What can you see at Schloss Erbach?

Ancient sculptures and vases, a knights' hall with armour and stained glass, Flemish paintings, a late Gothic altarpiece and an ivory museum.

Who assembled the palace's collections?

Count Franz I. zu Erbach-Erbach, who gathered them during his travels and his reign between the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

What is the Deutsches Elfenbeinmuseum?

It is a museum housed in one wing of Schloss Erbach dedicated to ivory carving and its alternative materials, reopened in its current form in 2016.

Is Schloss Erbach a protected heritage site?

Yes, it is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.

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Schloss Erbach stands in Erbach (Odenwaldkreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Erbach, in Erbach, in the Odenwaldkreis district of Hesse, houses the collections assembled by Count Franz I. zu Erbach-Erbach between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The visit leads through a knights' hall lined with armour and stained glass, several Roman-themed rooms preserved since the count's own time, a cabinet of Etruscan ceramics, and a German ivory museum occupying one wing of the building. Exhibits range from ancient sculpture to Flemish paintings and a recently restored late Gothic altarpiece.

What to know

The visit passes through three Roman-style rooms that have remained largely unchanged since Count Franz I. furnished them.
The German Ivory Museum, housed in a separate wing of the palace, displays works spanning three centuries in display cases renovated in 2016.
The knights' hall, designed around 1805 by architect Johann Wilhelm Wendt, is an early example of neo-Gothic interior architecture in Europe.
Schloss Erbach is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.

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Opening hours

Monday (today)	Closed
Tuesday	11:00-17:00
Wednesday	11:00-17:00
Thursday	11:00-17:00
Friday	11:00-17:00
Saturday	11:00-17:00
Sunday	11:00-17:00

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

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Where this château is

Erbach · Odenwaldkreis · Hessen

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Erbach, Odenwaldkreis

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

Frequently asked

What can you see at Schloss Erbach?: Ancient sculptures and vases, a knights' hall with armour and stained glass, Flemish paintings, a late Gothic altarpiece and an ivory museum.
Who assembled the palace's collections?: Count Franz I. zu Erbach-Erbach, who gathered them during his travels and his reign between the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
What is the Deutsches Elfenbeinmuseum?: It is a museum housed in one wing of Schloss Erbach dedicated to ivory carving and its alternative materials, reopened in its current form in 2016.
Is Schloss Erbach a protected heritage site?: Yes, it is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
Where is Schloss Erbach located?: In Erbach, in the Odenwaldkreis district of Hesse.