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© City of Donauwörth, Photo: Kirsten Göbner

Käthe-Kruse-Puppen-Museum (Käthe Kruse Doll Museum)

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Accessibility
partly accessible
Opening Times
Open today 11:00-18:00
Address
Pflegstraße 21 a
86609 Donauwörth
Contact

"I won't buy a doll for you. I think they're nasty. Why don't you make your own!" This sentence by Max Kruse was the beginning of a "doll revolution", because his wife Käthe promptly took action and made a completely new kind of doll for her daughter: soft, movable and suitable for children. That was in 1904, and even today the popular Käthe Kruse dolls are still elaborately handmade - since the post-war period exclusively in Donauwörth. In a former monastery from the 17th century, the museum shows more than 140 dolls from the last 100 years, lovingly arranged in small sceneries. Life-size figures made by Käthe Kruse in 1939 for the World Exhibition in New York are also on display. A film on doll making and an interview with Käthe Kruse complete the exhibition.

Last edited on 02.07.2024

Additional information

  • Opening Times

    Open today 11:00-18:00

    In the timeframe of 07. January until 30. April:

    • Thursdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Fridays: 14:00-17:00
    • Saturdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Sundays: 14:00-17:00

    In the timeframe of 01. May until 30. September:

    • Tuesdays: 11:00-18:00
    • Wednesdays: 11:00-18:00
    • Thursdays: 11:00-18:00
    • Fridays: 11:00-18:00
    • Saturdays: 11:00-18:00
    • Sundays: 11:00-18:00

    In the timeframe of 01. October until 23. December:

    • Thursdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Fridays: 14:00-17:00
    • Saturdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Sundays: 14:00-17:00

    In the timeframe of 25. December until 06. January:

    • Mondays: 14:00-17:00
    • Tuesdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Wednesdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Thursdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Fridays: 14:00-17:00
    • Saturdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Sundays: 14:00-17:00

    Holidays:

    • 01.01.2024
      New Year's Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 06.01.2024
      Epiphany: 14:00-17:00
    • 29.03.2024
      Good Friday: closed
    • 01.04.2024
      Easter Monday: 14:00-17:00
    • 01.05.2024
      Labour Day: 11:00-18:00
    • 09.05.2024
      Ascension Day: 11:00-18:00
    • 20.05.2024
      Pentecost Monday: 11:00-18:00
    • 30.05.2024
      Corpus Christi: 11:00-18:00
    • 15.08.2024
      Assumption Day: 11:00-18:00
    • 03.10.2024
      Day of German Unity: 14:00-17:00
    • 01.11.2024
      All Saints' Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 24.12.2024
      Christmas Eve: closed
    • 25.12.2024
      Christmas Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 26.12.2024
      Boxing Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 31.12.2024
      New Year's Eve: 14:00-17:00

    Closed on all other holidays

  • Inclusion

    Accessibility

    • Barrier-Free Access
    • Step- and Threshold-Free Accessibility to Public Areas
    • WC for Disabled Persons
    • Parking Space for the Disabled
    • Sitting Accommodations
    • Service Dogs Welcome

    Inclusive offers

    Offers for Visitors with Learning Difficulties and Cognitive Impairments:
    • Offers in Simple Language (e.g., Audio Guide, Exhibition Guide)

  • Offers

    Educational Programmes

    • Guided Tours
    • Offers for School Groups
    • Offers for (Adult) Groups
    • Offers for Families
    • Offers for Children (e.g. Children's Birthday Parties, Vacation Programmes)

    Further offers

    • Museumsshop

  • Digital Offers

  • Contact

    Address

    Pflegstraße 21 a
    86609 Donauwörth

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 0906/789-170

    E-Mail

    museen​(at)​donauwoerth.de (opens your email program)

    Website

    https://www.donauwoerth.de/kultur/museen/kaethe-kruse-puppen-museum/ (external link, opens in a new window)

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    Tourism Region

    Altmühltal
    Swabia

Image gallery

Four Käthe Kruse dolls in a school scene (opens enlarged image)
© City of Donauwörth. Photo: K. Göbner
Mother with three children looking into a display case showing how the dolls are made. (opens enlarged image)
© City of Donauwörth. Photo: Kirsten Göbner

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