Rothenburg Museum

I spent several hours in this wonderful, compact museum, beautifully housed in a former monastery that has been respectfully preserved. The museum offers a clear and engaging overview of Rothenburg’s history and its development into the town we see today. The destruction caused by bombings at the end of World War II—and the town’s recovery from it—was nothing short of miraculous. The section on the Middle Ages was particularly fascinating and prompted reflection on the brutality of war. There was a rich and varied display of weapons and other artifacts from that era. The exhibition dedicated to the monastery’s history was equally compelling and exceptionally well curated. One small exhibit focused on children's lives in the town, which I found both unusual and admirable. The museum also featured a reconstructed historical Jewish bathhouse—a 15th-century mikveh—which added another layer of depth to the experience. All items have signs both in German and English. This museum is truly one of the best I’ve ever visited.

Amazing! Huge museum, you could spend all day here. Their armament collection must be one of the best in the world. Plenty of history to absorb and the building itself has showcases. I somehow missed this when visiting over a decade ago, I highly recommend.

Exceptional museum with plenty of well presented displays. Layout is quite straightforward and not too confusing, with a bit of a walk through time, having displays and artifacts from different eras. Decent stop for tourists as there is English signage as well as German. When we were there though, the museum did not allow payment with card, they needed Euros, make sure you have enough for the entrance fee. Entrance fee was 5 Euros per person at the time, quite cheap.

A beautiful and interesting little museum in an old monastery building. The atmosphere here is amazing, the inner yard is stunning. It's pieceful and calm here. There are some incredible pieces of wooden furniture with decorative elements, recreations of beautifully decorated medieval rooms, and a monastery kitchen from 13 century. I absolutely loved the Rothenburg views by Heiner Krasser.

Great artifacts and antiques are found here. History is preserved well. Museum can be found very near from the Altstadt. Staff are very friendly. Museum is peaceful and maintained well. All antiques and artifacts are preserved and taken care well. Parking cannot be found near by. Ticket 🎟 🎫 prices are minimal. It will take atleast 1 hour to complete the tour if kept walking.

So beautiful and can see people’s real life

It was a bit disjointed, only because the way the building is structured. Contrary to what I was told, not all the explanations for artifacts are translated into English. So if you speak German, you will get more out of it. One thing that shocked me was to find the Judaica section [ mostly about the murder and expulsion of Jews during the Middle Ages] right next to the section of the rise of national socialism in the town ... 400 years apart and they couldn't place a different exhibit in between those two? I was not impressed.

We thought there wouldn't be much to see, but it is pretty big. We enjoyed it. Definitely recommend.