Open-air museum of the Ravensburg district with 28 historic farmhouses and farm buildings from Upper Swabia and the western Allgäu.
22. marts 2025 – 11. november 2026
Exhibition in the Gessenried tithe barn on the Peasants' War 500 years ago from the perspective of the rural population, with places and people from Upper Swabia and the Allgäu as well as the Twelve Articles of Memmingen.
8. maj 2026 – 11. november 2026
Hands-on exhibition designed by Ravensburg high school students in the pavilion next to the tithe barn, asking in 15 stations what the Peasants' War means today.
The impetus came in 1976 from a support association for the preservation of rural cultural heritage, which aimed to preserve the region's typical building landscape with important structures. After two buildings of the former court fishery had been restored – including the Fischerhaus, which still stands on its original site – the open-air museum opened in Wolfegg in 1978.
Between 1981 and 1995 the association reconstructed further farmsteads with outbuildings and built up an extensive collection on rural everyday culture. In 1991 the district of Ravensburg acquired an extension site, where additional relocated houses were set within a recreated cultural landscape of around 1850. In 2003 the district took over as operator; since 2017 the museum has been part of the district's Kulturhäuser (cultural institutions).
Today the grounds hold 28 residential and farm buildings, the oldest being a 15th-century tithe barn. Permanent exhibitions tell of rural life around 1900, of how everyday life has changed up to the present, and of guest workers in the countryside. Chickens, goats, sheep, pigs, geese and Allgäu Brown cattle bring the farmyards to life. Since 2021 the museum has been working specifically on accessibility and inclusion and has received several awards for this.
| Voksne | 7 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3 €Children and teens aged 6 to 17, people in vocational training, university studies or volunteer service, and people with severe disabilities |
| Børn og unge | 3 €gratis til og med 5 år · Reduced price for ages 6 to 17. |
| Pensionister | 6 € |
| Personer med handicap | 3 € |
| Studerende og elever | 3 €Also for trainees/apprentices and volunteer service participants. |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 6 € pr. personPer person for groups of 15 or more; children up to 17 and school students in groups €2. |
| Familier | 15 €Large family day ticket: two adults with children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews. |
| Small family day ticket (one adult with children) | 8,50 € |
| Season pass, adults | 24 € |
| Season pass, reduced | 12 € |
| Large family season pass | 46 € |
| Small family season pass | 26 € |
Free admission for members of the Deutscher Museumsbund (German Museums Association) with a museum pass and with the “AusZeit” visitor's card. Discounts with numerous visitor and customer cards (e.g. Bodensee Card PLUS, Allgäu-Walser-Card, Schwäbische Zeitung subscriber card). €1 discount when arriving with a same-day bwtarif ticket, Deutschlandticket or D-Ticket JugendBW. On family Saturdays, families pay half price.
Certified under “Reisen für Alle” (Travel for All). Low-barrier main entrance with accessible parking spaces and a wheelchair-accessible restroom; the Hof Beck farmstead is designed to be low-barrier, and other areas are accessible to wheelchair users. Tactile orientation map, museum app with content in German Sign Language, tours in sign language, inclusive public tours and information in Easy Read German (Leichte Sprache).
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
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| Familiebillet | 15 € · Large family day ticket: two adults with children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews. |
Low-barrier farm adventure playground with an old tractor and hay wagon, children's guide with an activity booklet, free museum rally on weekends and an interactive discovery trail. Holiday programs, family Saturdays at half the family price, and children's birthday parties from kindergarten age (1.5 to 3.5 hours, €75–110). Awarded the “Familienferien Baden-Württemberg” (family holidays) seal.
Bauernhaus-Museum
Wolfegg station with regional trains every two hours from Kißlegg and Bad Waldsee, then about a 20-minute walk; buses to the “Bauernhaus-Museum” stop, plus nearby stops Hofgarten, Ravensburger Straße and Wolfegg-Wassers.
Gratis parkering
Free parking and coach parking at the main entrance (Vogter Straße 4), plus a few free spaces at the side entrance (Fischergasse 27); accessible parking spaces available.
GPS address: Vogter Straße 4, 88364 Wolfegg. Connected to the cycle path network, with e-bike charging stations at both entrances and a bike service station at the main entrance. €1 off admission when arriving with a same-day bwtarif ticket or Deutschlandticket.
Planlæg ruteMuseumsgaststätte Fischerhaus (museum restaurant). Museum shop in the tithe barn, “s’Lädele” shop at the Fischerhaus and the kiosk “Der Milchpilz” at the playground. E-bike charging stations with lockers at both entrances.
Op til 230 personer.
On selected dates, the historic tithe barn, once owned by Weißenau Abbey, with its large hall is available for rent, e.g. for weddings, seminars and celebrations; catering through partners recommended by the museum.
Forespørgsel & detaljer| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Audioguide | ja |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Free public guided tours on Sundays and public holidays (60 minutes max.), including themed and inclusive tours. Free museum app with stories about the houses, loaner devices at the ticket desk; printed museum guide. Group programs for kindergartens, schools, adults and coach groups on request. |
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