Stadtmuseum Fürth
Town museum in the former Ottoschule: over 1,000 years of Fürth town, economic and social history with media and scent stations.
Over het museum
The foundation of the municipal collection was the estate of the Fürth merchant and parliamentarian Conrad Gebhardt (1791–1864). From 1937 it could be seen publicly for the first time in the "Altes Krankenhaus" (Old Hospital); in 1945 this exhibition ended because the rooms were needed to accommodate refugees.
In 1981 the Stadtmuseum moved into the freshly renovated Burgfarrnbach Palace on the western edge of town, where it remained until 2006. The remote location, however, attracted only a few visitors, and so the wish grew for a modern museum near the city center.
In March 2010 the museum opened in the former Ottoschule, a late Neoclassical sandstone building of 1867–1869, where personalities such as Jakob Wassermann and Ludwig Erhard once sat at school desks. During the conversion, apartments and the museum were united under one roof. Until the end of 2015 the museum carried the name addition "Ludwig Erhard", which was dropped in view of the new Ludwig-Erhard-Zentrum.
The permanent exhibition "Treffpunkt Geschichte" (Meeting Point History), revised in 2018, leads along a timeline from the first mention in 1007 to the present. The focus is on the rise from market town to industrial city – with metal beaters, mirror and toy makers as well as the first German railway – and on the social history of the 19th and 20th centuries, conveyed with originals, media and scent stations and a VR headset.
Hoogtepunten
- Timeline through over 1,000 years of town history since the first mention in 1007
- Scent stations, for example on the Thirty Years' War
- Virtual time travel through 18th-century Fürth with a VR headset
- Touch table on urban development with historical and present-day aerial photos
- Departments on the mirror, metal beating and toy industries as well as on the Ludwigseisenbahn
Vaste collectie
- Treffpunkt Geschichte – A tour in ten themed areas through Fürth's history – from the Dreiherrschaft (triple rule) through crafts, industrialization and transport to the Nazi era, the economic miracle and the present.
- Opgericht
- 1937
- Beheerder
- Stadt Fürth (Stadtarchiv und Museen der Stadt Fürth)
- Directie
- Dr. Martin Schramm (Museumsleitung)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 4 |
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| Met korting | € 3Children and those entitled to concessions |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 3Children pay the reduced admission. |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 3 p.p.Adult groups of 10 or more €3 per person, school classes as well as children's and youth groups €1 per person, each plus tour fee. |
| Gezinnen | € 7At most 2 adults with children |
| Abend-Kultur (Evening Culture) (1st Thursday of the month, 19:00) | € 7Reduced €5; also valid for the exhibitions on the day of the event, advance sale only at the museum ticket desk |
Cash only. Special events and individual special exhibitions have their own admission prices.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Exhibition and event rooms as well as restrooms are accessible by elevator; assistance dogs are allowed. Certified under "Reisen für Alle" since 2020. Tour "Anfassen erwünscht!" (Touching Welcome!) for blind and visually impaired people with touch and scent stations (booking 0911 974-3733). The media guide offers a tour in Plain Language and can be equipped with an induction loop.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Gezinsticket | € 7 · At most 2 adults with children |
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- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
- Doe- en voelstations
Museum bag with a "Kinderkistchen" (children's box) for families with children aged 4 to 8 (rental fee €3): at six stations you craft, smell and knead. Discovery booklet "Mit Frau Fürth durchs Stadtmuseum" (Through the Stadtmuseum with Frau Fürth) for elementary school children (€2 including pencil), children's tour in the media guide and smartphone quiz. For children's groups aged 6 and up, tours with hands-on parts such as a writing workshop, marketplace model building or metal stamping.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Mathildenstraße
Bus 172 to the stop Mathildenstraße directly at the museum; U-Bahn to Fürth Hauptbahnhof or Rathaus, from each about 5 minutes on foot.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
Parkhaus Mathildenstraße (Apcoa) opposite the museum. For museum events, a reduced evening rate of €4 applies there if the parking ticket is stamped at the museum ticket desk.
Service & horeca
- Café
- Museumwinkel
- Wifi
Museum café with a fair-trade selection, also accessible without visiting the exhibition; museum shop; free Wi-Fi.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
- Privéfeesten
- Zakelijke evenementen
Tot 75 personen.
Conference room (75 m²) with projector, screen, laptop and lectern for workshops, seminars, conferences and smaller private celebrations: up to 75 people in rows, 24 at tables, 26 in horseshoe layout; on request with foyer and catering. Inquiries with several weeks' lead time.
Aanvragen & detailsJe bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
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| Audiotour | ja (DE, EN) |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Media guide for €2 with four tours (adults in German and English, children, Plain Language); headphones can be borrowed or you can use your own. Group tours last 30, 60 or 90 minutes (€30, €40 or €50 plus admission) and must be booked at least two weeks in advance; outside opening hours with four weeks' lead time and a surcharge from €50. Museum quiz in the smartphone browser for three age groups. School classes: tours with practical hands-on components, free in 2026 for 4th grades of Fürth elementary schools. |
