Willkommen in Kulmbach - Die Markgrafenstadt mit Flair & der heimlichen Hauptstadt des Bieres
Kulmbach - Die Markgrafenstadt mit Flair

museums in Kulmbach

German museum of pewter figures

The German museum of pewter figures at Plassenburg is the largest in the world - 300,000 individual figures in 150 dioramas portray the history of mankind.

Museum of rural life

In the castle's west wing you can find lots of artistically a culturally significant exhibits from the Upper Main region, e.g. famous "Pörbitscher Schatz", burial mounds or the museum of spices.

National Collections an Frederick II military museum

The museum displays the history of the Hohenzollern territories in Franconia from the 12th to 19th centuries. The Frederick II military museum in the north wing of the castle is also worth a look.

Bavarian brewery and bakery Museum, German spice museum

Make an educational and eventful voyage through the world of beer! Enthusiasm is positively encouraged in the museums glass brewery - see the master brewers at work and let them explain to you step-by-step how the delicious museum beer is brewed. The arts of baking and dough preparation have a long tradition in the "food focus" of Kulmbach. Here you can experience (see, smell, hear and, of course, taste) the past and present of bread! The German Spice Museum traces the fascinating origins of great taste.