Fembohaus

Fembohaus stands in Nuremberg as the city’s only surviving large merchant’s house from the late Renaissance. Its four floors preserve restored rooms and historical interiors. You move through a patrician kitchen, a panelled family room, and a ballroom beneath a 1668 coffered ceiling.

The City Museum follows 950 years of Nuremberg’s history, from imperial-city origins through trade, craftsmanship, and the National Socialist era. Documents, objects, installations, and interactive displays connect these periods. The second floor reveals a baroque ceiling shaped by Italian stucco artistry, while the rescued Beautiful Room of Martin Peller brings painted ceilings and wood panelling into view. A separate exhibition, Crown, Power, History, condenses Nuremberg’s story into a thirty-minute route.

Changing exhibitions add focused themes in history, art, and culture, while virtual tours open the historic rooms beyond the building. Audio guides in several languages and tactile exhibits make the collections accessible to more visitors. The ballroom’s coffered ceiling, dated 1668, remains the detail most likely to stay with you.