Dorfmuseum Poppenweiler

About the museum

The building, a farmhouse typical of the region with living and farm sections, was originally to give way to a road project at Kelterplatz. When the plan was not carried out, the city of Ludwigsburg handed the property over to the Heimatverein Poppenweiler (local heritage association), which turned it into a museum after long phases of renovation carried out by members. It was first presented to the public on October 24, 1982, during a Sichelhenket (traditional harvest-end celebration).

Over three floors, the association shows everyday objects of earlier generations to look at and touch: a kitchen with a coal stove, living and bedrooms, play shops, dollhouses and toys, a Christmas room, and in the barn tools for arable and wine farming, a cooper's wagon and barrels. In the attic stand a ladder wagon and plows, and in the garden a field forge and historic boundary stones.

Later a larger garden area and an adjacent barn were added, housing a winter sports corner and a shoemaker's workshop. The Heimatverein, founded in 1979, uses the house for its club activities, events and public relations, and in 2017 the Bürgerstiftung Ludwigsburg (citizens' foundation) awarded it an honorary prize.

Highlights

• Typical farmhouse with living and farm sections across three floors
• Historic play shops, dollhouses and toys
• Farm tools, cooper's wagon and ladder wagon
• Shoemaker's workshop and field forge
• Farm garden with historic boundary stones

Permanent exhibition

• Bäuerliches Leben im Dorfmuseum – Tour of living rooms, barn, attic and garden with household objects, toys, arable and wine-growing tools and craft workshops.

Founded

1982

Operated by

Heimatverein Poppenweiler e.V.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The exhibits are meant to be looked at and touched; one room has play shops, dollhouses, trains and toys. Guided tours for kindergarten groups and school classes are free.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

Refreshments (coffee and cake) are served at events.

Events & venue rental

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