g H e e Philipsstraße W r enw m olin eg r a ar e nn C s IKEA - e m ir g s r t e e d e i i n N Carolinenhütte e r S t ra ß e G l o ë l s t Bahnhof Nordseite r a ß P + R THE MUSEUMS OF WETZLAR INFORMATIONENe THE MUSEUMS ZOB (Busbahnhof)/Bahnhof Willy-Brandt- -Straße -Kühle Platz ng fga ol Rittal W Reichskammergericht Museum The Wetzlar Stadtmuseum Palais Papius, Reichskammergericht Museum, Arena Forum Hofstatt 19 · 35578 Wetzlar Lottestraße 8-10 · 35578 Wetzlar Stadtmuseum: “Pay what you like” for individual Tel. 06441 99-4160 · E-Mail: [email protected] Tel. 06441 99-4131 oder -4140 admissions; for groups, “pay what you like” priceAm Forum re- www.museen-wetzlar.de E-Mail: [email protected] · www.museen-wetzlar.de commendation in accordance with the prices for Lotte B 49 Rich House, Jerusalem House and Viseum. tung Gießen g Opening hours: bur Opening hours: im g L tun Spinnereistraße Tuesday to Sunday: Priceich Lotte House, Viseum All three Tuesday to Sunday: R Herkules 49 1 1 April – 31 Oct 10.00 am – 5.00 pm B CenterJerusalem House museumsLahn/R 7 1 April – 31 Oct 11.00 am – 5.00 pm e aß Str Herderstraße r e e 1 Nov – 31 March 11.00 am – 4.00 pm Single admission: Adults 3,00 € 3,50 € 6,00 € im ß e 1 Nov – 31 March 11.00 am – 4.00 pm Glo h Albinistraße a n Bannstraße r e t rb s a Closed on 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 31 Dec and 1 Jan. ë f G lstraße o Closed on 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 31 Dec and 1 Jan. SingleDalbergstraße admission: Children 2,00 € 2,50 € 4,00 € h n h and young people 6-17 a B Lahnuferweg Sophienstraße years old, trainees, students e ß Wetzlar Viseum Breite Straße Reichskammergericht Museum Stadtmuseum and Viseum Wetzlar ra st Buderus- el The Wetzlar Stadtmuseum Group of 10Eduard-Kaiser-Straße or more adults 2,00 € s 3,00 € 4,00 € Lahnbergweg platz In Group of 10 or more chil- 1,50Drogerie € 2,00 € Lahnbergweg 3,00 € A historic building. A modern industry. The WetzlarMoritz-Budge-Straße Viseum Müller Brückenstraße A process of adjudication of disputes in court and thus The Wetzlar Stadtmuseum opened in 1925 in the Early Middle Ages to the 19th century by way of selec- dren and young people, u f brings them both together. 14 businesses in the optical d trainees, students e m two main buildings of the former headquarters of the Dillufer to steer confl icts toward peaceful resolution. After ted exhibits. precision engineering branch invite you to take a journey of H a u Family ticket 7,0 0 € 8,00 € 12,00 € s fi rst being based in Frankfurt am Main and then in Wetzlar branch of the Teutonic Order: the Hostel and e r discovery through the restored 18th century town house. g b in e r R g the Tithe Barn. Along with the residence of the former - Am Deutschherrenberg various cities in southern and south-western Ger- Sacred art and architectural exhibits show the import- er n e ll Lahn ß ¹ Lotte House and Jerusaleme House = one museuma K tr administrator of the Teutonic Order – what is today From room to room, a beam of light leads you through a l- rs many, the Reichskammergericht then had its seat in ance of the Wetzlar Cathedral. Among other things, ar o WaldschmidtstraßeBrettschneiderstraße rt K e s portrait of an industry with a bright future. The presentation u known as the “Lotte House” – the complex of buildings textiles, paintings, furniture and household equipment Admission is free for children under six,a severely disabled persons Speyer starting in 1527 and, after the destruction of H e ß Neustädter a r Am Feldkreuz embodies the history of the Teutonic Order in Wetzlar. of the optical foundations is followed by the demonstration t (upon presentation of disability card), teachers accompanying school illustrate aspects of craft culture and everyday life in Platz s the latter, in Wetzlar from 1689 until the end of the t r e b groups and school classes from Wetzlar schools (including district Wahlheimer Weg of legendary everyday and future applications, allowing you i e the bourgeois milieu from the 15th century to the time S Holy Roman Empire in 1806. schools). When admission is charged for events in municipal museums, V to see optics and precision engineering in a new light.Neustadt Ha o The permanent exhibition on the history of the city of in which Wetzlar was the seat of the Reichskammerge- ar g the above groups of persons receive discounts. ba e c l hs s tra a ße n Wetzlar is located in the Hostel building. Since 2010, g richt (1689-1806). Falkenstraße As a special museum devoted to legal history, the Capturing a moment in a picture, making what is small Accessibility at www.museen-wetzlar.de/Öffnungszeiten, the Tithe Barn has served, above all, as a forum for the Hainstraße Eintrittspreise, Führungen, BarrierefreiheitRosengärtchen Reichskammergericht Museum principally exhibits look large and what is far-away look nearby. For 150 years, Lahnuferweg Na highly varied special exhibitions of the Wetzlar Stadtmu- g Langgasse raße ch Exhibits drawn from local and regional industrial F e rst tig l o a items drawn from the collections of the Society for u w t engineers and physicists in Wetzlar have been spurred oner by Hauser Gasse r lle t t e n g is ch pfa r e a d seum on topics in municipal, cultural and literary history. a history – including the company history of important m b b au Pontonbrücke ll Research on the Imperial Chamber Court, as well as these dreams. Their inventions shape our perception.e B They ö n (Ende April W s K t irc Wetzlar-based businesses in the fi elds of optics, iron- r bis Ende Oktober) Dom- hg a a treppe s ß s items on permanent loan from municipal collections affect how we see the world and they are changing our ever- e e K e ß a Hessenstr. tra l K The permanent exhibition is housed in the former e es e o s th rg n working, precision engineering, vacuum technology, e Colchester-Anlage s r A e a a a Baug. o ß s Philosophenweg yday lives. If you want to learn more about photography, d and private donors. The main themes of the museum l s t g G e a e r - Siena-Promenade L r Dill t A a e Teutonic Order Hostel. Excavated prehistorical and h l s n d home electronics and machine tool manufacturing – d Pfaffengasse e Haarplatz b e Pariser r t you should visit the Ernst-Leitz Museum in the Leitz Park. ü a n are the evolution and mode of work of Reichskam- c Dom- t Wertherstraße a k ß o e i u platz L Gasse e e early historical artefacts bear witness to the rich ss e are presented on the ground fl oor of the Tithe Barn. a r Eselsberg W rg - mergericht, the diffi culties and obstacles it faced, its le P d r za o e ar . m history of Wetzlar and the surrounding area since raß Schw g Schm L t n ie rs d e e Herte- e e Brunnen- Viseum - Museum of Optics and Precision Engineering n f g s S er achievements and effects during the whole period U bau n sburg a s Lottehof n gässchen a K n s r e a m A ass d o L r s G r g the Early Bronze Age. The archaeological holdings of i e e a n Lahn ä n Fischmarkt V h h Erbseng. e m u t Lottestraße 8-10 · 35578 Wetzlar n c a l e n of its activity, its place in the interaction among the s s Lahninsel e B ß t E r r d a s Wetzlar’s municipal collections show that people have a o r Kornmarkt t ß t r e s r traß Tel. 06441 99-4140 oder -4131 e . B Kestners n Gewandsgasse different organs of the Empire, and its signifi cance erg e b n Olivengasse Dillufer aue se Abelsg. Obertorstraße lived in the region at almost all times. A represen- b Liebfr as a g Engelsg. r Eisen- Schuh Butz- E-Mail: [email protected] · www.viseum-wetzlar.de lg Güllgasse bacher for the development of legal literature and of social Lahn/R 7 h markt Gasse P ü Sandgasse tative selection of the rich fi nds of excavations since M Pfannenstiels- Jäcksburg K . r and intellectual history. Original portraits, furniture, a t Festplatz r S l the beginning of the 19th century is to be seen in the Opening hours: - r T Stadt- K Scheuneng. u Barfüßerstraße e Bachweide e f Hofsta r t m halle ll gasse ö t R Frankfurter StraOFße WETZLAR sculptures and contemporary prints are displayed. n h o s l Stadion e i s t Stadtmuseum. Tuesday to Sunday: e r r a - l Rahmengasse S R n R ra g ß i A J a e n Steighaus- s g e P s s e 1 April – 31 Oct 10.00 am – 5.00 pm s Schiller- a platz g n A platz e m Avignon- Friedensstraße lu b In currently six rooms, the “Early Municipal History” 1 Nov – 31 March 11.00 am – 4.00 pm Korn Anlage section documents the history of Wetzlar from the Closed on 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 31 Dec and 1 Jan.