Museums in the Siebengebirge

Romanticism, roses and Rhenish fireworks

Treasures from the Romanticism period, but also Konrad Adenauer's house, which gives a view into the private life of the rose-breeding politician from the very beginning of the Federal Republic of Germany, can be found here in the Siebenbebirge.

Haus Schlesien

Dollendorfer Str. 412
53639 Königswinter-Heisterbacherrott
Telephone: +49 (0)22 44 / 886-0
Telefax: +49 (0)22 44 / 886 230
Email: museum(at)hausschlesien
www.hausschlesien.de

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Opening hours: Tue. – Sat. 10:00 –12:00 AM and 13:00 –18:00 PM, Sun. and holidays 11:00 AM –18:00 PM

The Haus Schlesien presents a collection of Silesian objects of cultural and artistic value which is unique in Germany. Among others, precious silver smithery, glasses from the Riesengebirge, ceramics, china and furniture can be seen here. Evidences of folk art, industrial history and workaday culture make you familiar with the way of life in Silesia in the former East of Germany. For years, there have been intensive cross-border exhibitions with Polish partners. Furthermore, changing cultural events are offered here. It is also possible to carry out conferences as well as private parties here.

Brückenhof – Das kleine Heimatmuseum (Brückenhof – The little Home Museum)

Bachstraße 93
53639 Königswinter-Oberdollendorf
Telephone: +49 (0)22 23 / 91 26 23
Telefax: +49 (0)22 23 / 91 26 24
Email: heimatvereinoberdollendorf(at)web.de
www.brueckenhof.de

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Opening hours:
Every 1st and 2 nd Sunday per month. April – Oct: 14:30 - 17:30 PM
November – March: 14:30 - 17:00 PM
Actually opening hours are available on the website.
Guided tours for groups, such as clubs, companies, schools and family festivities etc., are also possible outside of the regular opening hours. Free admission.
The Brückenhof, which is located in a half-timbered house in the Rhenish-Franconian style, always attracts people with its interesting special exhibition regarding the local and regional history and its cultural exhibitions, when they are on their way coming from the “wine hiking trail”, the lookout point Hülle or through the Mühlental (mill valley) from the Kloster Heisterbach (monastery Heisterbach).
The permanent exhibition displays a demontrative half-timbering with old and new timberwork, a historical kitchen and a shoemaker's workshop, collections of the stonecutter's, stone-pit's and joiner's handicarft, a presentation of the mountain railway of Heisterbach and more than 300 old and new group photographs.

Schloss Drachenburg (Castle Drachenburg)

Drachenfelsstraße 118
53639 Königswinter
Telephone: +49 (0)22 23 / 901 97-0
Telefax: +49 (0)22 23 / 901 97-8
Email: mail(at)schloss-drachenburg.de
www.schloss-drachenburg.de

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Opening hours:
April 1 – November 1: Tu. – Su. 11.00 AM – 18.00 PM

High above the river Rhine at the slope of the Drachenfels mountain in a wonderful location – this is how the Castle Drachenburg presents itself as a treasure of the 19th century. With the construction of this magical castle, the son of a Bonn-based gastronomer – the later Baron Stephan von Sarter – made his dream come true.
The castle’s architecture and the interiors still remind of the period of promoterism, in which styles of earlier epochs were connected to become one new unit. Despite extensive renovation works, which have to be carried out inside and outside of the castle in the next years to come, a visit to Castle Drachenburg is an impressive experience.

Tip: Free admission with the Bonn Regio WelcomeCard!

Siebengebirgsmuseum der Stadt Königswinter (Siebengebirge Museum of the city of Königswinter)

Kellerstr. 16
53639 Königswinter
Telephone: +49 (0)22 23 / 37 03
Telefax: +49 (0)22 23 / 90 92 72
Email: info(at)7GM.de
www.siebengebirgsmuseum.de

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Opening hours:
Daily (except Monday) from 14:00 – 17:00 PM, We. 14:00 – 19:00 PM
April 1 – Oct. 15: Su. also from 11:00 AM on

In its permanent exhibition the museum gives an overall view on the changing history of this region. It displays documents and testimonies from the history of the fortresses and manorials, the monasteries, communities and different “historical personalities”. In the focus of the exhibition, however, are also the simple people, their respective living and working conditions, as well as the change of their ways of living.

Tip: Free admission with the Bonn Regio WelcomeCard!

Stiftung Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus (Foundation Federal Chancellor Adenauer House)

Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 8c
53604 Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf
Telephone: +49 (0)22 24 / 921-0 (-234 Visitor service)
Telefax: +49 (0)22 24 / 9 21-111
Email: info(at)adenauerhaus.de
www.adenauerhaus.de

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Opening hours:
Tu. – Su. 10:00 AM – 16:30 PM (last guided tour at 4 PM)

This wonderfully located house is surrounded by a lush garden full of trees, bushes and flowers. Visitors can expect an interesting guided tour giving views into the private life of Konrad Adenauer and the political contemporary history. Underneath the residence there is an exhibition building with a documentation about life and work of Adenauer. The chancellor’s grave is located at the Rhöndorfer Waldfriedhof (Rhöndorf-based cemetery), which is just 15 minutes away from the memorial place.

Tip: Free arrival with the Bonn Regio WelcomeCard !