German Bread Museum (Museum der Brotkultur) description and photos - Germany: Ulm (Topic)

German Bread Museum (Museum der Brotkultur) description and photos - Germany: Ulm. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Museum der Brotkultur.

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The city of Ulm can rightfully be proud of not only ancient history and medieval architecture, but also modern sights. One of them is the world's first Bread Museum. In 1955, the first permanent exhibition was opened to visitors in one of the former barns of the manufacturer Willie Eislen, and since then it has been constantly replenished and renewed.

The collection of the German Bread Museum contains more than 18 thousand exhibits that tell about the history of grain cultivation, about the improvement of the tools of labor of farmers, millers and bakers, about the importance of bread in the history of mankind. On two floors of the museum there are two permanent exhibitions: "From Grain to Bread" and "Man and Bread".

Exploring the exhibits located on the ground floor, more than 6,000 years of bread production history can be traced, from the Stone Age to the present day. There are agricultural implements and bakeware from different eras, models and films illustrating the development of milling and baking. In the museum, you can even independently twist the ancient millstones and grind the grains into flour.

The second exposition will tell about bread as a necessity for the existence of our civilization, as a symbol of life itself. Some of the exhibits dedicated to periods of famine caused by crop failure and war, government policy and occupation will not leave you indifferent.

The German Bread Museum also has a rich specialized library - more than 4000 books in all languages of the world on bread and grain.

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