Heimat-, Zunft- und Johannitermuseum Adenau
Museum in the house of Adenau's last nailsmith, with craft workshops, guild history, and an exhibition on the Johanniter and Malteser orders.
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About the museum
The museum occupies a half-timbered house from 1667 on the Kirchplatz, which most recently served as the workshop of the town's last nailsmith. The town of Adenau owns the building, and the Verein für Heimatpflege Adenau (local heritage association) looks after the museum.
The house displays complete workshops of the kind that were common in the Eifel and the Rhineland for centuries: nailsmith, shoemaker, tailor, wheelwright, and saddler, along with tools of carpenters, joiners, tanners, weavers, and ropemakers. A special feature is a demonstration of damascus steel forging. One room presents the three guilds of Adenau that still exist today: the woolweavers, the tanners, and the hammer guild.
Other sections commemorate artists who lived in Adenau and show photos of town and church history, floods, the construction of the Nürburgring, and links to Konrad Adenauer. A large area documents the Johanniter and Malteser orders from 1099 to the present, including their branch in Adenau (1162 to 1796), with cartularies and a coin collection.
Highlights
- Completely furnished nailsmith's workshop
- Workshops of shoemaker, tailor, wheelwright, and saddler
- Demonstration of damascus steel forging
- Documentation of the three Adenau guilds
- Exhibition on the Johanniter and Malteser orders, with cartularies and coins
- Photo exhibition on the construction of the Nürburgring and floods
Permanent exhibitions
- Johanniter- und Malteserorden – Documentation of the orders' history from 1099 to the present, on hospital work, and on the branch in Adenau (1162–1796), with cartularies and coins.
- Handwerk und Zünfte – Furnished workshops of extinct crafts, and the history of the woolweavers', tanners', and hammer guilds.
- Operated by
- Stadt Adenau (Betreuung: Verein für Heimatpflege Adenau e.V.)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- 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
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Markt, Adenau (Bus) · 50 m
Markt bus stop (Adenau bus station) near the museum.
The museum is on the Kirchplatz in the center of Adenau.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with local history books and postcards.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours for groups of 5 to 15 people by registration through the Adenau Tourist-Information (phone +49 2691 305122, email tourismus@adenau.de). |
