Associated to the museum are Archives, like the , libraries, a special department for restoration and conservation ("Institut für Kunsttechnik und Konservierung") and an educational center. The museum also administrates the Collection of Children's Toys at St. Lorenz's parish, the Museum of the Emperor's Castle at Nuremberg Castle, as well as the Neunhof Palace, a Manor house located north of Nuremberg with its collection of hunting weapons and tools. The museum is organized as a public foundation since 1921. Since 2 July 1954, companies and individual persons (the ""Fördererkreis"") are invited to support the museum's activities.