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Mittelalterliches Foltermuseum Rüdesheim
Mittelalterliches Foltermuseum Rüdesheim
65385 Rüdesheim
Currently closed indefinitely (following the death of the operator)
Straight away, visitors will recognise that the Museum of Torture in Grabenstraße, is not only informative but also educational and enlightening. While some of the exhibits may make visitors wince, they reflect the standards acceptable four centuries ago. Incredible as it may seem, there are still places today that still perpetuate barbaric methods. The Foltermuseum presents its collection effectively and many of the displays catch the mood of the occasion. Recalled are the days of the witch-hunts in the period of the 14th to the 16th centuries when, at the instigation of the church authorities, inquisitors were sent out to inerrogate and even put to death those whose lifestyles were thought dubious by the local population. Not only is it terrifying to think of the miscarriages of justice, perpetrated for the most trivial excuse, but the method of extracting "confessions" may almost defy belief as well.