HISTORY OF CRAFTS

Siebzehn Meisterbrillen der Nürnberger Brillenmacher, zwischen 1608 und 1704

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Since the 1860s, the Museum has collected tools and objects relating to crafts guilds. The approximately 4,000 objects showcase the diversity of urban craft in German-speaking countries, with Nuremberg as natural focus.

Key collecting areas

Early tools and historical workshop equipment show how craftspeople worked before the advent of industrial production. Objects associated with livery companies and guilds, including stunning sixteenth-century masterpieces and guild chests, give an insight into their lives beyond the workshop.

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Objects

Handwerkslade der Nürnberger Goldschläger,
1638

Willkommpokal der Fleischhauer zu Riga
Samuel Kluge, Riga, um 1700

Bahrtuchschild der Drechsler zu Breslau
Christoph Müller, 1693

Sausage stuffing ring

Tankard by Nuremberg whitesmith journeymen

Information and news about the collection

Permanent exhibition Medicine and Trades

Come and visit our exhibition on Medicine and Trades! We look forward to seeing you there.

Research

Cultural History of Crafts As one of the most important of its kind anywhere in the world, the collection is undergoing intensive study and revision.

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