The Arnstadt Castle Museum takes its visitors on a journey back to the Baroque era. Architecture, fashion, art and music show life in a residence as Johann Sebastian Bach knew it. The Arnstadt Palace Museum houses several exhibitions that could not be more different. While the Beletage takes visitors into the opulent world of the Baroque, the Bach exhibition „Audible Faith“ is surprisingly modern and interactive.

The Arnstadt Castle Museum is best known for its „Mon plaisir“ doll town with around 400 figures and countless props. Every dress, every piece of furniture, even the silk and leather wallpaper was made by hand. In addition to life at court, „Mon plaisir“ also shows normal everyday life - from monastic life to colorful market hustle and bustle to sociable card games.