Kinder ins Museum!
Lots of museums offer interesting and exciting exhibits that children love to explore. As well as the museums in the town, the open-air museums in the region surrounding Bamberg such as the Farming Museum in Frensdorf or the Franconian Switzerland Museum in Pottenstein also invite you to explore the world of our forefathers that really is not that far away.
Castle Information Centre Haßberge Mountains
Discover the castle ruins of Altenstein Castle and the attached Castle Information Centre and experience the life and times of knights and noblemen, paupers and farmers in this exhibition in an original setting of a medieval castle.
Documentation centre on witches
In the 17th century Zeil was the place of execution during the terrible witch hunt era, when hundreds of people were burnt on the stake due to the unrestrained prosecution of alleged witches within the bishopric of Bamberg. The tower and the bond house can be visited and a museum illustrates ...
Fire Brigade's Museum
The oldest exhibit dates from 1740, a fire hose originally located at the New Residence. In the event of fire, it had to be filled with buckets of water and operated by four strong men. The most eye-catching part of the collection are the four bright-red fire engines which are equipped with ...
Levi-Strauss-Museum
The Geburtshaus Levi Strauss Museum Jeans & Kult informs you about Levi Strauss, his life, and his famous product, the Levi's Jeans. The Levi Strauss Museum Jeans & Kult is located in the small half timbered house in Buttenheim where Levi Strauss was born. Modern and interactive presentations ...
Museum of Franconian Switzerland
The Fränkische-Schweiz Museum (Franconian Switzerland Museum) in Tüchersfeld with its large collection of regional artefacts, is one of Franconians most notable museums The museum exhibits important finds of former times. The building has been erected in the so-called Judenhof (Jewish Court) ...
Museum of History
Right next to the famous Bamberg Cathedral ... From October 25, 2024 to April 27, 2025, on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Emperor Henry II's death, only the exhibition “1000 Years Ago | Life at the court of Kunigunde and Henry II can be experienced. The multi-faceted special ...
Natural History Museum
The major highlight of Bamberg’s natural history museum are the nature cabinets dating back to the times of prince-bishop Franz Ludwig von Erthal in the Age of Enlightenment. Effectively this ornithological hall, with its classical furnishings and the outstanding collection of stuffed animals ...
The Farmers' Museum of Frensdorf
The Farmers' Museum of Frensdorf is a popular excursion to the south of the world heritage city of Bamberg. You can see the living quarters, a stable, a barn and a baking oven all arranged around the central inner court. You will learn a lot about farmers’ life around 1920 due to the original ...
The Market Gardeners' and Wine-Growers' Museum
The working life of the market gardeners and wine-growers is revealed at the Market Gardeners' and Wine-Growers Museum. Set in a typical 19th century market gardeners' house, the museum comprises the furnished rooms of the market gardeners, and the flags and staffs of the market gardeners' and ...
The World Heritage Visitor Centre
Located in the heart of the city, Bamberg's World Heritage Visitor Centre displays Bamberg's outstanding universal value and serves as an interpretation aid for the World Heritage site. Embedded in the international UNESCO context the special features of the World Heritage site “Town of ...
The town museum of Schlüsselfeld
The touch and grasp museum in the Steigerwald In addition to the history of the town, the geology, ecology and folklore of the Steigerwald are presented in a particularly clear and understandable way. This house sees itself as a “hands-on and comprehensible museum”: touching is even ...
Weissenstein Castle in Pommersfelden
Weissenstein Castle in Pommersfelden is a prestigious example of Franconian Baroque architecture. Its portrait galleries, fully furnished interior and impressive architecture attracts many visitors to Pommersfelden every year. Weissenstein castle in Pommersfelden is one of Germany’s greatest ...