Heimatmuseum Mörfelden

About the museum

The Museum Mörfelden is located in the rear part of the former farmstead "Goldener Apfel" (Golden Apple) on Langgasse. It is run by the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf together with volunteers from the Heimat- und Museumsverein Mörfelden (local heritage and museum association); the full-time town historian also heads the sister house in the Walldorf district.

The permanent exhibition spans from the first traces of settlement in the Bronze Age to the 20th century. Recreated scenes show the village's rural and craft world, including a smithy and a wheelwright's workshop. The focus is on the everyday life of Mörfelden's population between about 1870 and 1945, told through individual life stories and the town's change into a residential community of workers: many men worked elsewhere in construction or industry, while the women ran the household and a small side-line of farming.

In a faithfully furnished workers' kitchen, the slide show with sound (Ton-Dia-Schau) "Wir Frauen – wir haben alles selbst gemacht!" ("We Women – We Did Everything Ourselves!") plays about life in Mörfelden between 1915 and 1935. Another section covers the establishment of Nazi rule in a stronghold of the labor movement. In the museum garden stand memorial stones from various centuries, and in the courtyard an old threshing machine stands out.

Highlights

• Walk-in smithy and wheelwright's workshop
• Originally furnished workers' kitchen with a sound slide show
• Everyday stories of Mörfelden's population, 1870–1945
• Nazi era in a stronghold of the labor movement
• Memorial stones in the museum garden

Permanent exhibition

• Dauerausstellung zur Mörfelder Stadtgeschichte – From the Bronze Age to 1945: crafts and farming, workers' daily life, life stories and the Nazi era in Mörfelden.

Operated by

Stadt Mörfelden-Walldorf (gemeinsam mit dem Heimat- und Museumsverein Mörfelden)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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

According to the town, the museum has limited accessibility.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

In the MuseumsWerkstatt (Young Museum), children aged 6 and up, ideally together with parents or grandparents, can craft and try out old trades and household techniques; participation is free, but the museum appreciates donations. Dates: Wednesdays 16:00–18:00 and Sundays 15:00–17:00 (season according to the town portal: January to July); registration at museumswerkstatt@moerfelden-walldorf.de.

Getting there & parking

According to the town portal, parking and bicycle parking are available. The museum is at Langgasse 45, in the former farmstead "Goldener Apfel".

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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