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Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg

Veste Coburg, 96450 Coburg, Germany

How to find us:

Street
Veste Coburg
Zip, City
96450 Coburg
Country
Germany
Phone
0 95 61 / 8 79-0
Fax
09561 / 879-66

Web
http://www.kunstsammlungen-coburg.de/
Email
sekretariat@kunstsammlungen-coburg.de
April bis Oktober: täglich 10 bis 17 Uhr Nov. bis März: Di-Fr 13 bis 16 Uhr, Sa+So 11 bis 16 Uhr, montags geschlossen. Erweiterte Öffnungszeiten in den Weihnachtsferien (s. homepage) Geschlossen am 24., 25. und 31.12. sowie am Faschingsdienstag
Standard entry fee
11,00 €

(EC, Creditcarts)
möglich

Kids
frei

Students
frei (bis 24 J.)

Seniors
9,00 €

Disabled person
7,00 €

Special combinations
16,00 €

Annual pass
29,00 €

Description

The Veste Coburg, also called the "Franconian Crown," rises above the land with its massive walls and towers. The medieval castle experienced a heyday at the beginning of the 16th century as the residence of the Saxon electors.

Martin Luther stayed within its walls in 1530.

Alterations in the spirit of castle romanticism shape its present appearance. Unique is the Hunting Intarsia Room from 1632, a fully wood‑panelled state room.

In the Fürstenbau (Prince's Wing) the apartment of the last duke was furnished at the beginning of the 20th century.

The fortress also houses an important copperplate print collection (Kupferstichkabinett), a collection of precious Venetian glass, historic hunting weapons and an armory.

Other highlights are the two oldest carriages in the world and Baroque sleighs. Works of early German art, including paintings by Cranach, Dürer and Grünewald, are further treasures.

In the branch museum of the Veste Coburg art collections — the European Museum of Modern Glass in the Rosenau Palace Park near Rödental close to Coburg — the collection of studio glass, modern glass and a presentation on the glass art of Fulvio Bianconi are housed; it is the most extensive presentation of this art in Europe. Contemporary ceramics are also on display.

Place on the map

Accessibility

Entrances and paths to the building


  • Access stairless
  • Dooe width (in cm) 100

Lifts in the building


  • Access stairless
  • Access with ramp
  • Elevator door width (in cm) 90

Others


  • Disabled toilet

Others


Additional information on Accessibility
Ab 15. Juli 2017 eröffnet das Artilleriemuseum auf der Veste Coburg. Hier wird der Zugangsbereich barrierefrei sein, auch für sehbehinderte Menschen (Markierung der Stufenkanten, Türbreite 95 cm, Türbreite des Aufzugs 100 cm).

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