Round thing: Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum in Gau-Algesheim
For a change you can turn the wheel at the Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum. And that is meant quite literally. Since 2002, visitors to this museum have been able to experience and understand bicycle history. and also understand it. A museum you can touch! It is located in the former Ardeck Castle in the Electorate of Mainz.
The 85 or so exhibits can all be explored with the hands. Those who wish can, for example, take a seat on a historic penny-farthing bike, try out the the "Cavallo" swing bike from Herkules and test a track or bicycle ball machine. test. An art bike and an artist's bike are also available for this purpose.
5 themed areas on about 160 square meters invite you to a journey through the history of the bicycle. invites you.
Looking at the everyday bikes brings back memories for many visitors. The exhibition shows bikes from the beginning of the 20th century to modern e-bikes of today. It's easy to strike up a conversation with other visitors and talk about their own bikes.
Gau-Algesheim and cycling - they simply belong together. Therefore, it is not surprising that there are also a large number of racing bikes here in the museum. But you can not only look at bikes, but also a specialist library and ten display cases with various exhibits such as jerseys, documents and pictures.
Annually changing special exhibitions complement the existing offer. One thing is clear: A visit to the Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum is simply fun - because here it's all about!
Address, opening hours and more are available here.
Creative: Art Forum Ingelheim - Old Town Hall
Ingelheim is is not only known for its red wine, the castle church and the imperial palace: Also art lovers also get their money's worth in the town: every year the Kunstforum Ingelheim - Old Town Hall hosts the International days held.
Exhibitions of renowned artists are presented here in an extremely professional setting.
Visiting the Kunstforum is something very special for me every year: sometimes it's sculptures sculptures, sometimes it's paintings, sometimes it's something completely different that's exhibited there. and always fascinates me. Art lovers should not miss this exhibition venue in the red wine city!
From April 30 to July 9, 2023, the exhibition "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Stations" can be seen. You can find more information on the Website of the Art Forum.
Helau: Mainz Carnival Museum
It's a carnival atmosphere throughout: fans of the fifth season should have a lot of fun in this museum. So am I: I am a big carnival fan and am very interested in the history of the Mainz carnival.
The Mainz Fastnachtsmuseum, opened in June 2004, offers a four-color tour through the history of the through the history of carnival in Mainz. Visitors can see, for example, the uniforms of the guards, the leather apron of Ernst Neger or the costumes of Margit Sponheimer. In the museum you can also listen to funny carnival songs or watch excerpts from the television carnival.
I always like it always very much when I can also become active myself in a museum: Here I can I can get up in the audience and try my hand at a foolish speech of my own. speech. Off the top of my head, I can't come up with anything that's really impressive. it is nevertheless a sublime feeling to stand there.
In addition I can test my carnival knowledge: Who actually composed "Humba Tätärä"? Who was the first real carnival princess? And who designed the famous "Määnzer Schwellköpp"? I can already tell: In order to become a real carnival professional, I still have to practice a bit ...
Under no circumstances should you go without being photographed with the already mentioned Schwellköpp. Who can it be? The Schoode with the handsome little hat, the big Long Latt or rather the neat Lisbetche? Photogenic they are all three ...
I had great fun visiting the museum - ideal for foolish Rheinhessen people like me. Thanks to the Mainz Fastnachtmuseum, by no means everything is over on Ash Wednesday!
Address, opening hours and more are available here.
Quaint: Dinotherium Museum in Eppelsheim
In the Eppelsheim, visitors can discover all kinds of finds from the 10.5 million year-old years old, in the Dinotherium Museum, which opened in August 2001. Dinotherium Museum. The museum attracts around 1,200 visitors every year.
Undisputed The highlight of the exhibition is the cast of a Deinotherium giganteum-Skull. This genus is a Rhine elephant. The skull was found in 1835. I'm immediately blown away by this imposing appearance, I can't get from the astonishment no more out.
But not only skull is worth seeing: Many other interesting exhibits can be found in the small in the small museum: the cast of a thigh bone of the primitive elephant primitive elephant Tetralophodon longirostris for example. This gives the guests of the Dinotherium Museum get an approximate idea of the size of the animal.
After visiting the museum I can imagine how it must have looked millions of years ago in Rheinhessen must have looked like. In my mind's eye I see rhinoceroses, saber-toothed tigers and hyenas roaming the banks of the primeval Rhine.
In the smallest of spaces, guests of the house experience exciting, scientifically based history. The museum offers fascinating insights into days long gone.
Address, opening hours and more are available here.
After a visit to the museum, you can usually stop off at the neighboring barn café. to stop for a bite to eat. At the moment, however, it is closed due to Corona.
Close to home: Infothek Flonheim Local Museum
Flonheim has a lot to offer: There are, for example, the cozy restaurants, the historic market square and the Protestant church made of sandstone, also Dome of the Wiesbach Valley called. By the way, you can also hike here: The Hiwweltour Aulheimer Valley leads directly past the landmark of the village, the white trullo on the Adelberg.
But also the building at Marktplatz 12 is also worth a detour: It is home to the tourist info information center and the local museum. Visitors to the town can obtain information information and advice - so there's nothing standing in the way of a successful and the surrounding area.
But now please don't leave the building right away - a walk through the local museum is also is also extremely rewarding: I find it particularly fascinating that 30 million years ago there was a years ago there was a sea in Rheinhessen.
As in the Eppelsheim Dinotherium Museum, I can mentally travel far into the past here. I learn that a complete manatee skeleton was found in Flonheim-Uffhofen and ask myself: What did such an animal actually look like?
I don't even have to use my imagination - a computer simulation impressively demonstrates how the gray, friendly-looking manatees swam happily through the subtropical sea back then.
A showcase shows what it may have looked like on the seashore at that time: real shark teeth, shells and corals give an idea of the incredible richness of the former sea. of the sea.
But not only the former sea can be marveled at here - the local museum progresses far in the history, also deals with Franconian noble tombs, the famous Flonheim sandstone the famous Flonheim sandstone, the local terroir and the historical Flonheim. Flonheim - well, who knew that the tranquil town once had a cinema? once had a movie theater?
A visit to the museum is also worthwhile for the little ones: child-friendly explanations are placed next to some exhibits - just look out for the signs with Floni the manatee!
An annually changing special exhibition completes the offer. The modern local museum in Flonheim offers an entertaining journey through history. Great fun for the whole family!
Address, opening hours and more are available here.
My conclusion about the museums:
Although the five museums presented largely cover different topics, they have one thing in common: they are all run with a lot of heart, attention to detail and great commitment and deserve many visitors.
