Museum of Bell Foundry Mabilon

Awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Rhineland-Palatinate as Museum of the Month March 2024 

The former bell foundry Mabilon is the heart of today's Culture Foundry, a socio-cultural center in the tri-border region of Germany, France, and Luxembourg.

Located below the castle and outside the city walls, Urbanus Mabilon founded a foundry in 1770, establishing a family tradition that lasted nearly three centuries. Bells were cast in Saarburg that found their way out into the world. Today, the bell foundry is owned by the city and preserved as a museum, cultural, and meeting place. The museum follows in the footsteps of Urbanus Mabilon, showcasing the creation of a bell from the first to the last step in the original workshops.

The Café Urban, an integrative meeting café with coffee and cake, invites you to take a break. Food options for groups upon request.

Admission prices: 

Adults €7.00, reduced €3.50, children up to 6 years free, families (2 adults, from 1 child) €15.00, groups (from 6 persons) €6.00 /person.

Group Tours:

ClassicTOUR: Price: €60.00 plus €3.50 admission/adult €1.50/children, approx. 60-75 minutes
GenießerTOUR: €80.00 including admission plus sparkling wine tasting at 3 stations: up to 8 persons €60.00, up to 16 persons €120.00, up to 25 persons €180.00
KIDS-Tour (for school classes, youth groups): €50.00 + €1.50/student

New: Offer for families and children's groups "Dani Urbani - Museum Course:

A new concept for the museum offers children and young people excitement and adventure. At various stations, children must solve puzzles to obtain a code for the treasure chest.

Note:

The Café Urban, an integrative meeting café with coffee, cake, and savory dishes, invites you to take a break. Food options for groups upon request.

Accessibility:

Museum and café on ground level; ramp to the foundry pits and the melting and firing furnace. Information boards, audio guides, and devices equipped with an induction loop to facilitate the use of the systems for people with hearing aids. Genießer-Tour with sparkling wine tasting as an offer that engages, addresses, and activates all senses. Disabled toilet available. Certified operation according to "Travel for All".

Note: Audio Guide 

With the help of new audio guides, you can embark on a discovery tour through the space and time of the bell casting craft in German, English, French, and Dutch.   
 
Our Tip: Open Tours!

until 13.10.2026: Sundays and Tuesdays at 2:30 PM. No registration required. The costs for the open tours are included in the admission price. Online booking: www.saar-obermosel.de/erlebnisse

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