The Dackelmuseum, or Dachshund Museum, is a small private museum in Regensburg's old town devoted entirely to the short-legged German hunting dog. Its owners, two master florists, have collected more than 30,000 dachshund objects, and about 5,000 of them are on show. Real dachshunds are welcome, and the museum's own dogs often greet visitors at the door.
The Dachshund Museum at a glance
- Where: Weiße-Hahnen-Gasse in the old town, near the Danube and a short walk from the cathedral.
- Opened: in Passau in 2018; in Regensburg since 2023.
- By: the collectors Josef 'Seppi' Küblbeck and Oliver Storz, both master florists.
- What it is today: a private museum that calls itself the world's first dachshund museum, with a shop and dog-friendly visits.
- Time needed: 45 minutes to an hour; longer if you read every showcase.
From Passau to Regensburg
Seppi Küblbeck and Oliver Storz spent around 25 years collecting anything with a dachshund on it, from porcelain figures and paintings to toys and biscuit tins. In 2018 they opened their museum in Passau, and it quickly drew visitors and press from around the world. In 2022 the owners fell out with the Passau city administration over a seating area with a sunshade outside the museum, and they decided to leave.
After about half a year of searching they found rooms in a historic building in Regensburg's old town, converted them within a few weeks and reopened in spring 2023. The exhibition covers about 160 square metres, with a separate showcase for each story: the dachshund as a hunting dog, as a companion of the nobility, as a Bavarian symbol, as a toy and as a television star. The rest of the collection, around 25,000 objects, is kept in the archive.
What to look for
- Waldi: the striped dachshund that was the mascot of the 1972 Munich Olympics, designed under Otl Aicher in bright, clean colours, the first official Olympic mascot.
- The Wackeldackel: the nodding toy dachshund that sat on the rear shelf of countless German cars.
- Porcelain and craft: dachshunds in porcelain, glass, wood and ivory, including a hand-painted biscuit tin from the Volkstedt porcelain manufactory.
- The hunting showcase: how the dog got its name, from 'Dachs', the German word for badger, the animal it was bred to follow underground.
- The dog bench at the entrance: if you come with your own dog, it can have its picture taken here, joining thousands of earlier canine visitors.
Record-breaking dachshunds
The museum doesn't only collect dachshunds; it gathers them. On 22 September 2024 it organised a dachshund walk through Regensburg that Guinness World Records recognised as the largest ever, with 897 dogs taking part. The museum has also staged a dachshund parade through the old town that ended with a blessing at the cathedral.
Tips for your visit
- Bring your dachshund, or any dog: dogs are welcome inside on a lead.
- Allow time for the small showcases: many of the best objects are tiny and easy to miss.
- Go in the morning or late afternoon on weekends, when the narrow rooms are less crowded.
- Combine it with a walk along the Danube and across the Stone Bridge, a few minutes away.
Nearby
- Regensburg Cathedral (Dom St. Peter): the Gothic cathedral with its twin openwork spires, a short walk away.
- Stone Bridge: the 12th-century bridge over the Danube, with views back to the old town skyline.
- Goliathhaus: the medieval house on Goliathstraße with a huge painting of David and Goliath on its façade.
- Old Town Hall: where the Perpetual Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire met from 1663 to 1806, a few minutes' walk away.
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Facts checked in October 2026.