Freilicht- und Heimatmuseum Haselünne

About the museum

The first beginnings of a local history museum in Haselünne date back to 1930, when the then local history and tourism association "Hasegau" set up an exhibition in a room of the Stadtsparkasse; it ended just a few years later. After the Second World War, the local history association took up the idea again and in 1961 first opened a small museum in town, which soon became too cramped.

An open-air site was then created on the edge of town: in October 1964, Haus Tiding, a hall house from 1759 from Brögbern, was dedicated as the first relocated building. In the following decades, Haus Klus from Dalvers, the double tenant-farmer's house Meyer zu Starten from Ankum, a forge with original furnishings, a bakehouse from Menslage, a tithe barn of the Schwakenburg in Andrup, a half-timbered baking room used as a chapel, and, in 1997, Haus Büter were added.

The museum is run by volunteers from the Heimatverein Haselünne and the museum association and is managed by a full-time culture manager. The houses are grouped around a village square with a fountain and show the life of the farmer-townsfolk: living rooms, clog-maker's, shoemaker's, cooper's and blacksmith's workshops, carriages and farm implements, a ceramics collection, archaeological finds, a coin collection and a parlor on the history of the Sudeten Germans.

Highlights

• Haus Tiding from 1759 with a reconstructed farmer-townsfolk living situation
• Haus Klus, one of the oldest farmhouses in Lower Saxony
• Fully furnished village forge, in operation on event days
• "Treasury" with coins from the Middle Ages to today
• Tithe barn with carriages and agricultural implements

Founded

1964

Operated by

Heimatverein Haselünne e. V. und Freilicht- und Heimatmuseum Haselünne e. V.

Director

Katja Kuhlmann

Admission & discounts

Tickets are available on site.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Children and teenagers pay reduced admission. The museum association takes part in holiday pass activities; on event days the forge and bakehouse are in operation.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located on the edge of Haselünne on the B402 and B213 respectively and along several cycle routes.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum shop sells, among other things, the "Haselünner Reihe," a series on the town's history. The ceramic painting studio "Petit Tada" can also be booked at the museum. Bicycle bags can be left at the museum.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

Haus Büter with a large hallway and farmhouse kitchen (up to 40 people) for lectures, weddings and birthdays; civil wedding ceremonies by the town of Haselünne possible. Use of the whole house €250 (members €175), farmhouse kitchen only €100 (members €75), plus deposit and final cleaning; a guarantor from the Heimatverein is required.

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