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© Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern (State Office for the Non-State Museums in Bavaria), Photo: Michael Sommer

Heimat- und Handfeuerwaffenmuseum (Museum of local history and small arms)

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Free entry.
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Opening Times
Today only open by appointment
Address
Trautenbergstraße 36
95478 Kemnath
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The first Bavarian gun factory was established in 1689 near Kemnath and existed until 1801. The museum's military collection in the Fronveste reminds us of this and also provides an overview of the development of German handguns in the early modern period. The second focal point is the exhibition of prehistoric finds, which points to the beginnings of human settlement in what is now Kemnather Land, dating back more than 50,000 years. Cells with partially preserved furnishings still bear witness to the building's former use as a prison. In the Musikeum opposite, historical mechanical music machines can be viewed and heard by appointment.

Last edited on 27.10.2023

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Exterior view of the Fronveste. (opens enlarged image)
The Museum of Local History and Small Arms in the former Fronveste © Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bavaria (State Office for the Non-State Museums in Bavaria)/Michael Sommer. Photo: Michael Sommer
View of the permanent exhibition on the Fortschau fittings factory (opens enlarged image)
The largest collection of handguns from the Armaturwerk Fortschau © Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern (State Office for the Non-State Museums in Bavaria). Photo: Michael Sommer
Girl Cranking a Music Machine in the MUSIKEUM (opens enlarged image)
Mechanical music automatons in the MUSIKEUM © Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern (State Office for the Non-State Museums in Bavaria). Photo: Michael Sommer

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