Museum Obere Saline

Over het museum

The Würzburg prince-bishops had the stately residential building of the Obere Saline in the Hausen district built in the 18th century and lived in it themselves. Between 1876 and 1893, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck stayed here during his spa visits; his apartment has been preserved with its original furnishings.

At the end of 1997, the city of Bad Kissingen took over the property for the symbolic price of one mark. On the 100th anniversary of Bismarck's death, July 30, 1998, the Bismarck Museum opened. In the following years, a foyer with a museum shop, a vaulted cellar for events, and the restored former saltworks church as a space for special exhibitions were added; the renovated orangery has been used for exhibitions and events since 2003.

With further departments, the museum grew into the Museum Obere Saline: in 2007 the sections "Salz und Salzgewinnung" (Salt and Salt Production) and "Heilbad Kissingen" (Spa Town Kissingen) opened, in 2011 the toy world in the attic, and in 2016 the department "Weltbad Kissingen" (Kissingen, World Spa) on the heyday of the spa town between 1830 and 1930. Today the municipal museum offers about 1,400 square meters of exhibition space, changing special exhibitions, jazz concerts in the vaulted cellar, as well as Museum Night and the Saline Festival (Salinenfest).

Hoogtepunten

• Otto von Bismarck's originally furnished spa apartment
• More than a thousand years of salt production history in Kissingen
• Toy world with handmade toys from the Rhön and around the world
• Department "Weltbad Kissingen" on the heyday of the spa town
• Special exhibitions in the former saltworks church

Vaste collectie

• Bismarck-Museum – The Chancellor's original spa apartment and rooms on Bismarck's stays and politics in the world spa of Kissingen.
• Salz und Salzgewinnung – The history of salt production in Kissingen from the Carolingian era to 1968.
• Spielzeugwelt – In the attic: handmade toys from the Rhön and around the world as well as children's book illustrations.

Opgericht

1998

Beheerder

Stadt Bad Kissingen

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

School classes €2 per student.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• 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 special exhibition room in the former saltworks chapel, the toy world, and the department Weltbad Kissingen cannot be reached by wheelchair because of historic stairs without a ramp.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderfeestjes

Hands-on and holiday programs "MOSAIK" for children (€5 per participant, registration recommended), adventure tour "Bär Otto und die 3 Geheimnisse" (Otto the Bear and the Secrets) for families with children aged 6 to 11, and children's birthday parties (2 hours, max. 10 children).

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

GPS address: Obere Saline 20, 97688 Bad Kissingen. On foot or by bike via the Salinenpromenade along the Franconian Saale, approx. 2 to 3 km from the city center.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Museum café in the foyer during opening hours; Gartencafé Bunt from Easter to fall in good weather (Fri 15:00–18:00, Sat, Sun, and public holidays 11:00–18:00). Museum shop in the entrance area.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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

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