Heimatmuseum De Theeshof

About the museum

The Theeshof was one of the largest and oldest farms of the former village of Hansahlen, which has since been absorbed into Schneverdingen. The Worthmann family farmed the property until 1972; the town of Schneverdingen then bought the estate. Since 1978 it has been used as a local history museum by the Heimatbund Schneverdingen, founded in 1974, whose foundation was the extensive collection of farming and craft objects belonging to the farmer Georg Meyer.

At its centre is a Low German hall house of two-post construction whose layout, with threshing floor, hearth area and Dönzen (heated living rooms), corresponds to the state around 1830. In the following years the volunteers added buildings from surrounding villages: a stair granary, a bakehouse of 1691, a sheep barn and a cart shed with a village smithy. An oak plank fence and a stone wall enclose the farm, and since 1992 a farm garden has also been part of it.

The exhibitions show living and working on a heath farm between 1850 and 1950, various crafts and the development of Schneverdingen. Under the roof of the main house an old watchmaker's shop has been set up with around 400 clocks, most of them in working order again. In the former cottagers' house, called the Frido-Witte-Haus since 1980, the work of the painter and graphic artist Frido Witte, born in Schneverdingen, is on display. The farm also serves as a venue for Low German theatre, readings, festivals and civil weddings.

Highlights

• Low German hall house furnished as around 1830
• Bakehouse of 1691 with wood-fired oven, in operation at festivals
• Clock museum with around 400 clocks and a historic watchmaker's shop
• Cart shed with village smithy, sheep barn and stair granary
• Frido-Witte-Haus with works by the painter of the heath
• Farm garden behind the sheep barn

Permanent exhibitions

• Bäuerliches Leben auf dem Theeshof – Hall house and outbuildings with exhibitions on living and working on a heath farm from 1850 to 1950, on old crafts and on the town history of Schneverdingen.
• Uhrenmuseum Theeshof – Around 400 restored clocks spanning more than 250 years and a reconstructed Schneverdingen watchmaker's shop under the roof of the main house.
• Frido Witte – The former cottagers' house holds the largest exhibition on the life and work of the painter and graphic artist Frido Witte; viewing by arrangement.

Founded

1978

Operated by

Heimatbund Schneverdingen e.V.

Admission & discounts

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Kids & families

Children up to 14 years have free admission.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Weddings / ceremonies

The Theeshof is a wedding venue of the Schneverdingen registry office.

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