Haus Herold

About the museum

The brick villa on Breite Straße was built in 1892 to plans by the Ibbenbüren master carpenter and architect Julius Hövel, who built it for his father Bernhard. The street between the train station and the Mauritiuskirche was then the preferred address of wealthy citizens, and the house, with its sandstone articulation, stucco ceilings, and elaborate staircase, reflects that aspiration. In 1912 the villa passed to the Többen family, and later the Herold family lived here, after whom the building is now named.

The city of Ibbenbüren acquired the house in 1982, and it has been a listed monument since 1987. In August 2007 committed citizens founded the Förderverein Stadtmuseum Ibbenbüren (friends' association of the city museum), to which the city made the building available for museum use in November 2007.

Since then the association has been furnishing the rooms on a volunteer basis: on the first floor, the ladies' room, salon, dining room, parlor, bath salon, and kitchen can be seen with Gründerzeit furniture and fittings, and many tiles and stucco works are preserved in their original state. The second floor is devoted to everyday life in Ibbenbüren in the 1950s with kitchen, living room, and playroom. In addition, the association collects documents, maps, plans, and more than 40,000 historical photographs on the city's history, which it regularly presents at picture evenings. One room also serves as a wedding room of the registry office.

Highlights

• Originally preserved Gründerzeit rooms with stucco ceilings
• Bath salon and kitchen with original tiles
• 1950s floor with kitchen, living room, and playroom
• Tin toy railway from 1925 and a large dollhouse
• Photo collection with over 40,000 historical images

Permanent exhibitions

• Wohnkultur der Gründerzeit – On the first floor, the ladies' room, salon, dining room, bath salon, and kitchen show how a wealthy family lived with its servants around 1900.
• Milchbar, Nierentisch und Sammeltassen – die 1950er Jahre in Ibbenbüren – On the second floor, a furnished kitchen, living room, and playroom recall everyday life in the economic miracle era.

Founded

2007

Operated by

Förderverein Stadtmuseum Ibbenbüren e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Accessible entrance at the rear of the building with a wheelchair stair lift to the first floor (assistance from the museum team); the basement is reachable at ground level. The listed house is too narrow for electric wheelchairs.

Kids & families

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

Getting there & parking

By car via the A30, exit Ibbenbüren, then toward the city center/train station.

Amenities & dining

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

Events & venue rental

• Weddings / ceremonies

One room of the villa serves as a wedding room for civil ceremonies of the city of Ibbenbüren.

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