Large open-air museum south of Hamburg: more than 40 historic buildings from the heathland and the Elbe marshes, a postwar street, the Agrarium and living history.
til 22. november 2026
The exhibition follows the painter Heinrich Ludwig Meyer-Helm and the local historian Wilhelm Marquardt, who gained recognition after the war despite their Nazi past. Paintings, documents and media stations invite visitors to reflect on how the region has dealt with this history.
til 15. november 2026
The exhibition shows how the village school changed over two centuries, based on the collection of a former head teacher: school desks, wall charts, satchels and teaching materials.
The initiative came in 1953 from Willi Wegewitz, then director of the Helms-Museum in Harburg. Because postwar agriculture was changing rapidly, he had an entire farmstead moved to the Kiekeberg near Ehestorf to preserve rural building styles and ways of life. At first the museum remained a branch of the Hamburg institution.
In 1987 the district of Harburg (Landkreis Harburg) took over the site. Under director Rolf Wiese the grounds grew considerably, and the museum built up a network of branch sites in the district. Since 2003 the museum has been run by the nonprofit Stiftung Freilichtmuseum am Kiekeberg foundation; today it is headed by Stefan Zimmermann.
More than 40 buildings and gardens from the 17th to the 20th century stand on around twelve hectares. The heath village shows simple farmsteads of the Geest uplands, while the marsh farms reflect the prosperity of the Elbe marshes. In 2012 the Agrarium opened, a hands-on exhibition on agriculture and food. With the Königsberger Straße, a separate building group is dedicated to the period from 1945 into the 1970s; in 2025 the Ley-Bude, on the district during the Nazi era, was added there, and a historic water mill from Thelstorf is currently being rebuilt.
The collection includes furniture, tools, toys and everyday objects from the region between the Lüneburg Heath and the Elbe. In the living history program, costumed interpreters show how people worked in the countryside. In addition to the four seasonally open branch sites, the museum looks after several heritage sites at their original locations, such as a hydraulic ram installation and a hose-drying tower. The Museumsverband Niedersachsen und Bremen (museum association of Lower Saxony and Bremen) has awarded the museum its museum quality seal.
| Voksne | 12 € |
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| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Children and young people under 18 get in free. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed on the price page. |
| Personer med handicap | gratisledsager gratis · People with severe disabilities (degree of disability 80 or higher) and their companion get in free. |
| Studerende og elever | –No student discount listed on the price page. |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 11,50 € pr. personPer person for groups of 15 or more; guided tours and hands-on activities for groups on request. |
| Familier | –No family ticket needed, as under-18s get in free. |
| Combined ticket open-air museum + Wildpark Schwarze Berge wildlife park (adults) | 25 €Children aged 3–14 €14; valid for ten consecutive days, one visit to each. |
| Combined ticket open-air museum + Kunststätte Bossard (adults) | 20 €Under-18s free; valid for ten consecutive days, one visit to each. |
Different admission prices may apply on certain event days. Branch sites according to 2026 press information: Mühlenmuseum Moisburg, Museumsstellmacherei Langenrehm and Feuerwehrmuseum Marxen €3 each for adults, Museumsbauernhof Wennerstorf free on regular days. Gift vouchers for museum visits are available.
Certified under "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All). A paved path leads through parts of the grounds; elsewhere there are cobblestones, gravel paths and slopes. Modern buildings (the Agrarium with an elevator serving three floors, the exhibition building, the distillery) are step-free; historic houses have only limited access, and threshold beams are removed in summer. Four accessible restrooms (exhibition building, Agrarium, heath village, and seasonally at the water playground). Herb beds with Braille labels in the Schäfer-Ast garden; museum guide in Easy Language as a PDF. Dogs on a short leash allowed.
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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Several playgrounds, a water playground in the warmer season (no swimming); baby changing room; hands-on activities and living history; handcarts free at the ticket desk; children's birthday parties can be booked.
Museum Kiekeberg
HVV bus lines 340 (from Harburg) and 4244 (from Buchholz) to "Museum Kiekeberg". Due to construction work, expected to last until December 2026: line 340 runs only from Neuwiedenthal, and line 4210 stops in Vahrendorf (walk to the museum). Located on the Hamburg–Bremen long-distance cycle route.
Gratis parkering
Free parking for cars and buses directly at the museum; covered bicycle racks in front of the entrance building.
GPS address: Am Kiekeberg 1, 21224 Rosengarten-Ehestorf. Construction affects access until approximately December 2026; for cyclists, the Eißendorfer Waldweg is closed (detour via Vahrendorfer Stadtweg).
Planlæg ruteMuseum inn "Stoof Mudders Kroog" with regional cuisine and "Das Wegewitz – Museumcafé & Rösterei", both wheelchair-accessible, closed on Mondays and with their own entrance even after the museum closes. Hökerladen (general store) and museum shop. Picnic areas available, grilling prohibited.
Op til 200 personer.
Rooms for 10 to 200 people (32 to 300 m²), including the historic dance hall in the grain distillery from Pattensen (celebrations for up to 120 people), Hof Meyn, the Agrarium and the lecture hall. Civil wedding ceremonies (Rosengarten registry office) from May to September in the village smithy from Pattensen (40 seats), from October to April in the dance hall. Also available as a film and photo backdrop.
Forespørgsel & detaljer| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Themed guided tours and hands-on activities for groups by appointment (tel. 040 790176-0); programs for daycare groups and school classes as well as courses at the museum academy. Living history with interpreters at the museum and at the Museumsbauernhof Wennerstorf farm; numerous event and market days. |
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