Gurkenmuseum Lehde
Museum in one of the oldest houses in Lehde on the Spreewald gherkin: cultivation, pickling, historic tools and gherkins to taste.
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About the museum
The Gherkin Museum is located in the Spreewald village of Lehde, a district of Lübbenau, and is housed in one of the oldest buildings in the village. It is devoted to the region's best-known product, the Spreewald gherkin, and is considered the only museum of its kind in Germany.
The exhibition is based on a collection assembled over many years. It shows how gherkins were grown and processed in the Spreewald; historic equipment from a gherkin pickling works illustrates the work. In addition there are tools of fishing and reed thatching, which introduce visitors to the traditional crafts of the Spreewald.
At the end of the tour, visitors can taste various Spreewald gherkins.
Highlights
- One of the oldest houses in Lehde
- Equipment from a historic gherkin pickling works
- Tools of fishermen and reed thatchers
- Tasting of Spreewald gherkins
Permanent exhibition
- Geschichte der Spreewaldgurke – Cultivation and processing of the Spreewald gherkin with equipment from a historic pickling works, supplemented by fishing and reed-thatching tools.
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