Museum of the town of Marsberg

The museum of

local

history wants to be a place where history comes alive, where people are touched, empathized with and sometimes even amazed.

They can explore the museum in medieval clothing and go on a discovery tour of historic Obermarsberg

.an excavation field allows them to become archaeologically active, as we will find out.

geological history, mining and history and thus the development of the town are important for the Marsberg area.

these three focal points can be combined and related to each other in a unique way.

Knowledge of the history of the earth with its mineral resources and the shaping of the landscape helps us to see the history of mining, settlements and the town in context and to illustrate their mutual dependency in an exemplary manner.

if you want to get to know the history of Marsberg without spending a lot of time, then go through the museum.

If you want to delve deeper into the history, take a look at the exhibits and pictures and read the texts on display, and

if you want to experience history in a vivid and lively way, take part in a guided tour of the museum.

If you want to find out more about the background to local events in Marsberg's history, sit down at a touchscreen device and call up relevant films, e.g. on the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, the time of Charlemagne, Saxon Duke Widukind, the persecution of witches, the Thirty Years' War, etc.

For admission prices, opening times and guided tours by appointment, please visit the website.