Stadtmuseum Hofheim am Taunus

Actuele tentoonstellingen

Over het museum

The museum building on Burgstraße was built in 1717 as a residence for Johann Jakob Lipp, who had acquired the neighboring Electoral Mainz estate; it lies right next to the historic Kellerei district. Over time it repeatedly housed public institutions, until from 1991 it was converted and extended with a modern new building. In 1993 the Stadtmuseum of the district town of Hofheim am Taunus opened here.

The permanent exhibition comprises several sections. The archaeology section spans from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic settlement of the Kapellenberg to the Romans, who first built an earthwork camp in Hofheim and then a stone fort with a camp village; gravestones, wall paintings and everyday finds stem from more than 150 years of research. The town history section uses audio stations, dioramas and films to lead from the Middle Ages to the present, and a separate section is devoted to the mills and the leather industry in the Lorsbach valley.

One art focus is on the painter Ottilie W. Roederstein and the circle around Hanna Bekker vom Rath, whose Blaues Haus (Blue House) in Hofheim served as a retreat and meeting place for artists such as Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Alexej von Jawlensky, Ernst Wilhelm Nay and Ludwig Meidner. In addition, there are several special exhibitions each year; in 2025 the museum received an extensive donation of abstract art, the Ursula Teschner collection.

Hoogtepunten

• Roman gravestones of a lancer and a mounted archer
• Wall paintings from an officers' quarters at the Hofheim fort
• Jade axe from the Kapellenberg, from the Michelsberg culture
• Shagreen embossing press and pressing machine in the leather industry section
• Works by Ottilie W. Roederstein and from the artists' circle of the Blaues Haus

Vaste collectie

• Archäologie – From the Stone Age on the Kapellenberg to the Roman fort and camp village: gravestones, wall paintings, equipment and writing implements from Hofheim.
• Stadtgeschichte – Hofheim's development from a medieval center to a residential town in the Rhine-Main region, with an audio drama about the schoolhouse revolt of 1831 and film portraits of the town's districts.
• Lederindustrie – Mills, tanneries and leather factories in the Lorsbach valley, with historic machines, leather goods and material samples to touch.

Opgericht

1993

Beheerder

Kreisstadt Hofheim am Taunus

Directie

Dr. Inga Remmers

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The price shown is for admission to the permanent exhibition. Free admission also applies to holders of the Hofheim-Pass, members of the Förderkreis (friends' association), members of ICOM, the Deutscher Museumsbund and other professional and artists' associations, and members of the press.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• 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

According to the museum, the foyer and lecture room are accessible. Together with Caritas, the museum regularly offers guided tours for people with dementia and their companions.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

"Familienzeit" (family time) workshops on the special exhibition for accompanied children aged 5 to 12 (€5 incl. materials). Children's birthday parties for ages 6 to 18 with themes such as soapstone, pottery, printing, Roman games or writing with quill and seal (up to 10 children, €120). Youth art club for ages 12 and up every two weeks. In the leather section, material samples can be touched.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car via the A66, exit Zeilsheim, Hattersheim or Hofheim.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop with gifts, postcards, games and the museum's own publications.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten

Tot 100 personen.

Foyer (90 m², €250), lecture room with kitchenette (60 m², €150), both together (150 m², €350) and terrace (€120) for lectures, chamber concerts, seminars, parties and receptions with up to 100 people; exclusive guided tour on request. The museum workshop can be rented for up to 15 people (from €20 per hour plus €3 per participant).

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