Landtechnik-Museum Braunschweig – Gut Steinhof

About the museum

Until the Reformation, the Steinhof in northern Braunschweig belonged to the Kreuzkloster convent, after which it came under ducal authority. Most of today's farmstead dates from the 18th and 19th centuries: a manor house for the estate tenant in 1789, the drive-through barn in 1838, the cattle barn in 1863, and the granary in 1883. In 1893 the City of Braunschweig took over the estate and, from 1895, used it as a sewage farm for irrigating fields with municipal wastewater; housing for workers and day laborers was built for this purpose as well.

After farming ended in 1970, the Förderkreis Gut Steinhof was founded in 1984. The nonprofit association leased the buildings east of federal highway B 214 from the city and set up the Landtechnik-Museum (agricultural machinery museum) in them. In the years that followed, the volunteers used grant funding to restore the barn, the cattle barn ceiling, and the courtyard paving; in 1994 a Lanz steam traction engine from 1907 was added.

On some 1,400 square meters, the museum shows how draft animals were gradually replaced by steam engines and internal combustion engines. The equipment, mostly donated, is restored and kept in working order wherever possible; on event days such as potato planting, potato harvest, or the harvest festival, association members and a youth group demonstrate it in action.

Highlights

• Lanz steam traction engine from 1907
• Mostly working farm machinery from the first half of the 20th century
• Historic farmstead with 19th-century drive-through barn, cattle barn, and granary
• Demonstration days with potato planting, potato harvest, and harvest festival

Permanent exhibitions

• Landtechnik-Sammlung – Machines and equipment arranged by area of work – from tractors and transport through tillage, sowing, crop protection, and harvesting to housekeeping and rural crafts.

Founded

1984

Operated by

Förderkreis Gut Steinhof e. V.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

On select event days, hands-on activities for children, such as potato planting in spring and potato harvesting in September.

Getting there & parking

Directions map on the website: near the A 2, exit 53, near Watenbüttel.

Amenities & dining

Food and a market on event days.

Events & venue rental

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