Heimatmuseum Gundheim
Local history museum in the historic Pfalzbau, with parlors, craft rooms, a schoolroom and a Bible room on life in Rheinhessen around 1900.
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About the museum
The Heimatmuseum Gundheim is housed in the former Pfalzbau, the old main building of the Greiffenklau farmstead, built in 1744. From 1853 to 1974 the building served as a school; today it houses the town hall and training and meeting rooms of the volunteer fire brigade. The local history association opened its museum here on August 19, 1984, initially with one room on household and interior furnishings.
Further sections were gradually added: in 1992 a craft museum with a smithy, bakery, paver, carpentry, cooperage, shoemaker and mason; in 1999 a fully furnished old classroom, made possible through support from the Heimatverein Pfeddersheim; and in 2014, for the association's 50th anniversary, the Bible room. Another room is under construction.
The focus is on life around 1900: the good parlor, bedroom and kitchen with household items, tools of viticulture and of craftsmen, and school benches, blackboards and teaching material. The Bible room shows Bibles from 1620 to 2014 along with religious symbols. In addition, over 70 books on local history, some of them handwritten, are available for viewing.
Highlights
- Living rooms and kitchen around 1900
- Craft museum with smithy, bakery, cooperage and carpentry
- Fully furnished old classroom
- Bible room with Bibles from 1620 to 2014
- Historic Pfalzbau from 1744
Permanent exhibitions
- Wohnen und Handwerk um 1900 – Living room, bedroom and kitchen with household items, plus a craft museum with a smithy, bakery, paver, carpentry, cooperage, shoemaker and mason.
- Alter Schulraum – Classroom with writing desks, blackboard, old maps and teaching materials.
- Bibelraum – Bibles from 1620 to 2014, children's and art Bibles, and symbols of Holy Scripture.
- Founded
- 1984
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Gundheim
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free; donations are welcome.
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
The museum is not wheelchair-accessible.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Gundheim · 250 m
Gundheim railway station is about 250 m from the museum.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours of the rooms by arrangement; programs for kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools. |
