17. maj 2026 – 31. oktober 2026
Einfach Alm
Photographs by Manuela Federl, interviews and objects show everyday life on four Chiemgau alpine pastures, away from the usual clichés.
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Holzknechtmuseum Ruhpolding
Museum on the history of forestry work in the Chiemgau: interactive permanent exhibition and outdoor grounds with original lumberjacks' huts in the Laubau near Ruhpolding.
ÅbningstiderEntré fra 9 € Kørestolsvenlig
Aktuelle udstillinger
17. maj 2026 – 31. oktober 2026
Durch Schnee und Eis
Pictures by photojournalist Diether Endlicher follow a 1973 cattle drive up to the alpine pastures across the Krimmler Tauern.
Om museet
The Holzknechtmuseum in the Laubau south of Ruhpolding opened in 1988. It tells the roughly 400-year social and economic history of the Holzknechte (lumberjacks) who felled timber in the mountain forests of the Chiemgau from the 16th century onward – for a long time mainly as firewood for salt boiling. The driving force behind it was the forestry scientist Josef Demleitner. The museum is run by a special-purpose association made up of the Bezirk Oberbayern, the district of Traunstein, the municipality of Ruhpolding and the friends' association.
From 2017, the association planned an entirely new permanent exhibition, which opened in summer 2021. In the accessible main building, spread over three levels and more than 350 square meters, original tools and restored objects are combined with alpine scenography, audio stations, historical educational films and interactive elements, right up to a harvester simulator. The redesign won the Bayerischer Museumspreis (Bavarian Museum Prize) in 2023.
On the outdoor grounds of around three hectares, a circular trail leads to reconstructed lumberjacks' huts from the surrounding mountain forests, where the forest workers lodged during their working weeks, including log buildings such as the Rinderkobel and the Plenkerkaser. Transport sleds, splitting wedges and other equipment show how timber was felled in the mountains, brought down to the valley in winter and processed. Special exhibitions complement the program every season.
Højdepunkter
- Permanent exhibition awarded the Bayerischer Museumspreis 2023
- Original lumberjacks' huts on the outdoor grounds
- Historical timber transport sleds and tools
- Harvester simulator and interactive stations
- Two historical lodges available to rent for celebrations
Permanente udstillinger
- Dauerausstellung und Freigelände – Interactive exhibition on the working and living world of the lumberjacks on three levels, plus a circular trail to original forest workers' huts.
- Grundlagt
- 1988
- Ejer
- Zweckverband Holzknechtmuseum Ruhpolding (Bezirk Oberbayern, Landkreis Traunstein, Gemeinde Ruhpolding, Förderverein)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 9 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 7 €Children and teenagers, school students, university students up to age 27, Federal Volunteer Service participants, people with disabilities with a degree of disability (GdB) of 50 or more |
| Børn og unge | 7 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children under 6 free. |
| Pensionister | 8 €With ID. |
| Personer med handicap | 7 €With a degree of disability (GdB) of 50 or more and ID: €7; free with GdB 100 and for wheelchair users. Companion ("B" marker) pays €7. |
| Studerende og elever | 7 €With ID, up to age 27. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 7 € pr. personAdult groups of 10 or more €7 per person; guided tour €35 per guide (approx. 15–20 people). School classes: admission €6 + guided tour €4 per child, workshop an additional €6–7. |
| Familier | 20 €Up to two adults with children. |
| Admission with the Ruhpoldinger Bürgerkarte (residents' card) | 6 € |
An additional €1 discount with the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card). Special exhibitions are included in admission.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
All floors of the museum building can be reached by elevator; accessible restrooms in the basement and in the Schneckenbachstube. The outdoor grounds are accessible except for a few huts.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 20 € · Up to two adults with children. |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
Tours and workshops for families by arrangement; interactive stations such as a harvester simulator and an outdoor area with historic lumberjack huts.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Regional bus (RVO) and the Ruhpolding village bus line; according to the museum, travel by public transport can be free of charge.
I bil
The parking concept of the municipality of Ruhpolding applies to parking.
Service & spisesteder
Dogs on a short leash are welcome (free admission). No smoking on the entire grounds.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
Op til 120 personer.
Two historical lumberjacks' huts can be rented year-round: the Schneckenbachstube (winter lodge from 1879, up to 120 people, from €435/day for private events) and the Sondersbergstube (summer lodge from 1855/56, 25–30 people, from €210/day for private events); both with kitchen, electricity and wood-burning stove, no overnight stays.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography and filming for private purposes permitted; commercial use only with permission from the museum management. |
| Godt at vide | Guided tours and workshops for school classes, families, seniors and adults by arrangement (by phone May–October at the museum ticket desk); teaching materials for grades 3/4. |
