Audio guides

Audioguide [Englisch]

Surrounded by the slopes of the Black Forest, on the banks of the picturesque Schiltach River – that is where you will find Schramberg. But the stunning landscape is not the town’s only attraction; there is also its museum. Based at the castle, the lovingly assembled exhibition is in...
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Audioguide [EN]

The House of City History, which combines Offenbach’s city museum and archive, is at the heart of the “Kulturkarree”, a square devoted to local history and culture. Visitors are invited to set out on a journey back in time. They will experience local history from the Stone Age v...
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Audioguide Stadtmuseum Riesa [EN]

In 2007, the House at Poppitzer Platz reopened after a process of renovation and modernisation lasting several years. Where soldiers once learnt their warlike trade, the town’s museum and library have now been brought together under one roof – a cultural centre with an extensive range...
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Audioguide [EN]

The Bielefeld Farmhouse Museum is devoted to rural life in around 1850. At the heart of the open-air complex is the Main House. The exhibition hosted there shows the background and context in which farm life took place. It addresses questions such as “How did the farmers and their families make a li...
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Audioguide Bibelgalerie Meersburg [EN]

The story of the Bible – told in a way that is exciting and entertaining, but also instructive. The Bible Gallery’s interactive and hands-on permanent exhibition takes you on a journey through 3,000 years of human history. The Meersburg Bible Gallery is housed in a former Dominican co...
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Audioguide Bodenseeobst-Museum [EN]

In the village of Frickingen on Lake Constance, the growing of orchard fruit has its own museum! Experience the history of fruit growing in a multivision show with four scenic images. The museum departments may be small, but they are perfectly designed, with a focus on grafting, growing...
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Audioguide [EN]

A magical place! Founded more than seven centuries years ago, the Stift zum Heiligengrabe was originally a Cistercian nunnery. Since the Reformation, it has been a Protestant Collegiate Foundation for women. Located in the East Prignitz district, half way between Hamburg and Berlin, the...
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Audioguide Alte Universität [EN]

The city and half-timbered house museum "Alte Universität" is the cultural center of the city of Eppingen in the cultural landscape of Kraichgau in Baden-Württemberg. The permanent collections focus on the development of half-timbered construction and the history of the town. The museum shows four...
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Audioguide B.C. Koekkoek-Haus in Kleve [EN]

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Audioguide Heimatmuseum Dotzheim [EN]

Since 1985, the museum has been telling the story of Dotzheim's history – from the first Roman settlements, via wine growing and local club life all the way to the present. Countless originals from various centuries bring Dotzheim's history vividly to life. As well as an extensive p...
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Audioguide Jewish Museum Creglingen [EN]

The Jewish Museum Creglingen is located in the center of the sedate little town of the same name on the River Tauber, Germany. Its exhibition “Roots and Destinations”, with a focus on cultural and social aspects, brings the Jewish history of two rural parishes from the 17th century to...
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Audioguide Krippenmuseum [EN]

Within the beautiful wine-growing landscape of the Middle Moselle region lies the community of Klüsserath with its "House of Crèches". Klüsserath’s “Friends of the Crèche” have converted an old wine-grower's house, where they exhibit a wide-...
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Audioguide  Musikinstrumentenmuseum [EN]

In the town of Lissberg in the German state of Hesse, between the castle and the church, stands the Lissberg Museum of Musical Instruments. More than 2,000 instruments – both originals and replicas – are on display in the former one-room school. They include the largest bagpipe and hu...
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Audioguide Tüftler-Werkstatt-Museum [EN]

In the Frickingen district of Altheim, an engineering tribute of a very special kind has been preserved: a mechanic's workshop powered by a water turbine. It is a place where you can experience engineering history at its purest – and everything is in full working order! The workshop was...
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Audioguide Naturhistorisches Museum [EN]

The Nuremberg Natural History Society is more than 200 years old and one of the largest voluntary scientific associations in Germany. In its eleven departments, experts and interested laypeople work on scientific projects together. The Natural History Society operates the museum at the Nor...
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Stadtrundgang Dornburg [EN]

The twin town of Dornburg-Camburg lies in the central Saale valley, not far from the university city of Jena. Dornburg-Camburg has a lot to offer: three palaces, two museums, a spectacular iron bridge, castles, ruins and a two-metre reflecting telescope. Famous visitors include the medieval Holy...
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Audioguide Dr. Carl-Haeberlin Friesen-Museum [EN]

Established in 1908, the Dr. Carl-Häberlin Frisian Museum has been providing information about the history of North Frisia and the island of Föhr ever since. It is located in the town of Wyk on Föhr and provides insights into the island‘s geology, archaeology, architecture an...
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Audioguide Englisch

Colonial goods, a cigar factory, a wine business – the Palais Wunderlich mansion carries the cultural history of Upper Baden within its walls. Built in 1798 in the small town of Lahr on the edge of the Black Forest, it survived the centuries almost unscathed. In recent years, it has been pa...
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Audioguide Rheinmuseum Emmerich [EN]

Visit the Rheinmuseum Emmerich and discover the history of the town and its shipping industry. Enjoy the fascinating exhibits and images of daily life and work on the banks of the River Rhine. Especially memorable are the 150+ detailed models of boats and ships that give an insight into the world...
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Audioguide [Englisch]

The Kaiserring Prize awarded by the city of Goslar is one of the art world‘s most renowned awards. Since 1975, it has been presented annually to a contemporary artist of international standing. As a result, the medieval world heritage city of Goslar has forged a unique connection between tr...
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Audioguide Erwachsene [EN]

For more than a thousand years, Schuttern Monastery was influential in shaping the spiritual, social and political climate in the Upper Rhine Plain. The abbey is thought to have been founded in the 7th century and survived until 1806. Behind the former collegiate church, there is now a museum whi...
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Audioguide [EN]

History comes to life at this traditional farmstead, which is some 250 years old. It is a Vierseithof, a regular courtyard plan steading with buildings surrounding the yard on all four sides. This authentic smallholding with its fully preserved furnishings opens a door on to the past. At Markersd...
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Audioguide Niederstetten [EN]

Niederstetten is a small town in the Hohenlohe district of the north-east of Baden-Württemberg. Picturesque alleys, historic and contemporary church buildings, a stately palace and a thought-provoking memorial trail promise an exciting visit – far removed from the touristy hustle and b...
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Audioguide Jerichow Erwachsene [EN]

The collegiate church of St. Marien& St. Nicolai of Jerichow is the oldest brick building in northern Germany and is one of the most important architectural monuments in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The Romanesque church with its enclosure is one of the most visited stops on the Romanesque Road.
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Audioguide Gerbermuseum [EN]

A tanner once pursued his craft in this mill. Bark was a crucial ingredient in tanning, and this is where it was crushed. You will find out how hydropower, generated by a mill wheel, powers gears and transmissions, a bark mill, a fulling barrel and a leather roller. The Tanner's Museum at the...
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Audioguide Erwachsene [EN]

Klippenstein Castle and hunting lodge is the most impressive historic building in Radeberg. It’s also a key example of the prestige architecture created during the period when Elector Moritz of Saxony was in power. The museum’s exhibition features the architectural history of the building and its ma...
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Audioguide [EN]

For over 130 years, the aroma of coffee and cake has wafted across Urteilsplatz in Lahr. The Süßes Löchle – roughly, Sweet Little Nook – is unique in Baden-Württemberg: the first café that is also a museum. Or possibly vice versa. It is a very special place...
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Audioguide Fischer- und Webermuseum [EN]

Visitors to the quiet town of Steinhude today probably find it hard to imagine how tough and deprived the lives of local people were just a century ago. Today, the Steinhude Fishing and Weaving Museum gives an insight into the work and lives of ordinary fishers and handloom weavers. In a...
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Audioguide Hüttenmuseum Thale [EN]

Have you ever wondered how steel is made? Or what iron powder is used for? Then there’s the oldest enamelling plant for household utensils – where do you think that might have been? And what about the environmental fallout from its presence? The Thale Hüttenmuseum provides answer...
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Audioguide Westfälisches Pferdemuseum [EN]

The Westphalian Horse Museum explores the natural and cultural history of the horse, with a special focus on Westphalia. On its thousand square metre site, it presents fascinating original objects that provide insights into the centuries-long relationship between horses and humans. You’ll m...
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Audioguide Schloss Langenburg Spaziergang [EN

The little tea tower, a dog cemetery, views of the Jagst valley, but also the enchanted hideaways in the castle park – a walk around Langenburg Castle holds many surprises. And on hot days, our visitors will find a cool spot in our pergola walkway. Which, incidentally, is a popular subject...
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Audioguide Tabakmuseum [EN]

For around two centuries, the tobacco industry left its mark on the agriculture and the people in the Upper Rhine Valley region, and the Mahlberg Tobacco Museum brings it vividly back to life. In the work spaces of a former cigar factory and the adjoining tobacco curing barn, visitors learn everythi...
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Audioguide Heimatmuseum Lette [EN]

If you’re planning to travel to the Münsterland region of Germany, be sure to stop over in the village of Lette near Coesfeld – specifically to visit the local history museum. The Heimatmuseum opened in 1974 and is devoted to preserving regional history. The exhibits inc...
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Audioguide Keramikmuseum Bürgel [EN]

The only specialist museum for ceramics in Thuringia was founded as early as 1880, originally as a collection of samples open to the public. As one of the oldest existing ceramics museums, it focuses on documenting Bürgel’s 450-year-old tradition of making pottery.
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Audioguide [EN]

The quiet little municipality of Wiernsheim in the state of Baden-Württemberg has a very unusual museum: one that focuses on coffee grinders. The Museum for Coffee Grinders presents more than 1,000 examples from all over the world on three floors. Its oldest coffee mill dates back some 300 y...
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Fire Brigade Museum Hermeskeil

Radio reporter Rita broadcasts live from the Fire Brigade Museum and reports at 29 stations what can be experienced there. Together with fire chief Florian, who will guide her through the museum, you will find further information on the individual exhibition segments here.
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Audioguide [Englisch]

In the 16th century, the Cranach Courts at the heart of Wittenberg (a town closely associated with the Protestant reformer Martin Luther) were home to a celebrated family of Renaissance painters: the Cranachs. The Cranach’s World exhibition takes you back in time – and even presents t...
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Haus Nordrhein [EN]

Vogelsang Red Cross Museum is based in the wonderful Eifel Wildlife Park and offers two exhibitions housed in separate buildings: the North Rhine House and the Humanitarium. Two tours that focus on different aspects will guide you through the eventful history of the Red Cross as a human rights or...
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Otto-Lilienthal [EN]

The Lilienthal-Centrum Stölln is located in a place that has made history. The small Brandenburg village of Stölln was where aviator Otto Lilienthal completed his pioneering flight experiments. Opened in 2011 in the old village distillery, the centre sees itself as a place of inspiratio...
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Audioguide Hanf Museum Berlin [EN]

The Hemp Museum in the heart of Berlin is one of just a few museums in the world that provide a comprehensive picture of this ancient cultivated plant – matched only by the Hemp Museums in Bologna, in Barcelona, Uruguay and Amsterdam. The exhibition covers almost 300 square metres, and visi...
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Audioguide Museum Obertor-Apotheke [EN]

The Obertor Pharmacy Museum in Marktheidenfeld offers visitors a rare opportunity to look behind the scenes of a dispensing chemist’s shop – a pharmacy. Hardly anyone has ever had a chance to go beyond the sales floor. Come and explore the museum in the historic Obertor Pharmacy, wher...
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Audioguide Haus im Moos [EN]

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Audioguide [EN]

The German Diary Archive was founded in 1998 and is based in the Old Town Hall, Emmendingen. It collects and archives everybody's unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters , thus making them available to scholars and the general public. Since March 2019, the archive has been recorded as a “cultural...
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Humanitarium [EN]

Vogelsang Red Cross Museum is based in the wonderful Eifel Wildlife Park and offers two exhibitions housed in separate buildings: the Humanitarium and the North Rhine House. Two tours that focus on different aspects will guide you through the eventful history of the Red Cross as a human rights or...
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Audioguide [EN]

HELIGOLAND MUSEUM can look back on more than a hundred years of tradition. The island’s first exhibition hall opened in 1899 as the Nordseemuseum, the North Sea Museum. It showed exhibits of local bird life as well as displays of algae. These days, the museum has strong links to both the beauty of t...
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Audioguide [EN]

Actually, the area surrounding the Swabian town of Bönnigheim is known for wine-growing. But the town's oldest building is about something completely different: it is home to the Swabian Schnapps Museum, which presents Germany's largest museum collection of objects relating to the hi...
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Audioguide Adults [EN]

At Siegburg’s Stadtmuseum, history and the present come face to face. The museum opened in 1990 in the birth house of the famous Late Romantic composer Engelbert Humperdinck. During the Renaissance, stoneware “Made in Siegburg” became world famous– and some stunningly beautiful pieces are on shows...
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Audioguide [English]

Perched on top of a conical basalt peak, Braunfels Castle welcomes travellers from afar. The castle, which has been owned by the same family for almost eight hundred years, still plays a vital part in preserving the local culture. Its two museums, one devoted to the castle, and the other to the p...
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Audioguide [Englisch]

The mill is aye a-milling … and it’s in Donsbrüggen, a district of Kleve on the beautiful Lower Rhine. Surrounded by green fields and meadows, it has a stately air to it as the sails turn in the wind. The Old Donsbrüggen Mill started operating in 1824 and is still...
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Audioguide [EN]

A classic German writer, or more of a Swabian storyteller? Wilhelm Hauff may be many things, but he’s worth reading in any case – even now. The Wilhelm Hauff Museum in the Honau neighbourhood of Lichtenstein is devoted to the life and work of the novelist and poet, who died at the age of just 24....
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