Handwerksmuseum Ovelgönne

Om museet

The museum originated in 1978 as a local history collection on crafts and trade in the house at Breite Straße 27, a two-story brick gabled house that an attorney had built in 1773 as a stately residence. On May 17, 1981, at the suggestion of the then municipal director, the collection opened to the public as the "Norddeutsches Handwerkermuseum" (North German Craftsmen's Museum).

On the recommendation of a museum concept by the Wesermarsch district, the house was called Handwerkermuseum Ovelgönne from 1991. In 1997 the Heimat- und Kulturverein Ovelgönne (local history and culture association) took over operation from the municipality; after a renovation, it has operated as Handwerksmuseum Ovelgönne since 2002. Later the listed main building was renovated and extended with an annex containing a working forge and workshop rooms for groups.

The collection comprises over 11,500 objects. On around 520 square meters in the house, outbuildings, and museum garden, a tour leads through furnished workshops and shops – from pharmacy, barber, and grocery store through wheelwright's shop, bakery, and butcher's shop to watchmaker's and photography – as well as through topics of local history such as the medieval castle. The museum is run entirely by volunteers, cooperates with the University of Oldenburg, and is also an official wedding venue.

Højdepunkter

• Fully functional historic forge
• Furnished castle pharmacy with original storage jars
• Barber and hairdresser salon as well as grocery store
• Museum garden with historic large equipment and castle model
• Listed townhouse from 1773
• Free discovery booklets for children

Permanente udstillinger

• Dauerausstellung „Geschichte erleben“ – A tour across several buildings leads in chapters through trade and health, crafts and construction, food and household, and culture and local history – with furnished workshops, shops, and large equipment in the museum garden.

Grundlagt

1978

Ejer

Heimat- und Kulturverein Ovelgönne e.V.

Ledelse

Arman Džaferagić

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 3.150 (2025)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission for members of the sponsoring association as well as of the Museumsverband Niedersachsen und Bremen and ICOM. Cash only.

Tilgængelighed

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

The first floor and annex are wheelchair-accessible, the historic second floor only via a staircase (no elevator). Wheelchair-accessible restroom available. Tactile exhibits and exhibition texts in plain language. Dogs are not allowed in the exhibition rooms, but are permitted on a leash on the outdoor grounds.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer

Free discovery booklets and puzzle sheets for children at the ticket desk; some original tools and devices may be touched and tried out. On event days, work takes place in the forge; also holiday activities and family programs on Sundays.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A29 (exit Brake or Nordenham) or the B212; approx. 25 km from Oldenburg, approx. 50 km from Bremen.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe: findes ikke

Small museum shop with regional products at the entrance; large bags can be left at the reception. Restaurants in the center of Ovelgönne.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Bryllupper / vielser

Official wedding venue with two ceremony rooms: Sängerzimmer on the second floor (stairs only, for small parties) and the ground-level Alte Schmiede (Old Forge); sparkling wine reception in the museum garden, and in summer also short outdoor ceremonies. Register the marriage through the Standesamt Ovelgönne (registry office).

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