Museum Hameln

Museum Hameln

Osterstraße 8-9
31785 Hameln
Tel.: (0 51 51) 2 02-12 15
e-mail: museum@hameln.de

The museum right in the middle of the historical centre of Hameln is housed in the wooden-framed "Stiftsherrenhaus" and the "Leisthaus" with their Weser-Renaissance style architecture.

Its exhibitions present:

• the legend of the Pied Piper
• the history of Hameln
• coin-making

Further collections and exhibitions include:

• shipping on the river Weser
• glassware made in Lauenstein
• pewter figures
• military history
• arts and crafts: pottery from Hameln

Opening hours:

Tuesdays to Sundays:  10.00 am - 4.30 pm
Closed on Mondays and certain bank holidays

Admission:

Adults: 3 EUR
Children up to 12 years and members of groups: 1.50 EUR

Guided Tours:

We offer competent guided tours for groups, school classes and all other people who are interested (available in English, German, and Dutch).
Each Saturday and Sunday at 11.30 am we offer a guided tour. Price: 1.50 EUR per person.

Other museums near Hameln worth visiting are:

• Coppenbrügge castle museum
• Börry farming museum
• Bad Pyrmont castle museum
• Osterwald mining museum
• Bad Münder local heritage museum
• Springe museum (in the castle courtyard)