extrastern: pig museum

schweine museum in stuttgart, germany by extrastern


stuttgart-based architecture and design firm extrastern has completed the new schweine museum
in a former slaughterhouse in stuttgart, germany. with over 30, 000 artifacts revolving
around the theme of the pig, the schweine museum is the largest gallery dedicated to the
animal in the world.

the 600 m2 museum is divided into 25 rooms of different themes including a 'piggy bank' room,
stacked floor to ceiling with piggy banks, and a 'golden pig' room which features a large statue
of a 'german large white' pig on a rotating stage.

many of the rooms are geared toward children: the artifacts are hidden or viewable only
through tiny windows, some requiring the opening of hatch doors to see.

the whole museum takes around 1-2 hours to completely experience. the space is thematically
divided into five areas such as 'history', 'mythological and symbolic significance', and 'arts and
crafts collection'.



the 'pig calendar' room



the 'miniature pig' room



the 'wild hog' room


the 'wild hog' room features windows along the walls as well as display cases on tree stumps
that provide information about the history and zoology of the animal.



the 'pig stall' room






the 'pig pile' room



the 'mythical pig' room



the 'piggy bank' room



the 'golden pig' room


in addition to the giant golden pig statue in the middle of the room, the 'golden pig' room features
pictures and information on hundreds of extinct and endangered breeds of the porcine creature.