Museum De Lebbenbrugge

Om museet

The Lebbenbrugge lies on an old trade route, the Hessenweg, which led from German trading towns via the Hanseatic cities of Zutphen and Deventer to Utrecht and Amsterdam. At that time Borculo still belonged to the sphere of power of the Bishop of Münster; at the bridge over the Lebbinkbeek, today's Slinge, merchants crossed the border into Gelre, hence the name. In the late Middle Ages a small farm arose here, to which a transverse front house was later added.

The front house, built around 1550, served the lords of Borculo as a hunting lodge and later became a toll house, an inn and the home of tenant families. After the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 the place gained importance as a trading post. From the mid-18th century tenants lived on the farm as self-sufficient farmers. When the last residents moved out at the beginning of the 20th century, the house was badly dilapidated.

To save the listed building, the H.W. Heuvelstichting was founded in 1926; it acquired and restored the farm, is named after the teacher Hendrik Willem Heuvel, well known in the region, and still runs the museum today. In the front house visitors experience the atmosphere of farm life around 1900, in the rear house the old farmstead with an authentic Potstal. A visitor centre with farm implements, an exhibition on the sandy roads of the surrounding area in the attic, a new barn with historic wagons, as well as a museum garden and terrace complete the site.

Højdepunkter

• Front house from around 1550 with “kökken”, gentleman's room and linen cupboard
• Old farmstead with authentic Potstal, farm life around 1900
• Daily tour with a guide or self-guided audio tour
• Attic exhibition on the history of the sandy roads (free admission)
• Historic wagons in the new barn and museum garden with terrace

Permanent udstilling

• Zolderexpositie: Geschichte der Sandwege – The permanent exhibition in the attic of the visitor centre tells of the function, plants and animals of the sandy roads in the surrounding area; admission is free.

Ejer

H.W. Heuvelstichting

Entrépriser & rabatter

The ticket is valid for the museum and museum gardens and includes a tour or audio tour. The museum terrace, visitor centre, new barn and attic exhibition are free of charge. The Museumkaart and VriendenLoterij card are not valid.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is only partly accessible for people with mobility impairments (uneven floors, sufficient seating). The visitor centre and terrace are easily accessible. Dogs are not allowed in the museum (except assistance and guide dogs); on the terrace and grounds they must be kept on a lead.

Børn og familie

Children under 13 have free admission; the grounds, garden and terrace invite visitors to linger. The museum also offers an educational project for schools.

Transport & parkering

The museum is set in natural surroundings on a cycle route and serves as a rest stop for cyclists and hikers.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Small catering offer in the visitor centre and on the garden terrace with coffee, tea, soft drinks, ice cream, apple pie and biscuits; no lunch dishes, but you may bring your own bread. Modest museum shop with books, textiles, honey from the museum's own bees and products from the museum garden.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Bryllupper / vielser

Official wedding venue of the municipality of Berkelland (ceremony only, no reception): Mon–Thu €250, Fri–Sun €300. The entire museum grounds can be rented for photo shoots, meetings and the like: Mon–Fri €50, Sat/Sun €75 (excluding drinks); the museum is then only partly open to the public.

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