Von-Velen-Anlage Papenburg

Om museet

Papenburg was founded in 1631, when Drost Dietrich von Velen acquired the estate Papenborg as a fief and had the surrounding moors developed. Following the Dutch model, a fen colony was created with canals totaling 43 kilometers in length, along which the excavated peat was transported to the brickworks and into the towns. Later, shipbuilding and seafaring shaped the town's prosperity.

The open-air museum tells this story through rebuilt houses. The association Papenbörger Hus e. V. was founded in January 1980 and that same year received the captain's and burgher-farmer's house of the Dreyer family from 1820, which became the Papenbörger Hus, the association's meeting place and inn. Across the canal, the association faithfully rebuilt historic houses from other districts. The first of these, "Bid Klamphauer," was handed over in 1983, and the first guided tours took place in 1987.

A walk with 17 stations takes in, among others, a moor cottage, Plaatze, a peat-digger's house, a Muttschifferhaus, a raised bog, a Muttschiff and the Von-Velen Garden. It also includes an exhibition on the three-masted schooner "Johanna" and boat trips on the canals. The site is operated largely by volunteers and almost without public funds.

Højdepunkter

• Walk with 17 stations through Papenburg's settlement history
• Rebuilt moor cottage, peat-digger's house and Muttschifferhaus
• Von-Velen Garden with sculptures
• Boat trips on the canals (seasonal)
• Papenbörger Hus with buckwheat pancakes
• Spökenkieker tours in winter for groups

Permanente udstillinger

• Freilichtmuseum Von-Velen-Anlage – A walk with 16 information stelae shows Papenburg's development from 1631 to 1900, using faithfully rebuilt settlers' houses, moor and ships.
• Dreimastschoner „Johanna“ – A permanent exhibition on the museum grounds tells the story of the 1890 accident involving the Papenburg three-masted schooner.
• Von-Velen-Garten – Under the motto "Kunst im Garten" (Art in the Garden), the garden combines sculptures and other artworks with nature.

Grundlagt

1980

Ejer

Papenbörger Hus e. V.

Entrépriser & rabatter

Cash only; groups can pay by invoice. Price list as of February 2026.

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

The site was certified in 2023 by the Lower Saxony Children's Holiday Land as particularly suitable for families with children.

Transport & parkering

Visitor parking and an e-bike charging station are available; the Papenbörger Hus is on Splitting, number 56 on the right.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant

Papenbörger Hus as restaurant and café with buckwheat pancakes, East Frisian tea, coffee and cake in the summer half-year, on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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