Bauernhausmuseum des Landkreises Erding

About the museum

At the end of 1985, the district of Erding acquired a plot on Taufkirchener Straße in order to save historic rural buildings from the district from decay. The buildings were taken down at their original locations and rebuilt on the grounds of about two hectares. The museum opened on October 14, 1989; in the early 1990s the central farmstead was completed.

The core of the museum is a smallholder's farm from the isolated hamlet of Rindbach (municipality of St. Wolfgang) with a combined house and stable (Wohnstallhaus), a granary, a farm garden, a baking oven and a timber-frame barn (Bundwerkstadel) from Stetten. It is complemented by further buildings such as a farrier's and nail smithy from Dorfen, which was taken over together with its inventory, a wooden chapel, a garden house, a peat hut from the Erdinger Moos and an old inn skittle alley. The oldest building is a richly decorated granary from Niederneuching dating from 1581.

In 2021 a new entrance and market building was added, for which a combined house and stable from Pesenlern with a log-built parlor (Blockstube) from 1627 was relocated. The weekly farmers' market with products from the district takes place here all year round. With event days, lectures and markets, the museum is also a meeting place for the region.

Highlights

• Granary from Niederneuching dating from 1581 with carvings
• Smallholder's farmstead from Rindbach with farm garden
• Farrier's and nail smithy from Dorfen with original inventory
• Historic skittle alley from Langengeisling
• Weekly farmers' market in the entrance building

Permanent exhibitions

• Hofanlage Rindbach – Combined house and stable, granary, barn, baking oven and farm garden form a typical farm from the south of the district. The rooms are furnished as they were around 1930, including the chamber with a bride's trousseau from 1928.
• Getreideanbau im 19. Jahrhundert – In the granary from Niederneuching, four small stagings show tools and work steps from tilling the field to the harvest in Upper Bavaria.

Founded

1989

Operated by

Landkreis Erding

Admission & discounts

Free admission with the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card). On certain event days such as International Museum Day or Open Monument Day, admission is free.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

Free museum scavenger hunt across the whole grounds and a digital treasure hunt designed by children via app, both for elementary school children (about 45 minutes, available at the ticket desk); with the right solution word there is a small surprise. On event days there are additional children's activities such as an Easter egg hunt or crafts.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café

Café in the Bauernhausmuseum (Saturdays from 11:00, Sundays and public holidays from 10:00; Sunday breakfast brunch 10:00–13:00, reservations tel. 0151 14974756). Gallery and small beer garden in the entrance and market building.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

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