time.

From 2017 the interior was extensively renovated and made accessible: a new stair tower with an elevator reaches the upper floors via bridges, and two open halls were restored on the first and second floors. On July 15, 2022, the building reopened as the Museum Hochzeitshaus with a new permanent exhibition that focuses entirely on the town's history and makes the listed building itself the most important exhibit.

On around 1,200 square meters, the exhibition spans from prehistory to the present. The third floor houses an event hall, a room for temporary exhibitions and a wedding room where marriage ceremonies are once again held.

Hoogtepunten

• One of the largest half-timbered houses in Hesse, built 1580–1590
• 3D simulation of a stone chamber tomb around 5,500 years old
• Archaeology section with a large beaker from around 2800 BC
• Interviews with contemporary witnesses at audio and media stations, including on Jewish life in Fritzlar
• VR reconstruction of the Fritzlar synagogue, ravaged in 1938
• Historic boundary stones and a Renaissance portal in the museum courtyard

Vaste collectie

• Stadtgeschichte von der Vorzeit bis zur Reformation – On the first floor, the story ranges from archaeological finds through Fritzlar's heyday with imperial visits and synods in the 10th to 13th centuries up to the 16th century. A 3D simulation shows a Neolithic chamber tomb.
• Stadtgeschichte vom 16. Jahrhundert bis heute – The second floor covers everyday life, crafts, schools, water supply and the garrison up to the present day. Contemporary witnesses share their stories at audio stations, and a VR station reconstructs the destroyed synagogue.

Opgericht

1956

Beheerder

Stiftung Museum Fritzlar

Directie

Stefanie Mnich

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Group tour for adults (1.5 hrs) €60 plus reduced admission; tour for school classes and kindergartens (1.5 hrs) €30. The public Thursday tour is at no extra charge, admission only.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• 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

Accessible entrance on the street Am Hochzeitshaus; an elevator in the stair tower serves all three levels. Visual aids can be borrowed at the reception. An inclusive history project with augmentative and alternative communication (Unterstützte Kommunikation) can be booked for schools.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Children can try on historical clothing and write with a goose quill and ink. There are workshops, Saturday workshops, hand-puppet tours and holiday programs (including during the children's holiday games in summer). Children's birthday parties for ages 5 and up by registration.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the old town west of the market square; by car via the A 49 highway.

Service & horeca

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

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

On the third floor there is a wedding room for marriage ceremonies and an event hall; events are also held in the museum courtyard.

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