Museums you can touch

Museums are no longer just places of dusty showcases, but worlds of experience. In addition to the large cantonal museums in Thurgau, there are numerous small museums that cater to their audiences. We present seven special museums in the canton of Thurgau .

Typorama Bischofszell

If you want to know how printing was done in the 19th and 20th centuries, Typorama Bischofszell is the place to go. The traditional knowledge of lead typesetting and letterpress printing is preserved and promoted with hand typesetting, typesetting and printing machines from that period. The Typorama is not only a museum, but also a production site - all the machines are still used to produce a wide variety of printed matter. So you can not only see the machines there, but also hear them. On public guided tours every first Sunday of the month, guests are initiated into the secrets of the art of printing. Groups can also arrange individual appointments with the museum.

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Lake Constance Observatory and Planetarium in Kreuzlingen

People have always been fascinated by the stars. Distant galaxies, infinite expanses - it's not for nothing that this is the stuff of Hollywood blockbuster films. There is one place in Kreuzlingen where you can observe the sky particularly well: the observatory and planetarium on Lake Constance. Group tours, weekly public observation evenings and a weekly schedule with various programs (also for children and young people) whisk guests away to a strange world. The planetarium is usually open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. You can look through the telescope on Wednesday evenings.

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Saurer Museum Arbon

Saurer was the defining employer in Arbon for a long time. No wonder that even after this glorious period, the extraordinary history of the company continues to be preserved in the small town on Lake Constance. The Saurer Museum displays historic vehicles (trucks, buses, military vehicles, fire engines and post buses) as well as textile, embroidery and weaving machines. Since 2017, there has also been a depot open to the public, where other vehicles and machines for which there was no more space in the museum are exhibited. The museum and depot are open daily.

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Show depot St. Katharinental

Why were Thurgau farmers agricultural pioneers in the first half of the 19th century? What domestic skills did a woman need 200 years ago? Visitors to the St. Katharinental display depot of the Thurgau Historical Museum can find answers to these questions. More than 10,000 original objects on topics such as agriculture, viticulture, transportation, women's work, crafts and trades are waiting to be discovered. The great thing here is that you can not only marvel at the objects on display, but also touch and try them out. There are regular guided tours on various topics and other educational activities. Few people can bring history to life like depot manager Peter Bretscher. Visits to the depot are only possible in conjunction with a guided tour.

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Diessenhofen historical nature trail

Not a museum in the traditional sense, but a place where you can discover a lot: the historical nature trail in the Schaarenwald near Diessenhofen. In addition to some bunkers and shelters from the Second World War, the information boards make it possible to see traces of the bridgehead created by Austrian troops in 1799. Today, the site essentially consists of a signposted archaeological trail, the partially reconstructed Kronschanze and a showroom. The infantry bunker at the bridgehead is included in the guided tours as a military-historical addition, although it is not directly connected. Open in good weather every 1st weekend of the month from May to October or for guided tours by telephone arrangement.

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Locorama Romanshorn

This place is a must for railroad fans. Where else can you experience so much railroad history? And in the best sense of the word, because the Locorama, a former engine shed, is a "hands-on museum". In addition to the numerous historic steam locomotives - including the last Thurgau steam locomotive and the huge S 3/6 express steam locomotive of the Bavarian state railroad - visitors can also get behind the wheel themselves. In the locomotive simulator, you can drive as an engine driver on Thurbo lines along Lake Constance or on the Appenzellerbahn from St. Gallen to Trogen. There is also a trolley and a children's train that takes children through the grounds. Locorama is open on Sundays from the beginning of May to the end of October. Locorama is also open by appointment for groups.

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Car building experience

Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini and Porsche - if you have a heart for cars, you will probably find everything that makes you happy in this private Romanshorn museum. Around 90 cars are permanently on display in the autobau world of experience. With a few exceptions, all the sports cars, classics and racing cars are on loan from the private collection of Fredy Lienhard, the founder of autobau Erlebniswelt. His motto was and is design, technology and motor racing you can touch. The museum is open every Sunday. On these days there is always an open guided tour for a maximum of 15 people. Guided tours for groups and events can also be booked outside of regular opening hours.

To the Autobau world of experience