Heimathaus Ostbevern

About the museum

The Heimathaus on Lienener Damm is a Westphalian half-timbered cottage (Kotten) built around 1790 and protected as a listed monument since 1988. The Poggenburg family lived here for generations; they are mentioned in Ostbevern as early as the late 15th century. In 1862 Johannes Poggenburg was born in the house; he was Bishop of Münster from 1913 to 1933.

After the family moved out, the building served for about four decades only as a barn and storeroom and fell increasingly into disrepair. In 1995 the family handed the house over to the Heimatverein Ostbevern, newly founded in 1987, for the symbolic price of one mark. In the following years, club members and many volunteer helpers converted the cottage with considerable effort, before the Heimathaus opened in May 2001.

The museum shows how people in the countryside once lived and worked. It includes a forge, a cobbler's, a carpenter's and a tailor's workshop, dairy farming equipment and a schoolroom from the period between 1930 and 1950. A separate room commemorates Bishop Poggenburg with numerous exhibits. In addition, the local history society uses the house for Low German evenings, readings and demonstrations, and the municipal registry office offers wedding ceremonies in the fireplace room.

Highlights

• Birthplace of Bishop Johannes Poggenburg with memorial room
• Furnished workshops of a blacksmith, cobbler, carpenter and tailor
• Country schoolroom from the years 1930 to 1950
• Listed half-timbered cottage from around 1790
• Civil wedding ceremonies in the fireplace room

Permanent exhibitions

• Leben und Arbeiten auf dem Land – Furnished workshops of a blacksmith, cobbler, carpenter and tailor, as well as dairy farming equipment, show the everyday life of earlier generations. A schoolroom from the years 1930 to 1950 stands on the upper floor.
• Gedenkraum Bischof Dr. Johannes Poggenburg – The room commemorates the later Bishop of Münster, who was born in this house in 1862, and displays many mementos from his life.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Heimatverein Ostbevern e.V.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• 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

The fireplace room and the threshing floor (Tenne) can be reached without steps via a ramp; the toilets are not wheelchair accessible.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Sat-nav address: Lienener Damm 28a, 48346 Ostbevern.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 70 guests.

Civil wedding ceremonies in the fireplace room (approx. 35 people), followed by a reception in the Tenne for up to 70 guests; bookings via the Ostbevern registry office, usage fee €150, €225 with the Tenne. Celebrations beyond the reception are not possible.

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