Museums in Ilmenau
exhibition concerning the history of the city and Goethe as a poet and natural scientist
Am Markt 1, Ilmenau
Tel.: +49 3677 600-300
Opening hours: daily 10 am- 5 pm
Weekly leadership on Sunday at 11 am (in German)
museum of Goethe`s scientific researches
Waldstraße 24, Ilmenau
Tel.: +49 3677 202626
Opening hours:
April-Oct.: Tuesday to Sunday 10 am-5 pm
Nov-March: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am-4 pm
Leadship from Mai-Oct weekly Saturday at 2 pm
This museum presents the toys and other artefacts that were part of daily life in the GDR years, 1949 to 1991. There is also an intriguing permanent exhibition of the toys made in the GDR for export to the West of Germany and to the COMECON countries.
Opening hours
April to December: Wednesday to Sunday 2 pm - 6 pm
January to March: Friday to Sunday 2 pm - 6 pm
Ilmenau-Manebach local history room
Kalter Markt 5a, Ilmenau-Manebach
Tel.: +49 3677 842768
Manebach, a nationally recognised holiday resort, is administered as part of Ilmenau and has a Visitor Centre (Haus des Gastes) which hosts not only the Tourist Information office but also the local history room (Heimatstube). Here, in 40 m², the history of place and people is told.
opening hours:
Monday: 9.30 - 11.30 am
Tuesday, Thursday: 2.30 - 5.30 pm
Friday: 9.30 - 11.30 am
Schaubergwerk (mining experience) Volle Rose
Schortestraße 57
Tel.: +49 3677 899065
Guided tours of the fluorspar mine start every half hour and are composed of three sections: a round trip on the mine railway through the picturesque valley of the Schorte, a journey on the underground wagon into the adit; and an introductory film.
Opening hours
from 1st April until and including the first weekend in November
Tuesday to Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
Saturday to Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm