Visitor information
Here you will find all the information you need about how to get here, opening times and admission prices. We have answered frequently asked questions for you. If you still have any questions, please contact us.
Our museum is open!
Marienberg Fortress is being renovated, but the Museum für Franken is still open for you. Only the Fürstenbaumuseum and the folklore department have been permanently closed since 2021.
Opening hours
April 1 - October 31
Tuesday - Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
Monday closed
Open on Easter Sunday and Monday.
Open on Whit Sunday and Whit Monday.
November 1st - March 31st
Tuesday - Sunday
10:00 - 16:00
Monday closed
Public holidays
Open on public holidays.
Closed on
Shrove Tuesday
December 24, 25 and 31
Prices
5,00 EUR adults
4,00 EUR Reduced
4,00 EUR Groups (from 15 persons)
1,00 EUR Sundays
0.00 EUR Children and young people (0-17 years) are admitted free of charge
Buy tickets in advance in the online store!
You can find out which persons receive reduced or free admission in the PDF "Tarifbestimmungen des Freistaats Bayern" (document not barrier-free).
Arrival and contact
Address
Museum for Franconia
State Museum for Art and Cultural History
Marienberg Fortress
97082 Würzburg
Phone +49 (0)931-20594 0
Fax +49 (0)931-20594 56
E-mail: info@museum-franken.de
Line 9 (April to October)
From the beginning of the Easter vacations until the end of the fall vacations in Bavaria, take bus line 9 via "Residenzplatz", "Juliuspromenade" and "Würzburg Hauptbahnhof ZOB" to the "Festung" bus stop.
Line 18
Line 18 runs all year round from the main railway station (bus station) to the "Oberer Burgweg" stop. From there it is approx. 10 minutes on foot to Marienberg Fortress.
The Tellsteige leads from the Old Main Bridge up to Marienberg Fortress in approx. 20 minutes. The steps can be bypassed via the Schlossgasse, but the entire route has a considerable incline.
Paid parking spaces are available for cars and coaches at the entrance to Marienberg Fortress.
The disabled parking spaces are located inside the fortress, directly opposite the Museum für Franken.
Frequently asked questions
The museum is only partially accessible. Find out more here
The audio guide is available in German, English and plain language, with sign language videos and a special version for children (German language). The audio guide is free of charge, but a deposit of 10 euros is required. Visitors with hearing aids can borrow an induction coil free of charge.
Photography for private purposes without flash or tripod is permitted in the museum.
Your luggage can be stored in lockers or with our ticket office staff for the duration of your visit.
There is a changing table in the women's restroom. This may of course also be used by men with children.
There are currently no catering facilities at Marienberg Fortress. Hot and cold drinks, snacks and ice cream are available from vending machines in the second courtyard.
