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Museum · Swabian Alb · 458 m
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Das schwäbische Städtchen Giengen an der Brenz ist als Heimat und Geburtsstätte des Teddybären bekannt. Freunde der Kuscheltiere mit dem "Knopf im Ohr" können ihre Lieblinge dort auf ganz besondere Weise erleben: Zum 125-jährigen Firmenjubiläum der Margarete Steiff GmbH im Jahr 2005 eröffnete hier das Steiff Museum, eine Erlebniswelt für die ganze Familie.

Ein faszinierendes Erlebnis für Kinder, Erwachsene und Sammler bieten die animierten Traumwelten, die Schaufertigung, der begehbare Steiff Streichelzoo und die größte und längste Steiff Schlangenrutsche. Das Einkaufen im größten Steiff Shop und eine Einkehr im Bistro Knopf runden den erlebnisreichen Besuch ab.

Die markante Architektur des runden, messingfarbenen Gebäudes symbolisiert das Markenzeichen des Unternehmens, den "Knopf im Ohr". Im Inneren des Gebäudes finden über 2.000 Steiff Tiere auf einer Gesamtfläche von 2.400 Quadratmeter ein neues Zuhause. Bilderreich und informativ wird die Geschichte des Steiff Teddybären und des Unternehmens inszeniert.
Margarete Steiff - faszinierende Frau mit bewegtem Leben: Ihr Geburtshaus, in dem sie am 24. Juli 1847 geboren wurde und den Grundstein des Unternehmens legte, steht für Führungen nach Voranmeldung offen.

Opening times

Dienstag bis Sonntag 
10.00 Uhr bis 17.00 Uhr

Letzter Einlass Museumsführung
16.00 Uhr

Montags geschlossen.

In den Baden-Württembergischen Ferien auch montags geöffnet.

Am 25. und 26. Dezember, 01. Januar geschlossen, außerdem am 24. und 31. Dezember nur bis 13:00 Uhr geöffnet, letzter Einlass ins Museum 12:00 Uhr.

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48.621300, 10.241972
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48°37'16.7"N 10°14'31.1"E
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32U 591526 5386103
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