Historisches Museum am Strom - Hildegard von Bingen

At the location at the gateway to the World Heritage of the “Romantic Rhine Valley” there is the Museum on the River – Hildegard von Bingen. It is a suitable place to see 2.000 years of culture and history: from the entrance to the museum you can see the Mäuseturm (Mouse Tower), the Niederwald monument and the ruins of Ehrenfels Castle. It is only a short walk to the Rhein-Nahe-Eck (the junction of the rivers Rhine and Nahe) and to the ship moorings. The building, which was an electricity power station in 1898, has a late Romantic architecture and pays homage to the belief in progress in the days of the founders.


The Historical Museum on the River – Hildegard von Bingen consists of four permanent exhibitions:
The  Hildegard von Bingen exhibition is in the former machinery hall with a generous stage. The surgical instruments  are in a treasure chamber with columns. The Rhine Romanticism in historical salons and galleries shows the enthusiasm for Rhine Romanticism in the 19th century. A permanent exhibition showing the history of the town from its early beginnings to the present day has been created since 2002. The programme is completed with special exhibitions depicting regional and Middle-Rhine cultural history.

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Opening times:

Daily, apart from Mondays, 10am to 5pm

Prices:

Entrance: €3
Reduced price: €2
Families: €6
Groups: per person (from 10 people) €2
School classes: per person €1**
Guided groups: €40*
Foreign-language guided tours: €50*
Guided school classes: €30**
Guided public tours: per person €1.50*
* Entrance in addition only possible when booked
** Entrance per person is not necessary when classes are on a guided tour