October 11, 2026 – December 13, 2026
Im Dialog mit Farbe / Linie / Fläche
Exhibition by the Warstein artist Marietta Löer with oil paintings of abstracted, contour-focused motifs, many of them views of Warstein, as well as works in woodcut style.
Museum Haus Kupferhammer
Warstein city museum in the entrepreneur's villa of the Bergenthal family, with original 19th-century living rooms and a cultural program.
Have only individual sections read aloud
Opening hoursAdmission €4
Current exhibitions
About the museum
Haus Kupferhammer goes back to a brass hammer mill from 1659, which the copper merchant Johann Theodor Möller had converted into a copper hammer in the 1720s. The present building, with a central wing and two side wings, took its form in 1755. In 1849 Wilhelm Bergenthal took over the business and the residence and furnished it in a representative style; the inscription "Nichts ohne Mühe" (Nothing without effort) stands above the entrance. The estate also includes a pond system, outbuildings with an octagonal tower and a park.
Ottilie Bergenthal bequeathed the house to the town of Warstein in 1948, on condition that it accommodate a local history museum and the city archive. The museum opened in 1962. On the ground floor, the exhibits covered rural living, local casting and forging technology, geology and town history; on the upper floor, original furniture of the Bergenthal family was preserved – a complete example of upper-middle-class life in the 19th century.
In 2006 the Förderverein (friends' association) was founded, which now runs the house. Since 2010 the ground floor has been a meeting place with two to three exhibitions a year; concerts, lectures and demonstrations make the house a cultural center of the town.
Highlights
- Original furnished living rooms of the Bergenthal family
- Audio guide with 17 stations
- Entrepreneur's villa from 1755 with park
- Museum mascot Kupfi and children's program
- Cultural and lecture program
Permanent exhibition
- Wohnräume der Familie Bergenthal – Original furniture and rooms of the entrepreneurial family give insight into upper-middle-class life in the 19th century.
- Founded
- 1962
- Operated by
- Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Museums Haus Kupferhammer e.V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | freeAdmission free for children; no age limit is specified. |
Lectures usually cost €4; matinees are free. Admission is free during the Long Night of Museums.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Museum mascot Kupfi welcomes children; the association publishes its own children's program and takes part in the Long Night of Museums with a children's program.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Inner courtyard of Haus Kupferhammer; public parking lot in front of the Evangelical church (not on church grounds); parking in front of the Jungeblodt company and the schoolyard of the Gutenberg School (Bergenthalstraße) only in the evenings and on weekends.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Audio guide | yes |
| Good to know | Audio guides are available on site free of charge (17 stations); groups can arrange appointments by telephone. |
