Heimatmuseum der Stadt Vohenstrauß
Municipal local history museum in an 18th-century Ackerbürgerhaus (townsman-farmer's house) in Vohenstrauß, with town history, glass and porcelain, a mill and a farm garden.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Vohenstrauß local history museum was formerly housed cramped on the fourth floor of the town hall, with about 112 square meters of exhibition space. The Heimatkundlicher Arbeitskreis (local history working group) therefore proposed back in 1986 to renovate the Ackerbürger houses at Sophienstraße 9 and 11 with urban development funding and use them as a museum. The project was controversial in the town council and among the population; renovation began on May 9, 1989.
From 1991 members of the working group developed the concept, the furnishings and the museum education plan on a volunteer basis; on July 17, 1993 the new local history museum was opened. Since then the working group has looked after the house.
In the 18th-century Ackerbürgerhaus the museum shows how people lived and worked in earlier times. Further themes are glass and porcelain as the town's industries, religious folk art, archaeological finds from the surroundings and agriculture. The property also includes a historic mill and a farm garden; occasionally there are changing exhibitions.
Highlights
- 18th-century Ackerbürgerhaus (townsman-farmer's house)
- Living and working in earlier times
- Glass and porcelain as industrial history
- Religious folk art and archaeological finds
- Historic mill and farm garden
Permanent exhibitions
- Wohnen und Arbeiten im Ackerbürgerhaus – The museum shows how people lived and worked in an Ackerbürgerhaus, including farming, a historic mill and a farm garden.
- Glas und Porzellan – The collection recalls the glass and porcelain industry, which helped shape the town history of Vohenstrauß.
- Religiöse Volkskunst und archäologische Funde – Evidence of religious folk art and archaeological finds from Vohenstrauß and the surrounding area are on display.
- Operated by
- Stadt Vohenstrauß
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Groups and guided tours only by advance registration, also via the tourist office (phone 09651 922230). |
