List of museums in the Swabian Alb

A museum with rails that lead the visitor straight into the interior of the Swabian Alb: the Tiefer Stollen visitor mine in Wasseralfingen

The list of museums in the Swabian Alb is a thematic listing of the museums that are located in the area of ​​the Swabian Alb or that are directly related to this region.

Museums

geology

The Meteor Crater Museum in Steinheim is one of the few meteor crater museums in the world

• Werkforum , a fossil museum of the Holcim company in Dotternhausen , represents the Lias of the Alb
• Reef Museum in Gerstetten train station , introduces the Malm of the Swabian Alb
• Primeval World Museum Hauff in Holzmaden , represents the Lias of the Alb
• Coral and local history museum in Nattheim with the corals of the Swabian Alb
• Rieskrater Museum in Nördlingen , shows the meteorite impacts on the Swabian Alb
• Meteor Crater Museum in the Steinheim Basin in Steinheim am Albuch
• State Museum for Natural History Stuttgart with a comprehensive representation of the geological conditions in the Swabian Alb
• Tiefer Stollen visitor mine in Wasseralfingen

Paleontology and the Swabian Alb natural area

The reef museum in Gerstetten found its accommodation in the local train station

• House of Nature in the Beuron train station , which represents the Upper Danube Nature Park and is revising it as a museum
• Museum Upper Danube Valley in Fridingen on the Danube
• Reef Museum in Gerstetten train station , presents the fauna in the Jura
• Werkforum , a fossil museum of the Holcim company (formerly Rohrbach Zement ), in Dotternhausen with a knocking station for fossil collectors
• Urwelt Museum Hauff in Holzmaden , presents the fossils of the Alb
• Härtsfeldmuseum in Neresheim , offers insights into the cultural development of the Härtsfeld
• Meteorkratermuseum in Steinheim of Steinheim , in the second showroom of the museum is presented to the natural environment
• Museum Schloss Rosenstein in Stuttgart with a representation of natural history with a view of the Swabian Alb
• Paleontological collection of the University of Tübingen

Prehistory and early history

The Archaeopark in the Lone Valley shows several aspects in one place: a show cave as a prehistoric find, an open-air museum and a museum presentation of original Stone Age artefacts, combined with museum educational activities on the early history of the Swabian Alb

• Urweltmuseum in Aalen
• Local history museum in the tithe barn in Balingen
• Prehistoric museum in Blaubeuren , see also Venus vom Hohlefels
• Ehrenstein Stone Age Park in Blaustein (under construction since 2019), depicting aspects of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
• Museum in Ehingen
• Helfenstein Castle Museum in Heidenheim an der Brenz
• Urwelt Museum Hauff in Holzmaden
• Heuneburg Museum in Hundersingen
• Archaeological State Museum Baden-Wuerttemberg in Konstanz , there mainly depiction of life in the Ice Age on the Alb
• Archäopark Vogelherd in the Lone Valley
• Local history museum in Reutlingen
• Prehistoric and early historical collection in Sigmaringen Castle
• Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart with important exhibits from the caves of the oldest Ice Age art
• Museum at the Löwentor in Stuttgart with important fossils and dioramas on the original inhabitants of the Swabian Alb
• Museum of the University of Tübingen in Tübingen with important exhibits from the caves of the oldest Ice Age art
• Ulm Museum in Ulm
• Local history museum in Veringenstadt

Roman history

In addition to its showrooms, the Limes Museum also has a spacious outdoor area on the edge of the Swabian Alb, in which Roman culture is presented authentically and in its original location

• Limes Museum in Aalen
• Roman museum at the school in Rississen in Ehingen , district Rississen
• Roman open-air museum in Hechingen - Stein
• Museum in the Roman bath in Heidenheim an der Brenz
• Dominican Museum in Rottweil

Alemannic story

• Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen in Ellwangen , provides corresponding excavations of the Ostalb ago

City history

In Heidenheim an der Brenz , the local museum of local history found its prominent home in the historic castle church of Hellenstein Castle high above the city

• House of town history in Aalen
• Local history museum in Albstadt , Ebingen district
• Local history museum in the tithe barn in Balingen
• Blaubeuren local history museum in the monks' bathhouse on the area of the Blaubeuren monastery
• Museum in the Seelhaus in Bopfingen
• Museum in Ehingen
• Local history museum in Heidenheim an der Brenz
• Herbrechtingen local history museum
• Local history museum in Geislingen an der Steige
• Municipal Museum in Kirchheim unter Teck
• Local history and weaving museum in Laichingen
• Kapfenburg Castle , the local museum of the town of Lauchheim
• Local history museum in Münsingen
• Municipal museum in Munderkingen
• Schiller House in Oberkochen
• Local history museum in Reutlingen
• Museum in Riedlingen
• Local history museum of the Trochtelfingen history and local community
• City museum in the fruit box of Tuttlingen
• Ulm Museum in Ulm
• Veringenstadt local history museum

Monastic culture

• Biblical Museum of the Beuron Archabbey in Beuron
• Museum in the bath house of the monks on the area of the Blaubeuren monastery
• Monastery museum of the Neresheim Abbey in Neresheim
• Museum Marchtal in Obermarchtal to the monastery Obermarchtal
• Wash house of the former Poor Clare Monastery in Pfullingen : permanent exhibition on the subject of "Poverty - Humility - Obedience, The World of the Pfullinger Poor Clares 1250–1649"
• Peterstormuseum in the Zwiefalten monastery complex

Noble history and feudal culture

Above all, the Albtrauf is equipped with a chain of large and small castles, some with still intact castles such as the Hohenzollern, which have been restored as museums, but also with decayed castle ruins that are only reminiscent of the Middle Ages

• Urach Castle in Bad Urach
• Castle museum in Erbach
• Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingen
• Museum for carriages, chaises, carts in Heidenheim an der Brenz
• Castle museum in Kirchheim unter Teck
• Lichtenstein Castle near Lichtenstein -Honau
• Sigmaringen Castle in Sigmaringen

Regional history of the Swabian Alb

• Museum in the Ursula-Stift and forge at the Stift in Gussenstadt
• Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum in Hechingen
• Local history museum Nellingen

Jewish history

In and on the Swabian Alb there were regions with a rich Jewish life, which various museums in Oberdorf am Ipf, among others, show

• Synagogue Oberdorf in Bopfingen -Oberdorf
• Jewish Museum Göppingen
• Old synagogue in Hechingen
• Jewish Museum in Münsingen - Buttenhausen

“Third Reich” and the time of National Socialism

The memorial in Königsbronn , which is dedicated to the biography of Georg Elser with exhibition rooms

• Stauffenberg memorial in Albstadt
• Local history museum in Bisingen
• Erwin Rommel Museum in Blaustein - Herrlingen
• Documentation center for the Grafeneck Castle killing center near Gomadingen
• Georg Elser Memorial in Königsbronn
• Documentation center Oberer Kuhberg in Ulm
• Memorial site for the group of students of the White Rose in the Martin Luther Church in Ulm
• Ulm Memorial White Rose

Folklore

• Beuren open-air museum
• South German treasure chest museum in the museum in the old building of Geislingen an der Steige
• Museum in the Ursula-Stift and forge at the Stift in Gussenstadt
• Carnival Museum Narrenburg in Hettingen
• Viticulture museum and fruit growing museum in Metzingen - Glems
• Museum for Folk Culture in Meßstetten
• Open-air museum Neuhausen ob Eck near Neuhausen ob Eck
• Traditional costume and mill museum in Pfullingen
• Easter egg museum in Sonnenbühl
• Beer mug and beer mat museum in the Albquell brewery in Trochtelfingen
• Museum of Bread Culture in Ulm

Migration, displacement and displacement

• Museum of the South Moravian Landscape Council in Geislingen an der Steige
• Danube Swabian Museum Herbrechtingen
• Danube Swabian Central Museum in Ulm

Peddling in the Swabian Alb

• Local history museum in Eningen
• Seed trade museum in Gönningen
• Local history museum in Jungingen

History of technology and industrialization

Fabric animals, produced on the Ostalb, are an item in the Steiff world in Giengen an der Brenz

• Philipp Matthäus Hahn Museum in Albstadt - Onstmettingen
• Sewing machine museum in Albstadt - Lautlingen
• Mesh museum in Albstadt - Tailfingen
• Weighing Museum in Balingen
• Historic hammer forge in Blaubeuren
• German Whip Museum in Burladingen - Killer
• Car museum in Engstingen
• Railway museum in Gerstetten
• The world of Steiff in Giengen an der Brenz
• Archway Museum in Königsbronn
• Weaving and local history museum in Laichingen
• Museum for Paper and Book Art in Lenningen
• Hammer forge and calculator house in Mössingen
• Härtsfeldbahn Museum in Neresheim
• Traditional costume and mill museum in Pfullingen
• Hafnermuseum in Schelklingen
• Mining Museum Laucherthal in Sigmaringendorf
• Trade museum in Spaichingen
• Asclepios Surgical Museum in Tuttlingen
• Steam locomotive and model railway museum at Tuttlingen station

Art and art history

Art Museum Albstadt

• Art Museum Albstadt
• Spendhaus , art gallery of the city of Reutlingen
• Princely Museum (art collection) in Sigmaringen Castle
• Ulm Museum
• Weishaupt art gallery in Ulm
• Strübhaus in Veringenstadt

Poets and literary memorials

The Ernst-Jünger-Haus is not only a literary memorial, but it also houses an extensive collection of beetles

• Blumhardt's Literature Salon as a small literature museum dedicated to Johann Christoph Blumhardt and Christoph Blumhardt in Bad Boll
• Hans-Reyhing-Stube in Hohenstein- Bernloch, a literature museum for the Swabian local poet Hans Reyhing
• Schubartstube in Blaubeuren , the memory of Daniel Schubart dedicated
• Gustav Schwab Museum in Gomaringen
• Max Eyth House in Kirchheim unter Teck
• Abraham a Santa Clara memorial in the Leiberting district of Kreenheinstetten
• Ernst Jünger House in Langenenslingen - Wilflingen
• Wilhelm Hauff Museum in Lichtenstein- Honau
• Mörikehaus Ochsenwang in Bissingen an der Teck , district Ochsenwang

Others

• Red Cross State Museum Baden-Württemberg of the German Red Cross in Geislingen an der Steige
• Doll museum in Hettingen
• Gewandhaus Museum Inneringen
• Matthias Erzberger memorial site in Münsingen , Buttenhausen district
• Württemberg Psychiatry Museum in Zwiefalten

literature

• Casimir Bumiller: History of the Swabian Alb . Casimir Katz Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-93804741-5 .