Museums and galleries in Nuremberg

Museums and galleries in Nuremberg

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   Albrecht Dürer's House

   The house in which the painter Albrecht Dürer lived and worked from 1509 until 1528. Representative of a wealthy house of that period. Exhibition about life in the house and the way Dürer worked.

   Tue Wed Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat Sun 10:00-17:00. Mon only open July-Sept & for Christmas Market, 10:00-17:00·Adults €7.50, children: €2.50, with Nürnberg-Pass, Fürth-Pass, Erlangen-Pass und Schwabach-Pass: €2.00

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   Children's Museum (Kindermuseum)

   Museum im Koffer

   Hands-on museum, with two permanent exhibitions: everyday life of your great-grandparents, and treasure chamber earth.

   Sat 14:00-17:30, Sun 10:00-17:30·€7

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   Deutsches Spielearchiv Nürnberg

   German Board Game Archive

   A museum dedicated to preserving the history of board games with many original games, some of which can be played by visitors. If you intend to write academically about board games, this is a place with countless resources at your disposal and should certainly be among your first stops for research.

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   Fembohaus Citymuseum

   A merchant's house built about 1600, in late Renaissance style. Exhibition about the history of the city.

   Tue-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat Sun 10:00-18:00, during Christkindlesmarkt also Mon: 10:00-17:00·Adults €7.50, children: €2.50

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   Germanisches Nationalmuseum

   One of the largest museum of art and crafts in the German-speaking countries, with a collection ranging from pre-historic artefacts to 20th century art. Allow at least half a day.

   Tue Thu-Sun 10:00-18:00, Wed 10:00-20:30, Mon closed·€10, concessions €6

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   Historic tram depot (Historisches-Straßenbahndepot)

   Trams since they began here in 1881. Several are in working order and when the museum is open, they make a leisurely grinding circuit of the city's public tramways.

   Every first full weekend of the month, Sat Sun 10:00-17:00·Adults €4

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   Imperial Castle

   Kaiserburg

   The western and most prestigious part, grouped around the inner courtyard. It was the temporary residence of the Holy Roman Emperors. The ticket includes the Palas (residential building), the double chapel, and the Imperial Castle Museum in the Bower. The Sinwell Tower offers a panorama of the city, while the "Deep Well" (Tiefer Brunnen) can be visited via a short guided demonstration.

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   Memorium Nuremberg Trials and Courtroom 600

   After World War II, this site was chosen for trials of the Nazi high command, partly for Nuremberg's symbolic role in Nazism, but chiefly because the Palace of Justice was undamaged and contained a prison block. Charges were brought both against individuals, and against entire organisations such as the SS and Gestapo. The permanent exhibition tells the story of this and subsequent trials, eg of collaborating doctors and judges, and of officers of the individual concentration camps. It shows how these trials established many present day principles of international law and morality, eg the legal concept of genocide, and the Helsinki Principles on medical experimentation. Courtroom 600, where the trials were held, is still used today for serious crimes, so it can only be visited if no trial is in progress.

   Wed-Mon 10:00-18:00·€6, concessions €1.50 (incl. audio guide)

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   Museum Tucherschloss and Hirsvogelsaal

   The Tuchers and the Hirsvogels were wealthy trading families. This castle built between 1533 and 1544 shows their life in that era, with several original features.

   Mon 10:00-15:00, Thu 13:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-17:00·Adults €7.50, concessions €2.50, with Nuremberg pass €2.00

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    Museum of Industrial Culture

    Set in an old screw factory, the last remnant of the sprawling Tafel metalwork complex. Tells the story from the Industrial Revolution into the early 20th century. Along a museum street you see how living conditions, social life and technology developed during that era, and, not least, the gingerbread industry.

    Tue-Fri 09:00-17:00, Sat Sun 10:00-16:00·€6

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    Natural History Museum

    Naturhistorisches Museum

    The ground floor is the ethnology collection: masks from the South Seas, Costa Rican culture, a Berber tent from Morocco, and strange garb of the Nivchi, a Siberian people. The upper floor covers geology, prehistory and archaeology.

    Tue-Thu Sun 10:00-17:00, Fri 10:00-20:00, Sat 13:00-17:00, Mon closed·Adult €6, children 6-17 €3

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    Neues Museum ("New Museum", State Museum for Art and Design in Nürnberg)

    Within Old Town but in a striking modern building, the museum shows art and design from 1945 to today.

    Tue Wed Fri Sat Sun 10:00-18:00, Thu 10:00-20:00, Mon closed·Permanent collection €6, concessions €6, Sundays €1; under 18s free

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    Nuremberg Exhibition Centre

    Nürnberg Messezentrum

    The Exhibition Centre is relatively new. It offers over 160,000 m² of display area in twelve halls grouped around the central park.

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    St Johannis Friedhof

    St. John's Graveyard

    14th-century graveyard with many famous citizens, including Albrecht Dürer and Adam Kraft. In summer the gardens are a riot of roses and other colourful flowers. You can walk here along Johannisstraße but the street is mostly modern, busy and uninteresting. Alternatively follow the river walk west from Hallertor. This eventually leads into Lindengasse which curls north to the church. Continue the riverside walk west for a couple of hours to reach the town of Fürth. The main sights there are the old streets, the Jewish Museum, the Radio Museum, and Town Hall. You'll probably prefer to ride back to the city, on U-1 or S-1.

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    Tower of the Senses

    Turm der Sinne

    Interactive science museum with emphasis on human perception Closed during Winter (17 Dec to 1 Mar)

    Sat Sun 12:00-17:00·Adults €12.50 concessions €8.50

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    Toy Museum

    Spielzeugmuseum

    Nuremberg was one of the centres of the German toy industry. The exhibition shows wooden and metal toys, dolls and doll houses, model railways and modern toys.

    Tue-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat Sun 10:00-18:00; Mon only during Christmas Market 10:00-17:00; extended hours during Toy Fair·Adults: €7.50, children: €2.50, with Nürnberg-Pass, Fürth-Pass, Erlangen-Pass und Schwabach-Pass: €2.00

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    Verkehrsmuseum

    Transportation Museum

    This museum contains two collections: the DB Museum (DB National Railway Museum) and the Museum for Communication. The railway museum explores the history of railways in Germany from 1835 - when the first railway connecting Nuremberg and Fürth opened - to today. There's a large collection of locomotives and rolling stock, extending outside, and it's a good place for families with children. The museum includes full scale replicas or originals from all eras of German rail travel, including a replica of the first ever locomotive running over German rails and a mock-up of the ICE. There's thoughtful coverage of the railways' role in German society, including their role in warfare and in the mass deportation to death of oppressed civilians. Labelling is only in German but there are free audioguides in English and other languages. The Museum for Communication is small by comparison, yet attempts to address the entire theme of communications. Some interesting items but the overall effect is superficial, with important concepts mentioned but not explored.

    Tue-Fri 09:00-17:00 Sat Sun and holidays 10:00-18:00·Combined ticket €5, concessions €4

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    Deutsches Museum Nürnberg

    Nuremberg's newest and most futuristic museum with numerous installations, interactive activity stations and bookable laboratory offers.

    Tue-Fri: 09:00-17:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-18:00·Adults: 10,50 €, Children: 6,50 €, Familycard (max. 2 adults plus 4 children below 6 and 4 children between 6 and 17): €22.00

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    Medieval Dungeons

    Medieval prison and torture museum under the city hall. Accessible only by guided tour. Not suitable for children under 10 and those with mobility impairments.

    Guided tour with a media guide (English, Spanish, Italian, German), daily at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00·Adults €4, concessions €1.50

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Nuremberg (CC BY-SA 4.0).