Bauernhausmuseum Grafenau

About the museum

The municipal museum displays painted farm furniture and household items from the Bavarian Forest. It was set up in the late 1970s in two farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, the Oitzinger-Haus and the adjoining Inhäusl, and is located at the western entrance of the Grafenau Kurpark.

The focus is on cupboards, chests, and other furniture, some plain and some richly painted, with an emphasis on the 19th century. Reverse-glass paintings, wax tapers, glassware, household equipment, and a weaving room show rural domestic culture. The carriage shed and grain chest house farm implements and tools.

The parlor on the first floor of one of the houses also serves as the civil registry's wedding room.

Highlights

• Painted farm furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries
• Two historic farmhouses (Oitzinger-Haus and Inhäusl)
• Reverse-glass paintings, wax tapers, and weaving room
• Carriage shed and grain chest with field tools
• Parlor used as a wedding room

Permanent exhibition

• Bauernmöbel und bäuerliche Wohnkultur – Painted cupboards and chests from the Bavarian Forest, reverse-glass paintings, and household equipment in two farmhouses; field tools and implements in the carriage shed and grain chest.

Operated by

Stadt Grafenau

Admission & discounts

Admission is free with the Nationalpark-Card.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is at the west entrance of the Grafenau Kurpark (KurErlebnispark BÄREAL).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Weddings in the parlor on the first floor of one of the farmhouses; dates are arranged through the Grafenau civil registry office.

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