Museums
The collection and exhibition focus of the museums in the vacation region is primarily on the cultural and natural history of inner Rheinhessen.
Museum Alzey
Today's museum of the town of Alzey was built in the 16th century as a hospital building. Recognizable from the construction period are the stair tower at the side and the window jambs. After destruction in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689, the hospital was rebuilt in 1747/48 in rebuilt in Baroque style with a spacious mansard roof (dated May 30, 1748 on the new north portal).
Departments:
Town history, folklore, pre- and early history,
geology-palaeontology. Roman history is supplemented by
Jupiter columns and altars in the stone hall.
Free admission!
Opening days/times:
Mon-Fri: 10.00 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 16.30
Sat, Sun and public holidays: 10.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.30
Address:
Antoniterstr. 41
55232 Alzey
Tel.: 06731-495720
Dinotherium Museum Eppelsheim
Around 10 million year old original finds from the ancient 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 cast of a skull first recovered here in Eppelsheim in 1835. Dinotherium (Deinotherium giganteum).
Free admission!
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
and amazing facts about the postal history of Rheinhessen can be found in the
Rheinhessen Postal Museum in Erbes-Büdesheim.
Around 200-300 exhibits
were saved from destruction after the privatization of the
and are now part of the exhibition.
Guided tours are available on request.
Opening days/times:
by appointment
Address:
Association for Postal History in Rheinhessen e.V.
Am Roten Tor 63
55232 Alzey
Tel.: 06731-43839
Manfred.Hinkel.AZ@t-online.de
www.postmuseum-rheinhessen.de
Information center and local museum - the barrier-free showcase of Flonheim
Experience-oriented exhibition on the development of the wine culture landscape around Flonheim.
Embark embark on a journey of discovery into the former subtropical sea, experience the interesting history of the Flonheim sandstone and learn many interesting details about an ancient cultural landscape.
Guided tour by appointment, tel. 06731-495700, www.flonheim.de
Opening days/times:
May to October inclusive:
Fridays: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Contact:
Infothek/Ortsmuseum Flonheim
Marktplatz 12
55237 Flonheim
Tel.: 06731-495700
The Eckelsheim Museum
On an exhibition area of approx. 80 square meters, you can view, marvel at, remember and, if you wish, talk about old, ancient and almost vanished objects.
Interesting objects can be discovered in numerous showcases and, thanks to the attention to detail, the old swallows' nests have of course also been preserved in the newly furnished private museum.
Here, children and young people can also imagine themselves in the time of their (great) grandparents and gain an insight into everyday life in times long past.
Admission: €1.50 / barrier-free
Opening days/times:
Every 1st 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