Heimatmuseum Lütgendortmund

About the museum

The museum is based at the moated castle Haus Dellwig in western Dortmund. The knight's manor was first documented in 1179 and changed hands several times through marriage, inheritance, and sale before the Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks AG mining company acquired it in 1904. Since 1978 the complex has belonged to the City of Dortmund, which had the castle restored.

At the initiative of Heinz Jander, the association Verein Heimatmuseum Lütgendortmund was founded in June 1988. In early 1989 the museum moved into the former farmworkers' apartment in the eastern forecourt building. Over the following years, the threshing floor, horse stable, and parts of the cowshed were added; the conversions were carried out largely by association members themselves and financed through membership fees and donations. A community room with a bar was also created in the former cowshed.

Today the volunteer-run museum shows more than 1,000 objects, mostly from the first half of the 20th century, in six rooms covering over 450 square meters. Re-created workshops present trades such as baker, blacksmith, saddler, shoemaker, and carpenter; there are also a kitchen, a parlor, a hair salon, office machines, items from local companies, and exhibits on mining and community club life in the district. A spring festival and an autumn festival frame the season.

Highlights

• Old tower clock from the Catholic St. Magdalena church
• Re-created workshops of a baker, blacksmith, saddler, shoemaker, and carpenter
• Kitchen, parlor, and hair salon from our grandparents' day
• Exhibits on mining in Lütgendortmund
• Located in the forecourt of the moated castle Haus Dellwig

Permanent exhibitions

• Leben und Arbeiten in Lütgendortmund – Six rooms with everyday objects from household, crafts, farming, mining, and club life, mostly from the first half of the 20th century.

Founded

1988

Operated by

Heimatmuseum Lütgendortmund 1988 e. V.

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The museum explicitly recommends a visit for families: older visitors can show children how everyday objects that seem unfamiliar today were used in the past.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

Community room with a bar in the former cowshed, where the association serves refreshments to guests.

Events & venue rental

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