Museums
The collection and exhibition focus of the museums in the vacation region is predominantly the cultural and natural history of the inner Rheinhessen.
Museum Alzey
The present museum of the city of Alzey was built in the 16th century as a hospital building. Still recognizable from the construction period are the lateral stair tower and the window jambs. After destruction in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689, the hospital was rebuilt in 1747/48 in the baroque style with a spacious mansard roof (date on the new north portal (Dated on the new north portal May 30, 1748).
Departments:
City history, folklore, prehistory and early history,
Geology-Paleontology. Roman history is supplemented by
Jupiter columns and altars in the stone hall.
Free entrance!
Opening days/times:
Mon-Fri: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sat, Sun and holidays: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Address:
Antoniterstr. 41
55232 Alzey
Tel.: 06731-498896
Dinotherium Museum Eppelsheim
Around 10 million years old original finds from the Ur-Rhine near Eppelsheim and casts or copies of rare fossils are exhibited in the Dinotherium-Museum in the town hall of Eppelsheim. The centerpiece of the museum is the skull cast of a dinotherium (Deinotherium gigus) recovered here in Eppelsheim for the first time in 1835. Dinotherium (Deinotherium giganteum).
Admission free!
Opening days/times:
Every first Wednesday of the month: 18.00 - 20.00
Every third Sunday of the month: 10.00 - 12.00
or by appointment.
Address:
Förderverein Dinotherium-Museum e.V.
Zwerchgasse 17
55234 Eppelsheim
Tel.: 06735-8135
foerderverein@dinotherium-museum.de
www.dinotherium-museum.eppelsheim.de
Rheinhessen Postal Museum Erbes-Büdesheim
Interesting facts
and astonishing facts about the postal history of Rheinhessen can be learned in the
Rheinhessen Postal Museum in Erbes-Büdesheim.
About 200-300 exhibits
exhibits were saved from destruction after the privatization of the
and are now part of the exhibition.
Guided tours are available upon request.
Opening days/times:
by arrangement
Address:
Verein für Postgeschichte in Rheinhessen e.V.
Am Roten Tor 63
55232 Alzey
Tel.: 06731-43839
Manfred.Hinkel.AZ@t-online.de
www.postmuseum-rheinhessen.de
Infothek/Local Museum Flonheim
Experience-oriented exhibition on the origins of the wine cultural landscape around Flonheim.
Go on a voyage of discovery into the former subtropical sea, experience the interesting history of the Flonheimer sandstone and learn many interesting details about an old cultural landscape.
Special tours by appointment
Opening days/times:
May 1 to November 1
Sat, Sun and holidays: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Contact:
Infothek/Ortsmuseum Flonheim
Marktplatz 12
55237 Flonheim
Tel.: 06734-9130657
The Eckelsheim Museum
On about 80 square meters of exhibition space you can see old, ancient and almost disappeared objects, marvel at them, remember them and if you like, tell about them.
Interesting objects can be discovered in numerous showcases and due to the attention to detail, of course, the old swallow's nests have been preserved in the newly furnished private museum.
Here, children and young people can also immerse themselves in the time of their (great) grandparents and gain an insight into the everyday life of times long past.
Admission: 1,50 € / barrier-free
Opening days/times:
Every1st Sunday of the month: 11.00 - 17.00,
during events in the village or on request.
Contact:
Jürgen and Beate Wridt
Kirchstr. 6
55599 Eckelsheim
Tel.: 06703-2616