Fuggereimuseum, Historical museum in Augsburg, Germany.
The Fuggereimuseum occupies three rooms in one of the remaining original houses of the Fuggerei and shows how people lived here across several centuries. The spaces are furnished with items that illustrate the daily life of these residents.
The Fuggerei was founded in 1521 by Jakob Fugger as the world's first social housing settlement to provide affordable homes for people with modest means. The museum itself opened in 1957 and has documented the history of this place and its residents ever since.
The name Fuggerei honors the Fugger family who founded and shaped this community. Today visitors can observe how ordinary people lived in these homes and arranged their modest rooms.
The museum sits at Mittlere Gasse 13 and 14 inside the Fuggerei; admission is covered by the Fuggerei ticket bought at the Ochsentor, the only gate open to visitors. Opening hours vary between the high and low tourist seasons, so check before setting out. The World War II bunker added in 2008 is part of the same visit.
The museum occupies the last surviving original house of the Fuggerei, at Mittlere Gasse 13 and 14. Since 2008 it also includes a preserved air-raid shelter built in 1943, whose displays cover the Augsburg bombing night of 25 to 26 February 1944, the reconstruction years and the Fuggerei's expansion up to 1973.
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