Bauernmuseum Zahna
Flemish-style farmstead in Zahna with a tractor collection, a forge, agricultural technology and a farmer's apartment from the 1920s.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in an old Flemish-style farmstead that was once used as a manor estate. The grounds cover about 1,800 square meters; around a paved inner courtyard stand the residential house built in 1730, the stable buildings and a barn. The museum is operated by the Förderverein (friends' association) Bauernmuseum Zahna e. V.
In the front part of the residential house, the original apartment of a Fläming farmer from the 1920s can be seen; in the rear part, a local heritage room presents documents and objects on the history of the town of Zahna. In the stables stands a large tractor collection with Lanz Bulldog tractors and vehicles of GDR production, which the members painstakingly restored and which are in part still in working order.
Further exhibition areas cover agricultural technology from wooden implements to machines, grain technology in the barn, from sickle and flail to the combine harvester, and a forge.
Highlights
- Collection of working tractors (Lanz Bulldog and GDR models)
- Original farmer's apartment from the 1920s
- Forge and collection of historical farm tools
- Grain technology from sickle and flail to the combine harvester
- Local heritage room on the history of the town of Zahna
Permanent exhibitions
- Traktorenausstellung und Landtechnik – Working Lanz Bulldog and GDR tractors and farm tools show how agricultural machinery developed over about 100 years.
- Bauernwohnung und Heimatstube – The apartment of a Fläming farmer from the 1920s and a local heritage room with records of Zahna's town history.
- Getreidetechnik und Schmiede – In the barn and the forge, the path from sickle and flail to the combine harvester and the work of the village blacksmith are shown.
- Operated by
- Förderverein Bauernmuseum Zahna e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3.50 |
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| Children & teens | €2Children up to 16 years |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2.50 per personAdults in groups of 10 or more; children in groups of 10 or more pay €1 per person. |
Admission with guided tour for adults €3.50.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
School classes can try out for themselves how work was done on a farm in the past, with butter churning, bread baking and other hands-on activities.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
Up to 50 guests.
Available to rent: the farmers' parlor (about 50 seats), a wine cellar (about 20 seats) and the restored barn, for private and business celebrations.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours are possible by registration, also outside opening hours. For school classes there are program days (making butter, baking bread, roasting barley coffee, baking Klemmkuchen, museum tour) from 08:00 to about 12:00 for €7 per person, with a minimum total of €100; dates at phone 034924 21610. |
