Dorfmuseum Langlingen
Local history museum in Langlingen with four exhibition buildings, a herb garden and a café, open on selected Sundays from April to October.
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About the museum
In 1984, the Langlingen municipal council decided to set up a small local history museum in the restored granary of the Grethenhof. Citizens collected, documented and reworked objects, so that the house could open for the harvest thanksgiving festival (Erntedankfest) in 1988 with 164 exhibits. In January 1989, the friends' association Förderkreis Dorfmuseum Langlingen was founded; it has since taken over the upkeep and operation, while the plot and buildings belong to the municipality.
The museum grew quickly: from 1990, rooms in the Greithen Hüs were added; in 1992 the former communal cold-storage facility, used as the museum hall (Museumsdiele); in 1993 the Göpelhaus with a horse-powered drive (Pferdegöpel); in 1995 the herb garden; and in 1999 the museum café together with the gateway of the former Greithen barn. In 2005, the attic of the Greithen Hüs was converted into an exhibition space for plows and other implements.
The collection now comprises more than 4,600 machines, tools, books, textiles and documents. Under the motto "Das lebendige Museum" (The Living Museum), machines and tools are actually put to use in demonstrations, for example threshing with the horse-powered drive at the harvest festival.
Highlights
- Listed granary with everyday objects and village history
- Greithen Hüs with spinning room, costumes and plows in the attic
- Göpelhaus with threshing machines and mills
- Museum hall with craft tools
- Herb garden with around 120 plants
- Café with home-baked cake
Permanent exhibitions
- Speicher – The oldest museum building, a listed structure, shows everyday objects from earlier times and historic pictures of village history.
- Greithen Hüs – Part of an old farmhouse with rooms on life and work in the countryside, typical clothing from Langlingen and plows in the attic.
- Göpelhaus und Diele – Threshing machines, mills and agricultural equipment, as well as tools of rural craftsmen.
- Founded
- 1988
- Operated by
- Förderkreis Dorfmuseum Langlingen e.V. (Eigentümerin: Gemeinde Langlingen)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | €2 per personGuided tour for registered groups: adults €2, children and young people free. |
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Admission is free on opening days; donations are welcome. Guided group tours by arrangement cost €2 for adults; children and young people pay nothing.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Café
Café with home-baked cake and drinks on opening days; seating outside in good weather.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Explanations and tours on opening days and for registered groups; in the herb garden, the garden team gives tips on growing and using the plants. |
