Heimatmuseum Maßbach

About the museum

The Heimatmuseum is housed in the former Schrimpf castle in the Maßbach district of Poppenlauer and is run by the Heimatverein des Marktes Maßbach e. V. (local heritage association of the market town of Maßbach), founded in 1988. Across about 1,000 square meters on five floors, it collects evidence from Maßbach and the surrounding area. The tour begins in the "Ritterkapelle" (knights' chapel) with the grave finds of Eberhard von Maßbach, who was lord of the castle in 1456, and of Johann von Steinau from Poppenlauer.

On the middle floor, the route leads through a smithy and wheelwright's workshop, a kitchen, a bedroom and parlor from the 19th century, a shoemaker's workshop, a "Frisiersalon" (hairdresser's salon), a grandparents' schoolroom and a post office. Above these come farming with sowing and harvesting, the mills of the Lauer Valley, and a bake oven.

On the top floor, behind a rebuilt "prehistoric cave" with cave paintings, is the archaeological exhibition "Steinzeit zum Begreifen" (Stone Age to Grasp). The house's motto is "Steinzeit, Ritter, alte Knacker" (Stone Age, knights, old fogies): the focus is not on the single object but on its history and surroundings, and much may be touched.

Highlights

• Archaeological exhibition "Steinzeit zum Begreifen" with a rebuilt cave
• Knights' chapel with grave finds from the 15th century
• Smithy, wheelwright's workshop and shoemaker's workshop
• Living rooms, schoolroom and post office as in grandparents' day
• History to touch on about 1,000 square meters

Permanent exhibitions

• Steinzeit zum Begreifen – On the top floor, a rebuilt cave with cave paintings opens into an extensive hands-on archaeology exhibition on human history.
• Ritterkapelle und Mittelalter – The tour begins in the knights' chapel with the grave finds of the castle's lords and tells the story of the castle.
• Leben und Handwerk im 19. Jahrhundert – Smithy, wheelwright's workshop, shoemaker's workshop, living rooms, schoolroom, post office, farming, mills and bake oven illustrate everyday life in the countryside.

Operated by

Heimatverein des Marktes Maßbach e. V.

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Kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The museum deliberately offers "history to touch"; the exhibition is designed for handling and touching.

Getting there & parking

From the A 71, exit 27 (Maßbach, Stadtlauringen, Tundorf), toward Poppenlauer; the museum is right next to the Catholic church. Navigation address: Kirchgasse 6, 97711 Maßbach-Poppenlauer.

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