Haus der Stadtgeschichte Waiblingen

Over het museum

The Haus der Stadtgeschichte stands in the former tanners’ quarter on the bank of the Rems. The half-timbered building known as the Großes Haus was built between 1549 and 1553 and is considered Waiblingen’s oldest surviving secular building. Because it stood outside the town walls, it survived the town fire of 1634; from the 18th century it was home mainly to winegrowers.

In 1983 the town acquired the house and had it restored in line with heritage guidelines, for which it received the Europa Nostra Award in 1992. After a conversion that added an elevator and a new exhibition concept, it reopened in May 2014 as the Haus der Stadtgeschichte. Together with the Galerie Stihl and the Kunstschule (art school), it forms a cultural quarter by the river.

The permanent exhibition tells the story of Waiblingen from Roman times to the present, focusing on crafts, trade and everyday life; biographies of well-known Waiblingen residents and a town model with multimedia presentations complement it. The building itself, with its vaulted cellar and painted plank-paneled parlor (Bohlenstube), is the largest exhibit. Special exhibitions follow regularly. The museum also includes the Beinsteiner Torturm, the Hochwachtturm and the Siechenhauskapelle as satellite sites.

Hoogtepunten

• Waiblingen’s oldest surviving house (1549–1553)
• Multimedia town model covering 2,000 years of town history
• Historic plank-paneled parlor (Bohlenstube) with restored paintings
• Hands-on objects in the permanent exhibition
• Free admission

Vaste collectie

• Dauerausstellung zur Stadtgeschichte – Trade, crafts, festivities and everyday life in Waiblingen from Roman times to the present, complemented by portraits of notable townspeople and an animated town model.

Beheerder

Stadt Waiblingen

Directie

Kristina Kraemer

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Permanent and special exhibitions are free of charge. Private tours for groups, schools and daycare centers through the art education department (Kunstvermittlung).

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

There is an elevator, but some rooms are not fully accessible. Assistance animals are allowed.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Two digital museum rallies for children and teens, on your own smartphone or with loaner devices from the ticket desk. Some objects may be touched; workshops and children’s birthday parties through the art education department.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Entrance on Eva Mayr-Stihl Platz. The street Weingärtner Vorstadt ends behind the museum as a dead end and is not suitable as a GPS destination.

Service & horeca

• Kluisjes

Large bags and jackets can be stored free of charge in lockers; only small bags are allowed in the exhibition.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Tot 25 personen.

Civil wedding ceremonies in the historic Bohlenstube (third floor, reachable by elevator) for up to 25 people, reservations through the registry office (Standesamt); champagne receptions by separate arrangement with the museum administration.

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