Schlossmuseum mit Münzkabinett in Bad Iburg

Exhibition
Archaeological finds on the history of origins and permanent exhibition in the Coin Cabinet

Opening hours
Friday to Sunday
14:00 - 17:00

Admission: €3.00 adults / €2.50 reduced
Combined ticket castle tour + castle museum: 
€6.50 adults / €5.50 reduced


Archaeology at the Iburg

In 2002, the castle museum was opened in its modern form under the auspices of the castle association (Schlossverein Iburg e.V., Chairman Dr. Josef Rottmann). Since its redesign in 2018, the exhibition "Fortification, bishop's residence, monastery - archaeological research on the 1200-year-old Iburg" has featured a media table and audio stations. Finds that have come to light during excavations over the past 20 years bear witness to the history of the origins of the unusual double complex of castle and monastery.

The fully preserved castle complex has been the focus of research by the Osnabrück City and District Archaeology Department several times in recent decades. More than almost any other building in the Osnabrück region, it is directly linked to the emergence and development of the secular and spiritual rule of the Osnabrück bishops, who resided here from the 11th to the 17th century. At the same time, the castle was the site of a Benedictine monastery until its secularization in 1803.

More than 50 burials were uncovered in the Catholic monastery church, including five tombs of abbots who were buried here with abbot's staff and regalia. The investigations on the western side of the ridge and in the abbot's garden confirmed the beginnings of today's Iburg in the 11th century. The remains of the walls of two residential towers from the 11th and 12th centuries were excavated in the area of the former episcopal residence. During repair work on the southern curtain wall, the former courtyard and building drainage system was discovered. As part of restoration work, various fill and running horizons as well as floors were reconstructed in the art-historically significant Knights' Hall.

Plans, photos and historical views give an idea of the unusual castle and monastery complex. Selected exhibits such as medieval writing pens, abbot's staffs, bone carving waste, the nut of a high medieval crossbow, a thebal ring, floor tiles, ceramics and other items bear witness to everyday life in past centuries. At the center of the exhibition is a model of the Iburg, which reconstructs its condition around 1600.

Just as interesting, not only for numismatists, is the adjoining small coin cabinet, in which the permanent exhibition "Coins and Medals from 800 Years of Coinage History of the Osnabrücker Land" is shown.


Dates

Sunday, the 06.07.2025

14:00 - 17:00 o'clock

Friday, the 11.07.2025

14:00 - 17:00 o'clock

Saturday, the 12.07.2025

14:00 - 17:00 o'clock

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Eligibility

  • Suitable for any Weather

  • Target Group Family

Price info

Price adult: €3.00
Price reduced: €2.50
Combined ticket castle tour + castle museum:
6,50 € adults / 5,50 € reduced

Contact person

Tourist-Information Bad Iburg – Bad Iburg Tourismus GmbH
Am Gografenhof 3
49186 Bad Iburg

Author

Tourismusgesellschaft Osnabrücker Land mbH
Herrenteichsstraße 17+18
49074 Osnabrück

Organization

Tourismusgesellschaft Osnabrücker Land mbH

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Schlossmuseum mit Münzkabinett in Bad Iburg
Schloßstraße
49186 Bad Iburg

Organizer

Tourist-Information Bad Iburg – Bad Iburg Tourismus GmbH
Am Gografenhof 3
49186 Bad Iburg