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Toy Museum
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Toy Museum, Nuremberg’s municipal toy-history museum in Hallersches Haus at Karlstraße 13–15, traces toys from antiquity to today.
What's on here
Circus
Zirkus KNIRPS kommt
10 Nov – 4 Apr 2027
Circus
Der Miniaturzirkus Knirps
Wednesday · All day
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Saturday · All day
Exhibitions
Games Geschichte(n) – Die Ausstellungsführung
Friday · All day
Exhibitions
Games-Geschichte(n)
Until 21 Jan 2027
Why go
- Displays trace Nuremberg’s role as a global toy-making centre during industrialisation.
- The house’s ornate, three-storey Renaissance gable dates to Paul Kandler’s 1611 rebuilding.
- A model railway recreates Omaha Union Station and its transport network in 1:64 scale.
Plan your visit
Prices
ErwachseneEUR 7.50
From the venue's website · checked 7 Nov 2026
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 18:00Show all
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00
Don't miss
- GockelreiterbrunnenMichael Mathias Prechtl designed the fountain for the museum’s 1971 opening. Its ceramic rooster rider evokes wooden toys and Nuremberg’s toy-making identity.Outside the museum at Karlstraße 13–15.
Know before you go
- Open Tuesday to Friday, 10:00–17:00; Saturday and Sunday, 10:00–18:00.
- In summer, the courtyard has a café and an outdoor playground.
What's inside
- Ground floor: seven stories about toys around the world, temporary exhibitions and event space.
- First floor: wooden toys, temporary exhibitions and a shop.
- Second floor: dolls, dollhouses, toy kitchens, tin and paper figures, and optical toys.
- Third floor: a model railway, vehicles, trains, steam engines and movable figures.
- Attic: toys made since 1945, including Lego, Barbie and Playmobil.
With kids
- Kids on top has play activities, crafts, construction sets, table football and children’s books.
- Shadowland has a rope-net pyramid, a ball sculpture, a labyrinth and a distorting mirror.
- The outdoor area includes a backyard railroad.
- Café La Kritz is in the courtyard.
Tips for your visit
- Look for the wooden courtyard gallery, a structure characteristic of Nuremberg.
- Notice the Baroque wooden oriel, known as a chörlein.
- Look for toy shops and doll kitchens among the toys made by Nuremberg manufacturers.
- The outdoor museum playground is available in summer.
Interesting facts3
Shorts
History
Lydia and Paul Bayer gathered about 12,000 toys over several decades.
- 1517The building was first recorded as Wilhelm Haller senior’s estate, called Haus im Gemsenthal.
- 1611Jeweler Paul Kandler bought the house and rebuilt its façade with an ornate, three-storey Renaissance gable.
- c. 1720A wooden oriel with Baroque features was added.
- 1920sLydia and Paul Bayer began assembling their toy collection.
- Second World WarThe estate was badly damaged; it was rebuilt in the following years.
Show all
- 1966The city acquired the Bayers’ holdings because Nuremberg had no comparable toy collection.
- 1971The Toy Museum opened in Hallersches Haus.
- 1989An extension brought the exhibition area to 1,200 square metres.
- 1998A roof conversion expanded the exhibition area to 1,400 square metres.
How to get there
- On footKarlstraße 13–15, Nuremberg. The museum building is a stop on the Historical Mile Nuremberg.
Sources: Nuremberg Toy Museum - Wikipedia · Nuremberg - Wikivoyage (see) · Spielzeugmuseum Nürnberg · Spielzeugmuseum Nürnberg · Informationen in Leichter Sprache · Spielzeugmuseum Nürnberg - Wikipedia · checked 29 Sep 2026
Where
Karlstrasse 13-15, Nuremberg
- Phone
- +49911231
Questions and answers
How much is admission to Toy Museum?
Adult admission is €7.50.
Can I buy Toy Museum tickets online?
Yes, tickets are available through the museum website.
Does Toy Museum cover games?
The exhibition “Games-Geschichte(n)” traces games from board games through computer games and back.
Are there activities linked to Toy Museum exhibitions?
The programme includes curator-led exhibition tours, a historic S-gauge railway demonstration and a shadow-art workshop.
Is Toy Museum part of a museum network?
Yes. It belongs to Nuremberg Municipal Museums alongside the German Games Archive.
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