Heimatmuseum Holzkirchhausen

About the museum

The Heimatmuseum Holzkirchhausen has existed since 1988. In 2009 the Museumsverein Holzkirchhausen (museum association) was founded, and it has cared for the building ever since. Between 2010 and 2014 it converted the "alte Kinderschule" (old children's school), a municipal building from 1875, into the new museum.

The building was used earlier as a shepherd's or poorhouse, was converted into a children's nursery in the 1930s, and at the same time housed a public bathhouse. The bathhouse was closed in the 1950s and left unchanged; the showers, the bathtub and the original fittings are now part of the exhibition.

On more than 250 square meters, the museum shows rural life in the village with house, farm and field tools from three centuries, as well as tools of the shoemaker, cooper, wheelwright, blacksmith and stonemason, who mostly worked part-time in Holzkirchhausen. Highlights include a 19th-century women's costume, a veterans' association banner, and prehistoric finds such as hand axes, pottery and bronze jewelry.

Highlights

• Original bathhouse from the 1930s
• House, farm and field tools from three centuries
• Tools of shoemaker, cooper, wheelwright, blacksmith and stonemason
• 19th-century women's costume
• Prehistoric finds such as hand axes and bronze jewelry

Permanent exhibition

• Bäuerliches Leben und Handwerk in Holzkirchhausen – On more than 250 square meters, the exhibition shows everyday farm tools, craft implements, costumes and the preserved bathhouse.

Founded

1988

Operated by

Museumsverein Holzkirchhausen e. V. (Gebäude: Markt Helmstadt)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

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Amenities & dining

Coffee and cake are offered on open days.

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