Thüringer Kloßmuseum

Over het museum

The idea for a museum about Thuringia's national dish came about in 1997 during an encounter with the actor Manfred Krug. Two years later, the Heichelheim dumpling manufacturer set up a factory outlet in its former potato-peeling plant, from which the Kloßmuseum also emerged in 1999.

After a change of operator and a temporary closure in 2010, the museum reopened in August 2011 under the management of ABLIG Feinfrost GmbH, redesigned and with reduced barriers. Since then it has been part of the “Thüringer Kloß-Welt” (Thuringian Dumpling World), a visitor attraction with a factory outlet, café, children's play area, and event room.

The exhibition explores the production, history, and curiosities of the Thuringian dumpling – from old kitchen utensils to the question of whether Goethe already knew dumplings. A walk-in giant dumpling with a film about production and a tiny dumpling are among the visitors' favorites. On the upper floor, the “Kloß-Mobile” collection displays more than 50 vehicles, mostly made in East Germany (GDR), while the Mitteldeutsches Speiseeismuseum (Central German Ice Cream Museum) covers the history of ice cream; since 2024, an exhibition there has featured the Nordhausen entrepreneurial families Hügues and Werther.

Hoogtepunten

• Walk-in giant dumpling with a film on dumpling production
• Probably the world's smallest dumpling
• More than 50 “Kloß-Mobile” vehicles, from the EMW 340 to the Wartburg
• Mitteldeutsches Speiseeismuseum (Central German Ice Cream Museum)
• Café serving house-made Thuringian dumplings

Vaste collectie

• Thüringer Kloßmuseum – History, production, and curiosities surrounding the Thuringian dumpling, with a walk-in giant dumpling and a production film.
• Kloß-Mobile – More than 50 vehicles, mostly made in Thuringia and the GDR, from Wartburg models and functional prototypes to commercial vehicles and two-wheelers.
• Mitteldeutsches Speiseeismuseum – Redesigned exhibition on the history of ice cream, incorporating a display on how the Nordhausen family business went from grain spirits to HEXEN ice cream.

Opgericht

1999

Beheerder

ABLIG Feinfrost GmbH

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

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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

Barrier-free access to Café Klößchen and a separate entrance to the museum area for people with physical disabilities. Animals are not permitted due to hygiene regulations in the factory outlet.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Doe- en voelstations
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

The Kloß-Welt sees itself as an excursion destination for the whole family. In the Kinder-Kloß-Welt, there is a crawling box for the little ones, a dumpling pyramid, a marble run, a dumpling computer, and a long model railway, whatever the weather.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Café Klößchen and Kloß snack bar with Thuringian dumplings, cake, and homemade ice cream; factory outlet with Thuringian specialties.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 80 personen.

Seminar and training room “Kloß-Forum” for approx. 80 people with equipment and catering; company and family celebrations during opening hours.

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