Bauernhaus- und Heimatmuseum Weissacher Tal
Preserved farmer's and weaver's house from 1781 in Unterweissach, with living room, kitchen, craft rooms, a cottage garden and a vineyard.
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About the museum
The museum is in a small farmer's and weaver's house from 1781 on Brüdener Straße in Unterweissach. The building is fully preserved and is looked after by the Heimatverein Weissacher Tal (local heritage association), which has about 210 members from the valley's three municipalities.
Inside you can see the historic living room, sleeping chamber, a working historic kitchen, bakehouse, linen weaving room, barn with hayloft, cowshed, pigsty and a cider cellar. In the former storeroom the wheelwright, cooper, turner, stonemason and blacksmith have their workshops; the attic holds, among other things, the shoemaker's and tailor's workshops and a schoolroom. Daily life in the first half of the 20th century is thus made vivid.
The property includes a cottage garden laid out after historical models and a traditional vineyard. On special experience days tools are demonstrated, and cooking, weaving and washing are done as they were a hundred years ago. Together with the Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (teacher training college) and a nature park school, discovery tours for children and young people were also developed.
Highlights
- Farmhouse from 1781 with fully preserved furnishings
- Working historic kitchen and bakehouse
- Craft workshops of wheelwright, cooper, blacksmith and shoemaker
- Historic cottage garden and traditional vineyard
- Experience days with hands-on activities
Permanent exhibition
- Bauernhaus von 1781 mit Handwerksstuben – The preserved farmer's and weaver's house shows living rooms, kitchen, weaving room, stable and workshops of various crafts, along with a cottage garden.
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Weissacher Tal e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Hands-on stations
For primary school children there is, among other things, an age-appropriate tour “When Grandma and Grandpa Were Kids”, picture puzzles for independent exploration, an audio tour and the “Treasure Hunt with Aunt Frieda” (about 90 minutes). On experience days you can take part, for example in cooking or washing as in the past.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Depending on stock, the museum shop sells wine and honey from its own production, as well as videos from the media library.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours outside opening hours on request by email, contact form or telephone. Schools can book age-appropriate guided tours, discovery tours and project days; an audio tour was developed by student teachers and children. |
