Dorfmuseum Limbach

About the museum

In 1987, the municipality of Limbach acquired the dilapidated half-timbered barn "Miens Schouer" from 1770, intending to use it as a storage facility after renovation. Only a small part was meant to show old everyday objects. However, a call to residents brought in so many donations of equipment, photos and documents that the whole barn became a museum. With the support of the Landschaftsmuseum Westerwald, it opened on March 20, 1987.

Over four floors, the museum now shows more than 2,000 local history objects on living, housekeeping and working in the Kroppacher Schweiz in the 19th and 20th centuries: work and kitchen tools, machines, household furnishings, musical instruments, historic photos and files. On the first floor there is, among other things, milk processing, an old washing machine and the hand fire pump of the former village fire brigade; on the second floor, a living area and a room on agriculture.

Under the roof is a natural history section with around 90 taxidermied local animals, as well as a schoolroom corner.

Highlights

• Half-timbered barn from 1770 across four floors
• Over 2,000 local history exhibits
• Milk processing and historic washing machine
• Hand fire pump of the former village fire brigade
• Around 90 taxidermied local animals
• Old schoolroom corner

Permanent exhibition

• Wohnen, Leben und Arbeiten in der Kroppacher Schweiz – Four floors with work and kitchen tools, living rooms, farming, photos and files, plus a natural history section under the roof.

Founded

1987

Operated by

Ortsgemeinde Limbach

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Address for navigation: Bornstube 10, 57629 Limbach. The municipality's website provides a village map showing the location of the museum.

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