To mark the 50th anniversary of the merger of Bietigheim and Bissingen in 1975, the Hornmoldhaus City Museum is hosting the special exhibition “GROWING TOGETHER - Bietigheim and Bissingen 50 years ago”. On display are numerous historical photographs from the picture archive as well as a large number of memorabilia from the city museum's depots or from private lenders from the local community. These include, for example, exhibits from various associations and personalities such as the mayors Manfred List and Hermann Silcher, as well as documents that shed light on the merger in 1975 and how the two towns have grown together over the past 50 years.

The publication is available for 20 euros at the Hornmoldhaus City Museum.

The Bietigheim Wine Registry, begun in 1550 under town clerk Sebastian Hornmold, documents the town's wine trade, including prices, quantities and quality. To this day, the registry is updated annually by the mayor and kept in a magnificent wall cabinet in the Hornmoldhaus City Museum. The Wine Registry provides valuable insights into the development, climate and pest information of winegrowing. For conservation reasons however, the historical document cannot be removed. 

Would Bietigheim have remained a village and never become a town without viticulure? 

Find out more about the importance of viticulture for the town of Bietigheim.

The publication is available for 10 euros at the Hornmoldhaus town museum.

The Bietigheim physician Erwin von Baelz spent almost 30 years in Japan in the 19th century.

During this time, he was also interested in art and culture and brought numerous exhibits back to Württemberg. There are around 120 objects in the Baelz collection at the Hornmoldhaus City Museum, including 20 works by the Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai.

Find out more about Baelz, Kyosai and the relationship between Bieitigheim-Bissingen and the Japanese Kusatsu, which is known for it's hot springs treatments. 

The publication is available for 10 euros from the Hornmoldhaus City Museum or the Bietigheim-Bissingen town archives.

Erfahren Sie mehr über Baelz, Kyosai und die Beziehungen zwischen Bietigheim-Bissingen und der japanischen Bäderstadt Kusatsu.

Die Publikation ist für 10 Euro im Stadtmusem Hornmoldhaus oder im Stadtarchiv Bietigheim-Bissingen erhältlich.

To accompany our YouTube video 'Romas on the Enz, Metter and Neckar', a booklet has been published that introduces the five museums in Bietigheim, Mühlacker, Oberriexingen, Sachsenheim and Walheim and the most important objects from Roman times. 

Following in the footsteps of the Roman boy Silius and the Celtic girl Tessia, children and adults learn more about the Romans of our region and receive a sticker everywhere. Anyone who has all five stickers can choose something (further information in the participating museums).

Cover charge 1 euro, available in the Hornmoldhaus City Museum in Bietigheim-Bissingen, the Mühlacker local history museum, the Römerkeller Oberreiexingen, the Sachsenheim City Musuem and the Römerhaus Walheim.

The revised edition about the paintings in the Bietigheim Hornmoldhaus by author Günther Bentele was published in 2022 and expanded to include numerous pictures and graphics.

Available from the Hornmoldhaus town museum, the Bietigheim-Bissingen town archives and bookshops.

Cost: 17.50 euros

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