Discover Museums in Franconia

Off to Franconia! Located between forests, water, and wine, this scenic region holds many exciting museums. A plethora of cultural and technological topics await. Be it on a city trip to Nuremberg, Würzburg, or Bamberg or during a tour through the picturesque Fichtel Mountains and Franconian Switzerland, you're sure to find your own favourite museum here!

01.02.2023 | Blog: Kunstpalais Erlangen (Erlangen Art Palace) - Contemporary Art in the Heart of Erlangen!

A very special museum pearl is located diagonally opposite Erlangen Palace on the market square, as the baroque shell of Palais Stutterheim is home to the Kunstpalais Erlangen (Erlangen Art Palace)…
14.01.2023 | Blog: A Toast to Good Cheer! Historical Taverns in Bavaria

What would Bavaria be without its pub culture? Not nearly as beautiful! We show you rustic inns and cosy beer gardens with history
10.01.2023 | Blog: Open-Air Museums in Bavaria

Discover the charm of Bavaria's open-air museums, where tradition comes alive. Experience rural life, ancient crafts, and seasonal festivities amidst historical settings.

Exhibition: Chess & Porcelain

: Last chance

16.03.2024 - 13.10.2024

Porzellanikon Hohenberg (State Museum for Porcelain Hohenberg)

Location: Hohenberg
Exhibition: Dürer under your skin: Tattoo Art

: Last chance

12.04.2024 - 13.10.2024

Albrecht-Dürer-Haus (Albrecht Dürer House)

Location: Nürnberg
Exhibition: Martin Spengler, INTERFERENCES

: Last chance

11.09.2024 - 13.10.2024

Kunstschiff Arte Noah (Art ship Arte Noah)

Location: Würzburg

Highlight

Hops and Malt

Wheat beer, Pilsner or the famous smoke beer in the historic Schlenkerla? In Bamberg you have the choice...

This world heritage city is a stronghold of hops. Hardly anywhere else will you find this density of breweries, beer museums, rustic pubs and summer cellar gardens as in this adorable Upper Franconian medieval city.

Fränkisches Brauereimuseum (Franconian Brewery Museum)

Eine stadttypische Seitenstraße in Bamberg mit charakteristischen Fachwerkhäusern — © erlebe.bayern – Dietmar Denger

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Christian Schad Museum (Christian Schad Museum)

Christian Schad (1894-1982) is one of the most important German protagonists of modernism. As a leading figure of New Objectivity in the 1920s and with his invention of "Schadography" (photography...

Location: Aschaffenburg
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Fränkisches Freilandmuseum (Franconian Open Air Museum)

A tour of the Franconian Open Air Museum (Franconian Open Air Museum) in Bad Windsheim is like a journey through 700 years of everyday Franconian history: more than 100 buildings, farms, craftsmen's...

Location: Bad Windsheim
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Kunstpalais Erlangen (Erlangen Art Palace)

Old meets new: Palais Stutterheim, built in 1730, houses the Kunstpalais on two floors, which specialises in contemporary art and art education. Relevant positions of the international art scene and...

Location: Erlangen
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Kunsthalle Schweinfurt (Schweinfurt Art Gallery)

The indoor swimming pool, donated by the Schweinfurt industrialist Ernst Sachs (1867-1932) and built between 1931 and 1933 according to plans by Roderich Fick, forms the ideal setting for the...

Location: Schweinfurt
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Europäisches Flakonglasmuseum (European Flacon Glass Museum)

The Europäisches Flakonglasmuseum (European Flacon Glass Museum) takes its visitors on an exciting journey through 5000 years of the very special combination of glass and valuable fragrance essences....

Location: Tettau
Museum / Exhibition Centre: Markgräfliches Opernhaus (Margravial Opera House)

The Margravial Opera House - a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012 - is the creation of Margravine Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, who was herself a playwright, composer and actress and had also been the...

Location: Bayreuth

"Culture & Pleasure" Museums in Franconia

Culture and pleasure are one and the same in Franconia. Visitors can discover the culinary treasures of this region in a network of twelve different museums. We took a look around the Mönchshof in Kulmbach.

The Art of Savouring (external link, opens in a new window)

Discover Museums in Franconia

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01.02.2023 | Blog: Kunstpalais Erlangen (Erlangen Art Palace) - Contemporary Art in the Heart of Erlangen!

14.01.2023 | Blog: A Toast to Good Cheer! Historical Taverns in Bavaria

10.01.2023 | Blog: Open-Air Museums in Bavaria

Current Exhibitions in Franconia

Exhibition: Chess & Porcelain

Exhibition: Dürer under your skin: Tattoo Art

Exhibition: Martin Spengler, INTERFERENCES

Highlight

Hops and Malt

Museums in Franconia

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Christian Schad Museum (Christian Schad Museum)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Fränkisches Freilandmuseum (Franconian Open Air Museum)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Kunstpalais Erlangen (Erlangen Art Palace)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Kunsthalle Schweinfurt (Schweinfurt Art Gallery)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Europäisches Flakonglasmuseum (European Flacon Glass Museum)

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Markgräfliches Opernhaus (Margravial Opera House)

"Culture & Pleasure" Museums in Franconia

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