{"id":16385,"date":"2025-05-23T11:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/?p=16385"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:51:51","slug":"three-special-museums-in-rhinehessen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/en\/drei-besondere-museen-in-rheinhessen\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark teeth, wire wheels and marionettes: a tour of three Rhine-Hessian museums"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16385\" class=\"elementor elementor-16385\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e798ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e798ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614bdde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614bdde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This post was updated on 25.02.2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c5f355 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68c5f355\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75456437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75456437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01_Rheinhessenblog-Museen_Collage-3-Museen-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d6da1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67d6da1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f4a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6f4a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See, marvel, learn through play and - literally - touch: The museums of Rheinhessen invite you to do just that. Marina Noble took a look around three of them for you. She discovered fossilized time capsules from prehistoric times; bicycles in everyday life, sport and art; as well as dolls from near and far that make us laugh today as they did in the past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93724c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93724c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0d95a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c0d95a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Time capsules of 500 million years of the earth's history: Nierstein Paleontological Museum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86b853 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a86b853\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed606cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed606cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen Fossilien_Eingang zu Millionen Jahre Erdgeschichte\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Pal\u00e4ontologisches Museum Nierstein - Eingang zu Millionen Jahren Erdgeschichte\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8wMl9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLUZvc3NpbGllbl9FaW5nYW5nLXp1LU1pbGxpb25lbi1KYWhyZS1FcmRnZXNjaGljaHRlLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-1024x746.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14962\" alt=\"Paleontological Museum Nierstein - Entrance to millions of years of earth history\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-1536x1119.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-2048x1491.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Eingang-zu-Millionen-Jahre-Erdgeschichte-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Entrance to millions of years of earth history<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ccb57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37ccb57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7347743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7347743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Palaeontological Museum in Nierstein takes visitors on a journey more than 500 million years into the past with its extensive collection of fossils. Museum director Harald Stapf describes the treasures in over 50 display cases and on the walls as \"time capsules\". Because they hold traces that animals or plants left behind in the mud an unimaginably long time ago. The millennia have frozen them as snapshots of that time. Visitors can view them today - practically like photographs. Some are millimetres in size, others are over two meters thick like the fish dinosaur or a complete manatee skeleton. \"We present the most diverse and species-rich fossil exhibition open to the public in Rhineland-Palatinate,\" sums up the museum director.<\/p>\n<p>How many exhibits are there? Instead of giving an answer, Harald Stapf takes us to the Mainz Schneckenstein. This alone consists of countless small fossils. The large size of the collection is deliberately not exhibited in a reduced form, because \"we want to show the enormous variety of species and forms and encourage visitors to think about what used to be\". An expert is always on hand to answer questions. For example, how the fossils are prepared from the surrounding rock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79fc641 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79fc641\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf73fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf73fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen Fossilien_Versteinerter S\u00fc\u00dfwasserhai\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Pal\u00e4ontologisches Museum Nierstein - Versteinerter S\u00fc\u00dfwasserhai\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8wM19SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLUZvc3NpbGllbl9WZXJzdGVpbmVydGVyLVN1ZXNzd2Fzc2VyaGFpLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-1024x784.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14963\" alt=\"Palaeontological Museum Nierstein - Petrified freshwater shark\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-2048x1569.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/03_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Versteinerter-Suesswasserhai-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Petrified freshwater shark<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25a39d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a25a39d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1eb655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1eb655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One room is dedicated to finds from the sand pits in the Mainz Basin, which was once covered by a sea. On display here are fish, shells, sea urchins, corals, snails with exciting names such as \"elephant tooth snail\", but also prehistoric pigs and elephants or rhinoceroses, which were at home here at that time. Harald Stapf is particularly proud of the teeth of giant tooth sharks, which are around ten centimetres long and are among the largest of their kind. Flamingos in Oppenheim? They did exist, as a bone find proves. Scorpions in Nierstein? Fossilized traces prove their existence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bdd70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46bdd70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cafb71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cafb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen Fossilien_Riesenschnecke Campanile mit Champagner-Flasche\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Pal\u00e4ontologisches Museum Nierstein Riesenschnecke Campanile\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8wNF9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLUZvc3NpbGllbl9SaWVzZW5zY2huZWNrZS1DYW1wYW5pbGUtbWl0LUNoYW1wYWduZXItRmxhc2NoZS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-1024x761.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14964\" alt=\"Paleontological Museum Nierstein - Giant snail Campanile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-1536x1142.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-2048x1523.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/04_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Riesenschnecke-Campanile-mit-Champagner-Flasche-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Giant Campanile snail with champagne bottle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a99590 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a99590\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dcc54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05dcc54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another of the entertainingly written information boards asks: Can you see impact craters here? No, they are raindrops in the mud, fossilized and preserved for eternity. One corner further on: Why is there a champagne bottle hanging here between huge snail shells? It stands for the habitat of the giant snail \"Campanile\", whose shape is reminiscent of a church spire. In the French region of Champagne, this species came to light during work on the cellars for maturing the noble drink. Finds have also been made in other countries - from the Czech Republic to Scandinavia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf82c6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf82c6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e44b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80e44b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen Fossilien_Museumsleiter Harald Stapf mit Dino-Ei\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Pal\u00e4ontologisches Museum Nierstein - Museumsleiter Harald Stapf mit Dino-Ei\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8wNV9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLUZvc3NpbGllbl9NdXNldW1zbGVpdGVyLUhhcmFsZC1TdGFwZi1taXQtRGluby1FaS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-1024x753.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14965\" alt=\"Paleontological Museum Nierstein - Museum director Harald Stapf with dinosaur egg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-1536x1130.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-2048x1506.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/05_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fossilien_Museumsleiter-Harald-Stapf-mit-Dino-Ei-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Museum director Harald Stapf with dinosaur egg<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb89d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7eb89d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf7922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bf7922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does the red dot mean? Not \"sold\" as in a gallery, but \"first described of this kind\". Harald Stapf tells another story: \"We go \"digging\" ourselves in pits that are currently being dug out. Near Kulmbach in Franconia, we found the horseshoe crab for the first time with the help of excavator driver Pochanke.\" Its scientific name is \"Franconiolimus pochankei\", analogous to the place of discovery and supporter. The founder of the museum, amateur palaeontologist Arnulf Stapf, was also honored in this way: the two-centimeter mayfly \"Arnulfias stapfi\" bears his name.<\/p>\n<p>What are children particularly interested in? Dinosaurs, of course. That's why their favorite exhibits include the fossilized dinosaur tracks and the eggs of the prehistoric lizards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3cd5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a3cd5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6253b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6253b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"50 Millionen Jahre altes Urpferdchen\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYzODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA1XC8wNUFfUmhlaW5oZXNzZW5ibG9nX011c2Vlbl81MC1NaWxsaW9uZW4tSmFocmUtYWx0ZXMtVXJwZmVyZGNoZW5fRm90by1NdXNldW0uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16387\" alt=\"The fossil of a 50 million year old prehistoric horse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05A_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_50-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Urpferdchen_Foto-Museum-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">50 million year old prehistoric horse - Photo: Pal\u00e4ontologisches Museum Nierstein<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a498f59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a498f59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee68ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee68ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>New since 2025: The smallest original horse in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new highlight of the museum has found its home in a specially constructed display case made of steel and wood: A prehistoric horse, more precisely a foal of the species Eurohippus messelensis. It is around 50 million years old and is said to be the smallest in the world. The exhibit is thanks to a benefactor: he stipulated that the best pieces of his \"Messel collection\" should be exhibited in Nierstein after his death.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417c3ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"417c3ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b8fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4b8fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opening hours <a href=\"https:\/\/museum-nierstein.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paleontological Museum Nierstein<\/a>Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment, admission free. The digital 360\u00b0 view gives an impression <a href=\"https:\/\/museum-nierstein.de\/rundgang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panorama tour<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c11b4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c11b4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4171ddc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4171ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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Even for people who are less interested in technical details, the 80 or so exhibits in five rooms at Ardeck Castle in Gau-Algesheim provide exciting insights: How did inventiveness and the pursuit of improvement drive the development of the \"most widespread, sustainable and environmentally friendly means of individual transportation\"? How is it used in sport? How has it inspired art? The motto is always \"grasp to grasp\": Visitors should actively experience and everyone is allowed to turn the wheel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271c342 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"271c342\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a9876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33a9876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen Fahrrad_Begreifen ausdr\u00fccklich erw\u00fcnscht\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Klingelsammmlung auf einem Fahrradlenker - Anfassen erlaubt!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8wN19SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLUZhaHJyYWRfQmVncmVpZmVuLWF1c2RydWVja2xpY2gtZXJ3dWVuc2NodC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-774x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14967\" alt=\"Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum - Bell collection on a bicycle handlebar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-1161x1536.jpg 1161w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-1548x2048.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/07_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Begreifen-ausdruecklich-erwuenscht-scaled.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ringing the bell on a bicycle handlebar - \"grasping\" expressly desired!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8185e9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8185e9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a493c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a493c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history is fascinating: it all started at the beginning of the 19th century with walking machines called draisines. With these, the rider's own feet moved forward by walking on the ground. This was quickly followed by innovations to the handlebars, pedals, frame and wheels. The generation of penny-farthings with oversized front wheels led to many head-over-heels accidents. Inventors therefore came up with the safety bike with solid rubber tires of the same size. \"Many types were only built for a short time before modernizations were made,\" explains museum director Emil Busch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e9dbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76e9dbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed76be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed76be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen Fahrrad_Ein Feeling von Bahnradrennen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Eine Runde auf dem Single Speed-Rad - Ein Feeling von Bahnradrennen\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8wOF9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLUZhaHJyYWRfRWluLUZlZWxpbmctdm9uLUJhaG5yYWRyZW5uZW4tc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14968\" alt=\"Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum: a spin on the single speed bike\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/08_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Ein-Feeling-von-Bahnradrennen-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A lap on the single speed bike - a feeling of track cycling<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef7449 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ef7449\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1131922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1131922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"We are a regional cycling and cycling museum, because it's also about cycling, which is particularly widespread in Rheinhessen,\" he explains. An entire room is dedicated to this area: videos illustrate the acrobatic feats performed by artistic cyclists. On the walls hang jerseys worn by Rudi Altig and Jan Ulrich at the Tour de France - ennobled with their autographs. You can even get a feel for track racing by getting on the single speed bike. In the display case next to it are rackets and balls from lesser-known sports such as cycling polo. An information board tells of \"battle-whispering, glory-hungry Amazons\". At the end of the 19th century, women who had the courage to take part in cycling races against all prohibitions were denigrated in this way.<\/p>\n<p>The prints on the walls of another room show that rolling wheels inspired art. The work by the German-American painter Lyonel Feininger is entitled \"Radrennen\" (\"Cycle Race\") and \"Endspurt\" (\"Final Spurt\") by the Japanese artist Tatsuo Taki. The bull's head made of saddle and handlebars is inspired by Picasso. In the middle of the room is another example of how people solve problems: Scotsman Bickerton wanted to use his bike in central London. However, it was forbidden to take bikes on the subway. So he invented a bike that had nothing welded to it. He was then able to transport this first folding bike in history in a reduced size in a bag on the subway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a49a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19a49a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd1470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cd1470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Special exhibition 2026: Bicycles with a tailwind<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fahrradmuseum-rheinhessen.de\/museum-digital\/sonderausstellung-des-jahres-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The path from the first bicycle with an auxiliary motor to today's e-bike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The review of around 145 years of motorized cycling history starts with the beginnings of \u201ebicycles with an auxiliary motor\u201c and explains exciting technical details on the development from the electric tricycle in 1881 to the modern pedelec. The fact is: bicycles with a tailwind have become an integral part of our everyday lives: at the end of 2023, around 15.7 million e-bikes were counted in Germany, meaning that statistically, one in five people in the country owns an e-bike. Two of the exhibits on show are also available to try out for yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0f660 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c0f660\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eedd9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eedd9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen Fahrrad_Kultobjekt Bonanza-Fahrrad\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Rheinhessisches Fahrradmuseum: Kultobjekt Bonanza-Rad\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8wOV9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLUZhaHJyYWRfS3VsdG9iamVrdC1Cb25hbnphLUZhaHJyYWQtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14969\" alt=\"Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum: Cult object Bonanza bike\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/09_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-Fahrrad_Kultobjekt-Bonanza-Fahrrad-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cult object for young people in the 70s: the Bonanza bike<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89af20a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89af20a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f243154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f243154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opening hours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fahrradmuseum-rheinhessen.de\/startseite.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rheinhessen Bicycle Museum:<\/a> Every year from Easter Sunday to the second weekend in October, on Sundays and public holidays from 14:00 to 18:00, or by arrangement, admission free. There are special guided tours and workshops for children with hands-on activities, quizzes and tasks that also focus on safety.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the way: the museum is located on various cycle paths such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rheinhessen.de\/die-obstroute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fruit route<\/a>. The hiking trail also leads nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rheinhessen.de\/hiwweltouren\/hiwweltour-bismarckturm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"Hiwweltour Bismarck Tower\"<\/a> over. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e51fae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e51fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a7869 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b9a7869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mighty marionettes and filigree figures: Museum for Puppet Theater Culture Bad Kreuznach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0402215 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0402215\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5196e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa5196e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_PuKinello begr\u00fcsst am Eingang\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Marionette PuKinello begr\u00fc\u00dft am Eingang des Museums f\u00fcr PuppentheaterKultur (PuK) in Bad Kreuznach\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8xMF9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuX1B1S19QdWtpbmVsbG8tYmVncnVlc3N0LWFtLUVpbmdhbmctc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-771x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14970\" alt=\"Puppet PuKinello at the Museum for Puppet Theater Culture (PuK) in Bad Kreuznach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10_Rheinhessenblog_Museen_PuK_Pukinello-begruesst-am-Eingang-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">PuKinello greets you at the entrance<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f790ab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f790ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4966021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4966021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kaspar, Seppl, K\u00e4pt'n Blaub\u00e4r and Hein Bl\u00f6d or the characters from the Augsburger Puppenkiste: Stars made of wood and fabric make an appearance at the Museum f\u00fcr PuppentheaterKultur, or PuK for short, in Bad Kreuznach. Visitors can get close to childhood favorites, take a look behind the scenes and learn exciting stories. In the entrance area, PuKinello, a special creation for the tenth anniversary of the museum, greets visitors larger than life and lanky. Like many other things in the museum, the figure also stands for a record: it is the largest marionette that can be played by a single person.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibits on the upper floor show that there was a long way to go before it became an art form in its own right on the stage and on television. Puppet theater began as popular entertainment at fairs and in inns. The puppeteers were a traveling people, eyed with suspicion by the population, who even hung white flags on their caravans as a sign of their integrity. At first they played from their coats, then they carried the puppet box on their backs as a \"stage house\". This became the \"theater out of a suitcase\". It was not until 1900 that the first permanent theater was built in Munich.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3217e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a3217e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b1d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96b1d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen PuK_Theater aus dem Koffer\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Museum f\u00fcr PuppentheaterKultur (PuK) in Bad Kreuznach\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NzEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8xMV9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLVB1S19UaGVhdGVyLWF1cy1kZW0tS29mZmVyLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14971\" alt=\"Museum for Puppet Theater Culture (PuK) in Bad Kreuznach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/11_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Theater-aus-dem-Koffer-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Theater from the suitcase at the Museum for Puppet Theater Culture (PuK)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a7beb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1a7beb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee80b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee80b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The many rod and shadow puppets, stick puppets and marionettes - sometimes with funny, sometimes with demonic facial expressions - show just how multifaceted the stage stars are. \"From wooden block to wooden head\" required the highest level of craftsmanship. This can be seen in the workshop of carver Till de Kock and his wife Hilde. Time and again there were further developments: A special feature as one of the few talking dolls is the grandma from Stuttgart. In the museum, all you have to do is press a button and she starts talking in Swabian. Another press of the button makes her start knitting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dcd33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10dcd33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761a124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"761a124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma aus Stuttgart\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Museum f\u00fcr PuppentheaterKultur (PuK) in Bad Kreuznach. 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One touch of a button and Grandma from Stuttgart is knitting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-768x1055.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-1118x1536.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-1490x2048.jpg 1490w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/12_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuk_Oma-aus-Stuttgart-scaled.jpg 1863w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">One touch of a button and Grandma from Stuttgart is knitting.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2082f63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2082f63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06dd412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06dd412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, visitors can pick up a figure of the Hohnstein Kasper, who is considered a pioneer of television puppets. And a little further on, you can go on a journey yourself in the virtual Fliewat\u00fc\u00fct. In 1972, the children's TV series \"Robbi, Tobbi and the Fliewat\u00fc\u00fct\" told the story of a resourceful boy and his robot friend who invent a flying vehicle and set off on an adventure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be63286 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be63286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22240ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22240ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen PuK_Hier findet jeder seine Lieblingsfigur\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Museum f\u00fcr PuppentheaterKultur (PuK) in Bad Kreuznach. Hier findet jeder seine Lieblingsfigur.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ5NTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC8xM19SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuLVB1S19IaWVyLWZpbmRldC1qZWRlci1zZWluZS1MaWVibGluZ3NmaWd1ci1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-1024x748.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14959\" alt=\"Museum for Puppet Theater Culture (PuK) in Bad Kreuznach. Everyone will find their favorite character here.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-2048x1497.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/13_Rheinhessenblog_Museen-PuK_Hier-findet-jeder-seine-Lieblingsfigur-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Everyone will find their favorite character here<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8de61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa8de61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0265202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0265202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This makes the museum fun for children too: touch dolls here, listen to audios there and get active at play stations. Red pointed hats show where this is welcome. An information leaflet specially developed for young visitors invites them to take part in a museum rally. There are guided tours for children and workshops where youngsters can build figures like Pinocchio themselves. Once a month on PuK Theater Sunday for families, the curtain rises for two performances in the main hall.<\/p>\n<p>Adults also experience many aha moments. Museum employee Katrin Keber points to a pair of shoes with extra thick platform soles. The puppeteers wore these so that they could play the tall figures better. The view of the wider world is also exciting: in Vietnam, puppetry floats, the Bunraku figures from Japan have a special eye mechanism and in Indonesia, Wayang shadow puppets drive away ghosts and demons. UNESCO has even recognized eight puppetry traditions as \"Intangible Cultural Heritage\".<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdabc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fdabc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c69f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6c69f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opening hours of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bad-kreuznach.de\/tourismus-kultur-sport\/kulturviertel-bad-kreuznach-museen-und-kunst\/museum-fuer-puppentheaterkultur-puk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum for Puppet Theater Culture (PuK)<\/a> from March 1, 2026 at 11 a.m.: Tuesday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Wednesday to Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Mondays.<br \/>The combined ticket, which also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bad-kreuznach-tourist.de\/sehenswuerdigkeiten\/museen-ausstellungen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the R\u00f6merhalle and Schlo\u00dfpark museums<\/a> includes<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e27cfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e27cfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a43bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a43bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Special exhibition 2026 \u201eCarved - Shaped - Designed\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until 30.12.2026 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bad-kreuznach-tourist.de\/kultur-geniessen-und-einkaufen\/veranstaltungen\/online-veranstaltungskalender-bad-kreuznach\/details\/event\/sonderausstellung-geschnitzt-geformt-gestaltet-das-werk-des-hamburger-figurenbaumeisters-juergen-maassen-2025-09-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special exhibition on the work of the Hamburg master figure maker J\u00fcrgen Maa\u00dfen<\/a> can be seen. Entitled \u201eCarved - Sculpted - Shaped\u201c, it shows how diverse and artistic stage creatures can be designed for puppetry, drama and film. A festival will accompany the exhibition until March 2026, in which Maa\u00dfen figures will play their roles in nine different productions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8cf0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e8cf0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figurenbaumeister J\u00fcrgen Maa\u00dfen, Foto: Gerhard Kind\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY0MDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2cuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA1XC8xNF9SaGVpbmhlc3NlbmJsb2dfTXVzZWVuUHVLX0ZpZ3VyZW5nYmF1bWVpc3Rlci1KdWVyZ2VuLU1hYXNzZW4tRm90by1HZXJoYXJkLUtpbmQtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-752x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16400\" alt=\"Master figure maker J\u00fcrgen Maa\u00dfen, photo: Gerhard Kind\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-1503x2048.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/rheinhessenblog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14_Rheinhessenblog_MuseenPuK_Figurengbaumeister-Juergen-Maassen-Foto-Gerhard-Kind-scaled.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Master figure maker J\u00fcrgen Maa\u00dfen, photo: Gerhard Kind<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dieser Beitrag wurde am 25.02.2026 aktualisiert. Sehen, staunen, spielerisch lernen und \u2013 w\u00f6rtlich genommen \u2013 be-greifen: Dazu laden die Museen Rheinhessens ein. Marina Noble hat sich f\u00fcr Euch in drei von ihnen umgeschaut. Sie entdeckte versteinerte Zeitkapseln aus Urzeiten; Fahrr\u00e4der in Alltag, Sport und Kunst; sowie Puppen aus nah und fern, die uns heute wie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":14961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[320],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kultur-entdecken"],"acf":{"":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Drei besondere Museen in Rheinhessen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Drei besondere Museen in Rheinhessen begeistern Erwachsene und Kinder. 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