Heimatmuseum Ober-Flörsheim
Local history museum in the former commandery of the Teutonic Order, with pottery crafts, rural life and an old village school.
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About the museum
The Ober-Flörsheim local history museum opened in 1980 in a former schoolroom in the village community hall. The building is an imposing structure from the mid-18th century, once the commandery of the Teutonic Order. The Order maintained a branch in Ober-Flörsheim from 1237 to 1797, until the French occupation of the left bank of the Rhine led to the seizure of its property. The manor house served as a school from 1825 until 1968.
The collection grew steadily under the first museum director, so soon a second room was needed; later a technology room with collections of corkscrews, clocks and mobile phones was added. Today the museum has well over 1,200 exhibits. The village municipality is the sponsoring body; since 2001, the local heritage and culture society has handled management, administration and guided tours.
In content, the museum connects village history with the history of the Teutonic Order, which is also covered by an exhibition developed with children that includes a model of the commandery. In addition there are tools from farming, wine-growing, household use and crafts, Rhenish Hessian pottery, early historical finds, including documentation on the Flomborn crouched burials, and furniture from the old village school.
Highlights
- Village history around the Teutonic Order's commandery
- Rhenish Hessian pottery and peasant earthenware
- Tools from farming, wine-growing and crafts
- Documentation on the Flomborn crouched burials
- Furniture from the old village school
Permanent exhibitions
- Ortsgeschichte und Deutscher Orden – The history of the village and of the Teutonic Order's commandery, with a model of the former complex.
- Töpferhandwerk und Landleben – Rhenish Hessian peasant earthenware and tools from farming, wine-growing, household use and crafts.
- Die alte Dorfschule – Furniture, inventory and technical teaching materials from the building's school years, up to 1968.
- Founded
- 1980
- Operated by
- Ortsgemeinde Ober-Flörsheim
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for visitor groups by arrangement. |
