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© Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit), Photo: Dr. Simone Michel-von Dungern

Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit

  • Museum café.
  • Shop.
Accessibility
not accessible
Opening Times
Today only open by appointment
Address
Bachgasse 2
97340 Marktbreit
Contact

Women's Room and Roman Cabinet: what sounds like an unusual shared apartment is actually two permanent exhibitions under one roof. "Frauen-Zimmer. Lebensstationen in einer fränkischen Kleinstadt" gives a socio-historical insight into women's lives from 1850 to 1950. The "Römerkabinett" (Roman Cabinet) informs - also virtually - about the former Roman double legion camp on the Kapellenberg and the life of the legionaries. The museum is housed in the landmark of Marktbreit: the "Malerwinkelhaus" dating back to the 17th century, which more than lives up to its name with its half-timbering and picturesque location on the Breitenbach.

Last edited on 05.09.2024

Additional information

  • Opening Times

    Today only open by appointment

    Holidays:

    • 18.04.2025
      Good Friday: 14:00-17:00
    • 20.04.2025
      Easter Sunday: 14:00-17:00
    • 21.04.2025
      Easter Monday: 14:00-17:00
    • 01.05.2025
      Labour Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 29.05.2025
      Ascension Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 09.06.2025
      Pentecost Monday: 14:00-17:00
    • 19.06.2025
      Corpus Christi: 14:00-17:00
    • 03.10.2025
      Day of German Unity: 14:00-17:00
    • 01.11.2025
      All Saints' Day: 14:00-17:00

    Closed on all other holidays

  • Inclusion

    Accessibility

    • Sitting Accommodations

    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 Families
    • Offers for Children (e.g. Children's Birthday Parties, Vacation Programmes)

    Further offers

    • Museumscafé
    • Museumsshop

  • Digital Offers

    No information available

  • Contact

    Address

    Bachgasse 2
    97340 Marktbreit

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 09332/591596

    E-Mail

    info​(at)​malerwinkelhaus.de (opens your email program)

    Website

    http://www.malerwinkelhaus.de (external link, opens in a new window)

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Image gallery

Cut-outs of a women's corset on the left and a Roman helmet on the right show that there are two permanent exhibitions in the Malerwinkelhaus Museum: Women's Room and Roman Cabinet. In front of the white corset is the red museum logo, in front of the helmet with the red helmet bush is the cartoon character of the legionary Curiosus, who guides young visitors through the Roman Cabinet. (opens enlarged image)
Women, Romans and much more...: The Malerwinkelhaus houses two very different permanent exhibitions with a regional connection. © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Michel-von Dungern
Cut-outs: Women's underwear from the 1950s and pieces of Roman armour: chain mail, track armour and a military belt studded with metal plates and discs. Visitors can touch and try on these pieces of armour and also helmets. (opens enlarged image)
What ladies used to wear underneath and Roman legionaries wore over it.... © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Michel-von Dungern
Eight square picture sections as examples for the permanent exhibition "Women's Rooms": e.g. a 19th century birthing chair, a cooker with brown and black pots or white laundry on a clothesline above a tub and a washboard. (opens enlarged image)
Spaces and stagings provide insights into the everyday lives and life stories of women from different social classes and religions. © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Michel-von Dungern
Picture The age of the woman's steps, next to it a picture of the Jewish staircase of life. Ascending and descending like stairs from left to right, important stages in the life of a woman are shown on the individual steps and described with verses. The Jewish staircase of life is a bridge bending over a lake. In the background, a rising or setting sun is reflected in the water. Starting from the right, following the curve of the bridge, five important stages in the life of a Jewish man are depicted. (opens enlarged image)
The accent "Jewish life in Marktbreit" is also set. © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Michel-von Dungern
Excerpts: Model of the Marktbreit Roman camp and mill for grinding grain. Next to the model are labelled flaps that can be opened or pulled out to learn more about the camp and the finds there. Behind the mill are foodstuffs that the Roman soldiers used to feed themselves, e.g. bread, cheese and bacon. Grains of grain lie on the grey stone mill. Visitors can turn the mill using a wooden stick as a handle and try to grind the grains into flour. (opens enlarged image)
In the Roman Cabinet, you can actively follow in the footsteps of the Romans in Marktbreit and try out many things. © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Michel-von Dungern
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The Malerwinkelhaus in Marktbreit is a narrow, yellow house with red half-timbering and green shutters. It sits on a wall by the Breitbach stream. On the left of the picture, the gable of the town hall towers over other, small half-timbered houses on the other side of the stream. On the gable is a statue of St. George who defeated the dragon. (opens enlarged image)
The Malerwinkelhaus in Marktbreit, exterior view. © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Simone Michel-von Dungern
A stream flows in the middle of the picture. On the right, a narrow, elongated yellow house with red half-timbering and green shutters sits on the stream wall. The so-called Main Gate spans the stream. On the left is the gable of the town hall. The buildings were erected around 1600. Many artists and photographers have chosen this group of buildings by the stream as a motif for their pictures. This is why the place became known as Malerwinkel and the half-timbered house as Malerwinkelhaus. The museum of the town of Marktbreit is located here. (opens enlarged image)
The landmark of the town of Marktbreit: the painter's corner © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Simone Michel-von Dungern
Next to the so-called Main Gate that leads into the town of Marktbreit, there is a listed building, the so-called Malerwinkelhaus. The long yellow building has red half-timbering and three dormers. The Städtisches Museum (Municipal Museum) is located here. (opens enlarged image)
The Malerwinkelhaus museum next to the Main Gate. © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Simone Michel-von Dungern
The picture gives a glimpse of the museum café with small round tables with marble tops and black bistro chairs. Paintings by various artists hang on the walls, showing the Malerwinkelhaus and the Malerwinkel as a motif. (opens enlarged image)
The museum café in the Malerwinkelhaus. © Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit (Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit). Photo: Dr. Simone Michel-von Dungern

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