Bauernmuseum Zabeltitz

About the museum

The stately three-wing farmstead has shaped the center of Zabeltitz for more than 200 years. As early as the 1970s, a museum concept of the district envisioned a specialist department on the development of agriculture. When the farm came up for sale after its owner died in 1980, the municipality bought it in 1981; in 1982 the GDR Ministry of Culture approved the founding, and in 1983 renovation and conversion began.

In the following decades the main house (1986/87) was restored, the retirement house (Auszugshaus) was partly demolished and rebuilt in 1990, and two open-sided sheds (1994 and 2009) created space for large machines. In 2010 Zabeltitz was incorporated into Großenhain; in 2015 toilets were added in the side building, and in 2020 the Kleine Stube (small parlor) was restored and a new visitor reception set up in the Auszugshaus.

The museum makes life on a traditional farm tangible. In 1901 Julius Wilhelm Händel and his family took over the estate; the living room, kitchen and bedrooms reflect that period. In the stable, feed kitchen, hayloft and barn, working tools are on view with which milk, butter, meat, bread or honey were produced. The museum grounds also include a beehouse, a log beehive (Klotzbeute) and a fenced cottage garden.

Highlights

• Three-wing farmstead with the living room, kitchen and bedrooms of the Händel family (from 1901)
• Stable, hayloft and barn with farm tools
• Collection of 19th- and 20th-century equipment under the open-sided sheds
• Beehouse, log beehive and cottage garden
• Audio guide for children and adults, plus a virtual tour

Permanent exhibitions

• Hof der Familie Händel: Haupthaus, Stall und Scheune – Living room, kitchen and bedrooms, stable, hayloft and threshing floor show living and working on the farm around 1900.
• Gerätesammlung unter den Schauern – Agricultural tools and machines of the 19th and 20th centuries, which are being gradually reorganized.
• Geschichte des Hofes im Auszugshaus – Information boards, selected objects and models in the former hayloft tell the history of the farm.

Operated by

Stadt Großenhain

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on the season opening on May 1, on International Museum Day (May) and on Open Monument Day (September).

Outside opening hours a surcharge of €1 per person applies. Admission is also free for members of the German and Saxon museum associations and for school classes from Großenhain.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Toilets are located in the side building.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

The museum serves as an out-of-school place for learning and play for school classes, after-school care and children's birthday parties. Demonstrations and hands-on offers are provided on activity days. The audio guide is also aimed at children.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the village center, opposite the Gasthof Zabeltitz.

Amenities & dining

A museum café can be booked for guided tours and celebrations.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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