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The special exhibition sheds light on the topic of "crime" in the town's history from the Middle Ages to the present day.
A wide variety of items from Lahr and the surrounding area, some of which are rarely exhibited, can be seen here: from executioner's utensils and weapons of war to sketches and police uniforms.
"Tat-Sachen" stands for the objects as well as for the facts and stories behind the cases on display.
The exhibition illustrates the extent to which the understanding of justice and injustice was - and still is - subject to change over time.
Go on a search for clues yourself in the clay kiln factory!
Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 3:00-5:30 p.m.
Guided tour of the town with town archivist Thorsten Mietzner: Witches, executioners, scoundrels
Numerous anecdotes and places are used to illustrate the legal history of Lahr.
5.00 euros / Meeting point: Old Town Hall with registration by August 15, 2025 to stadtmarketing@lahr.de
Sunday, September 07, 2025 | 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Guided tour with exhibition organizer Bastian Kussin: A look behind the scenes
Exclusive insights into the history of crime in Lahr - from executioner's paraphernalia to weapons of war and police uniforms.
4,00 Euro with registration until September 04, 2025
Wednesday, October 01, 2025 | 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Short and sweet: after-work tour
Every first Wednesday, the museum presents a special topic from the city's history. This time it's about injustice in the Nazi state.
free of charge
Sunday, October 05, 2025 | 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Guided tour with Jo-Anne Steinle Public themed tour.
Of Canadians, Witches and Princes - Fantastic Cases and their Reception in Pop Culture.
4,00 Euro with registration until October 02, 2025
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 5:00 - 5:30 pm
Themed tour with Jo-Anne Steinle: On the road with the Grim Reaper
In keeping with Halloween, this guided tour is all about mysterious legends and spooky objects associated with death. An exciting tour through the museum - mysterious, spooky and full of surprising discoveries!
5.00 euros + museum admission with registration by October 26, 2025
Sunday, November 02, 2025 | 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Guided tour with exhibition organizer Bastian Kussin A look behind the scenes
The theme of "crime" runs through the entire history of the city. This guided tour takes you on a search for clues through the entire permanent exhibition.
4.00 euros with registration by October 30, 2025
Wednesday, December 03, 2025 | 5:00 - 5:30 pm
Short and sweet. After-work tour: Bepo, Kripo, military
The police have taken many forms in Lahr. Find out more in this evening tour.
free of charge
Sunday, February 01, 2026 | 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Guided tour with exhibition organizer Bastian Kussin A look behind the scenes.
There were several "execution sites" in Lahr where the town's executioners carried out their work. The guided tour is specifically dedicated to the executioner system, his places of work and tools.
5.00 euros with registration by January 29, 2026
Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | 5:00 - 5:30 pm
Short and crisp. After-work tour
They can be seen everywhere again at carnival time: the witches. A short guided tour uses cases from Lahr to show how witches were once more feared than celebrated.
free of charge
Friday, August 08, 2025 | 6:00 pm
Vernissage Opening ceremony
free of charge
Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 6:30 pm
Lecture: Dr. Thomas Foerster Criminal history(ies) from the Ortenau region
Historian Dr. Foerster reports on historical criminal cases in Lahr and the Ortenau region, from the 19th century to the recent past. His analysis of old court records brings partly forgotten and unsolved crimes to light.
4,00 Euro / Foyer with registration until September 23, 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 6:30 pm
Lecture: Norbert Klein History of the riot police in Lahr
Former riot police officerand local historian Norbert Klein sheds light on the development of the "Bepo" from a traditional police station to a modern training facility, in cooperation with the Historischer Verein Mittelbaden, Geroldseckerland regional group.
free of charge / foyer
with registration until October 21, 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm
Reading: Michael Paul The consolation letter writer
A disused convent, a nun with a dark secret and a suppressed crime from the Nazi era. The novel deals with the euthanasia crimes in Grafeneck, to which many Lahr residents also fell victim.
4.00 euros / Foyer with registration by Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Thursday, November 27, 2025 | 6:30 pm
Lecture: Susanne Leiendecker-Piegsda, Bastian Kussin Everything just stolen?
Colonial collections in Offenburg and the Ortenau region Museums are now increasingly looking at their colonial-era collections. The lecture on the "delicate heritage" in Offenburg and Ortenau will be supplemented with a look at the Lahr collection.
4.00 euros / Foyer with registration by Sunday, November 23, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm
Film and lecture: Dr. Werner Schönleber Power Play
The Canadian political thriller from 1978 is set in an unnamed country plagued by civil unrest and a military coup. Lahr served as one of the filming locations, with the local Canadian military providing tanks and extras. Selected film scenes commented on by military expert Dr. Schönleber.
4,00 Euro / Foyer
with registration until Tuesday, December 09, 2025
Friday, January 23, 2026 | 6:30 pm
Kreidlinger & Bäuerle movie night
The quirky investigative duo Kreidlinger (Steffen Siefert) and Bäuerle (Alexander Dupps) present one of their well-known cases. Once again, fans will not miss the obligatory beer crate raffle.
4.00 Euro/ Foyer
with registration by Tuesday, January 20, 2026
from November | 18:00 - 18:45
Guided tour through the whole museum Flashlight tour for children
When the museum closes its doors and it gets quiet, our sleuths are in demand. With flashlights, we go in search of clues through Lahr's history and try to solve old criminal cases together. The tour can be booked individually via: museum@lahr.de
For children aged six and over 3.50 euros
During the museum's opening hours
Escape game in the exhibition
In this interactive puzzle game, you are accused of stealing a silver treasure from the museum. Go in search of clues and crack the code of the mysterious safe to prove your innocence.
For children aged six and over 2.00 euros
Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 16:00 - 18:00 hrs
Join in studio
Crime scene text: writing your own crime stories for children Together we invent exciting cases, develop clever detective characters and write our own short crime stories. Creativity, curiosity and a little sleuthing - that's all you need!
For children aged eight and over 3.50 euros
with registration by Sunday, January 25, 2026
The drawings on display at the Stadtmuseum convey the intricate and detailed structure that goes into each individual flower and the infinite patience required to create the works. A particular challenge for impatient people like Marie Dréa.
Romans, Germanic tribes and the graves of Diersheim - a traveling exhibition on the archaeological excavations of Diersheim Finds from graves of the 1st century AD from Rheinau-Diersheim were on display. The focus is on the question of the cultural background of those buried: were they Roman, Germanic or ...? The exhibition shows which cultures came together on the Upper Rhine in the 1st century AD and how diverse this world was under the influence of the Roman military. The traveling exhibition was shown with a small extension, in which Roman finds from Lahr-Dinglingen from the 2nd to 3rd century AD were presented on the subject of multiculturalism.
In this exciting exhibition, you will discover what the Stadtpark and Christian Wilhelm Jamm have to do with the history of slavery, sugar production and Cuba. Experience new aspects of Lahr's history that are little known to the public and their current significance. An exhibition by pupils of the 9d class at Scheffel-Gymnasium.
The photo exhibition was conceived by the Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte Foundation to mark the 150th anniversary of Louise Ebert's birth. In around 70 pictures, the exhibition traces the life of Louise Ebert - the wife of the first democratically elected head of state in German history. Louise Ebert spent a good two years of her life in Lahr, where she experienced the end of the Second World War 80 years ago.
Hardly any other commodity has played such an important role in the history of Lahr as the pink-flowered tobacco plant. It has shaped the image of the town for centuries. In addition to the history of tobacco cultivation in Lahr, this special exhibition also aims to shed light on topics that are closely linked to the planting, processing and marketing of tobacco.
We look back on 150 years of the Black Forest Association Lahr e.V. Originally founded to bring tourists closer to the local gastronomy, the Black Forest Association today stands more than ever for sustainability, nature conservation and care of the cultural landscape. The exhibition is also dedicated to the impressive history of the association, its work in and for society and its future viability.
Clean building or magnificent building! The aesthetic perception of architecture always triggers heated discussions. The "Bausau Exhibition" is dedicated to buildings from different centuries that have been the subject of debate in Lahr. The Storchenturm, the Stadtmühle area (Q14), the Old Town Hall, the Altenberg and the clay kiln factory, among others, are highlighted.
Life without a smartphone and the internet? Unimaginable for most people. We are constantly surrounded by digital technology in our everyday lives. However, this does not mean that we are always aware of it. The exhibition #neuland. Me, us and digitalization invites you to get involved and reflect on your own attitude to the topics of identity, communication, optimization, relationships and knowledge with interactive offers and hands-on exhibits. What should our lives look like in the digital society? And how can we help shape this future? An exhibition for digital natives and analog lovers, digital advocates, critics, the curious, influencers and data protectionists alike.
Always approachable, humorous or pointed - Andreas Krellmann's drawings about events in Lahr and the surrounding area delight newspaper readers every week. It all started with a caricature about the Lahr airfield, and his pen has since immortalized countless topics. For the Lahr City Museum, the caricatures are wonderful historical documents that reflect important topics, personalities, stories, anecdotes and the spirit of the times. After more than 30 years and over 1,500 drawings, the time has long since come to pay tribute to Krellmann's work with a first exhibition of his own. "Krellmann. City History in Caricatures and Other Graphic Works" was curated by Andreas Krellmann himself and shows a selection of over 40 drawings, some of them unpublished, as well as other works by the artist.
175 years of the fire department in Lahr are honored in the special exhibition BRANDAKTUELL. From firefighter to service provider - the history of the Lahr fire department is eventful and reflects the spirit of the times that prevails in society. In addition to historical documents and objects, including those from the former fire department museum of the town of Lahr, the exhibition focuses on current topics and shows what happens when the fire department is called out. What to do when there's a fire? This question is also answered in the exhibition.
On the occasion of the state gymnastics festival in Lahr, the city museum is dedicating itself to the topic of gymnastics from a historical perspective. How closely the development of gymnastics and the changes in society are connected is impressively demonstrated here using the example of Lahr.
In 1972, the town of Lahr was expanded by seven districts in one fell swoop as a result of the municipal reform. The citizens of Hugsweier, Kippenheimweiler, Kuhbach, Langenwinkel, Mietersheim, Reichenbach and Sulz decided to join the town of Lahr in a referendum. Even though the results of the vote were clear, the incorporation was more than just a sober administrative act. On the contrary: the loss of political independence was also discussed emotionally in some cases.