Welcome to the
Museum für Franken!
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The Museum of Franconia is a museum about Franconian art and history.
Franconia is a region in Germany, more precisely in Bavaria.
The museum is located in the Marienberg Fortress.
Fortress is another word for castle.
There are many things in the museum that are very old.
Some things are several hundred or thousand years old.
You can see that here:
- What things people used to do.
- How people used to live.
- What people used to find beautiful.
- Pictures, furniture and jewelry from the past.
Everyone is welcome in the museum.
The staff look forward to welcoming guests!
This is what you can see in the Museum für Franken:
In the museum you can learn something about the Stone Age.
The Stone Age is the oldest period in human history.
In the Stone Age, people invented tools for the first time.
People built weapons in the Stone Age.
People hunted and fought with weapons.
People made jewelry in the Stone Age.
The museum has knights' armor and helmets.
The knights lived in the Middle Ages.
That was many hundreds of years ago.
Knights lived in castles.
Knights also lived in the Marienberg Fortress.
You can find out more about the life of the knights in the museum.
And you can explore the old castle complex.
Tilman Riemenschneider lived in Würzburg 500 years ago.
Tilman Riemenschneider was a sculptor:
He made beautiful figures from stone and wood.
Rich people bought his figures.
Many figures were on the walls of a church.
Adam and Eve are two famous figures by Tilman Riemenschneider.
Adam and Eve used to be on the Marienkapelle in Würzburg.
Now you can see Adam and Eve here in the museum.
And you can see other figures by Tilman Riemenschneider.
In the museum you can also learn about the Baroque period.
The Baroque period lasted from 1600 to 1760.
The Residence in Würzburg was built during the Baroque period.
The Residenz is a palace.
At that time, houses and furniture were heavily decorated and ornate.
Back then, rich people had many rooms and many clothes.
The clothes had lots of buttons and bows and ribbons.
You can see this in the museum:
This is how it was in the Baroque period in Würzburg.
Information for your visit
Museum for Franconia
Marienberg Fortress
97082 Würzburg
Do you have any questions? Then give us a call:
Phone: 0 931 - 205 940
Or write an e-mail to:
info@museum-franken.de
From April to October, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday:
from 10 am to 5 pm.
From November to March, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday:
from 10 am to 4 pm.
It is always closed on Mondays.
Admission costs from Tuesday to Saturday: €5
On Sunday the entrance fee is: 1 €
Reduced admission costs: €4
These people pay a reduced admission fee:
- People with a severe disability
- Students
- People over 65 years of age
Please show us your identity card.
Children under the age of 18 have free admission.
Groups can visit the museum.
If there are more than 15 people, everyone pays the reduced entrance fee.
School classes can visit the museum.
Schoolchildren have free admission.
Please register in advance:
Our telephone number is: 0 931 - 205 94 0
Our e-mail address is: info@museum-franken.de
How to get to the museum by bus:
Bus 18
Departure from the bus station
Bus stop: Oberer Burgweg
From the bus stop you have to walk 10 minutes.
Bus 9 in summer
From April to October with bus 9 in the direction of the fortress
Departure from Residenzplatz or Juliuspromenade
Bus stop: Schönborntor
You can also come by car:
There are two disabled parking spaces at the museum.
You can park here free of charge.
There is also a parking lot close to the museum.
It is a 1-minute walk away and costs money.
There are no steps on the way to the museum.
But there are cobblestones and a slight incline.
Information for people with walking disabilitiesand wheelchair users:
The square in front of the museum has cobblestones.
The path to the museum from the parking lot has a slope.
You can use a wheelchair on the first floor of the museum.
On the first floor you can see the special exhibitions.
A staircase with 6 steps leads to the Stone Age and the knights.
Here you will need help with your wheelchair.
All other floors can only be reached by stairs.
The stairs have more than 50 steps.
Barrier-free toilets
There is no barrier-free toilet in the museum.
But there is a barrier-free toilet in the next courtyard of the castle.
It takes about 1 minute from the museum.
Information for visually impairedand blind people
The steps in the museum have bright markings.
This makes it easier for you to see the steps.
You can touch things during a special guided tour.
There is a floor guidance system on the first floor.
Information in easy language andsignlanguage
There is a guided tour with videos in German sign language.
There is an audio tour in easy-to-read language.
We offer personal guided tours in easy language.
Please ask us.
Guided tours
You can book a guided tour in the museum.
On a guided tour, you will hear exciting stories.
On a guided tour, you can try things out for yourself.
We offer guided tours for everyone:
For example, guided tours for people with learning disabilities.
Or guided tours for blind people and people with poor eyesight.
Ask the museum staff.
