Fürth City Museum
The Fürth City Museum presents the urban and economic history of the Franconian city of Fürth .
history
The beginnings of the collection go back to the businessman and member of the Reich Parliament Conrad Gebhardt (1791–1864), who bequeathed his collection to the city of Fürth. This was shown for the first time from 1937 in the "Old Hospital", which had to be discontinued in 1945 because the premises were used as an old people's home for the refugees settled in Fürth. After the renovation of Burgfarrnbach Castle , which was completed in 1981 , the city museum was reopened there in the same year and operated until 2006. The city museum has been located in downtown Fürth, in the Ottostraße 2 building of the former Ottoschule, since 2007. Until December 31, 2015, it had the suffix " Ludwig Erhard " in honor of the former Minister of Economics and Federal Chancellor . In order to avoid confusion with the new Ludwig-Erhard-Zentrum, the addition was deleted.
exhibition
In addition to exhibits that range from the Bronze Age to the present day, the development history of the city of Fürth is shown on numerous display boards and video installations. The historical data presented there are also available online on the museum's website.
One focus is the city's economic history. Among other things, the Ludwigseisenbahn between Fürth and Nuremberg , the very first rail connection in Germany, as well as the city's most important industries such as metal bats, mirrors and toy production are presented here. A special feature of this museum are some smelling stations, where the visitor can get an impression of the smell from that time by opening a flap.
The revised permanent exhibition was opened in November 2018. There were also numerous new exhibits on the city's history, such as a cake display case from the mirror factory Wiederer, a fire engine from the 19th century from Engelhardt, a model of the old town of the Gänsberg, and exhibits on the First World War and the building history of the Wilhelminian era.
The highlight of the new exhibition is 3-D glasses that enable a virtual trip through 18th-century Fürth. A large touch table explains the development of the city based on the expanding city limits and by comparing historical and contemporary aerial photographs and building views.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 25.5 ″ N , 10 ° 59 ′ 13.8 ″ E