Bayerwald Handwerksmuseum Arrach

About the museum

The craft museum belongs to the Drexler Hof in Arrach, run by the Drexler family, who operate a distillery. The family wants to keep the era of traditional craftsmanship alive and has gathered more than 2,000 tools, machines and implements, presented in furnished workshop rooms.

The museum shows common crafts of the Bavarian Forest, including shoemaker, blacksmith, joiner, turner, carpenter, broom maker, cooper, wheelwright and saddler. A rustically furnished farmhouse living room from the 19th century shows how wooden clogs, brooms and rakes were made. On the grounds of the Drexler Hof there is also a distillery museum, a mineral museum and a wood art museum.

Highlights

• Over 2,000 exhibits, tools and machines
• Workshops of the shoemaker, blacksmith, joiner and turner
• 19th-century farmhouse living room
• Free admission
• Distillery, mineral and wood art museum on the grounds

Permanent exhibition

• Bayerwald Handwerksmuseum – More than 2,000 exhibits from the workshops of shoemaker, blacksmith, joiner, turner, carpenter and other crafts, plus a 19th-century farmhouse living room.

Operated by

Familie Drexler (Spezialitäten Brennerei Drexler Arrach GmbH)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• 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

A wheelchair-accessible toilet with a Euro key is available in the neighboring wood art museum.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Hermine and a shop with tasting room on the grounds; free schnapps tasting for ages 18 and over.

Events & venue rental

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