Heimatmuseum Oberes Lahntal

About the museum

The Oberes Lahntal local history museum is housed in the former school building in Feudingen, a district of Bad Laasphe. Across four floors, it documents how people in the Upper Lahn valley lived, dwelt and worked around 1900.

The attic holds exhibits on agriculture and forestry and on the village's firefighting, as well as soil finds, fossils and minerals. The second floor shows peasant domestic culture around the turn of the century, alongside a postal agency counter and a lovingly furnished old village tavern. The first floor is devoted to the craft culture of Feudingen, and in the basement are ornately decorated pewter and copper coffins from the 17th century.

The building belongs to the town of Bad Laasphe; since 2020 the museum has also served as the town's wedding room. A museum team opens the house on selected Sundays, offering coffee and fresh waffles, and plans readings, film screenings and exhibitions throughout the year.

Highlights

• Life and work in the Upper Lahn valley around 1900 across four floors
• Old village tavern and postal agency counter
• 17th-century pewter and copper coffins in the basement
• Craft culture of Feudingen on the first floor
• Coffee room with waffles on opening days

Permanent exhibitions

• Leben und Handwerk im oberen Lahntal um 1900 – On the first and second floors, craft pieces, domestic culture, a postal agency counter and an old village tavern show everyday life at the turn of the century.
• Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Feuerlöschwesen, Bodenfunde – The attic shows agricultural and forestry equipment, the village's firefighting equipment, and fossils and minerals.
• Zinn- und Kupfersärge – In the basement, elaborately decorated coffins of pewter and copper from the 17th century are on display.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

The museum charges no admission and welcomes a small donation.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café

On opening days the coffee room serves fresh waffles and coffee.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 30 guests.

The museum is the wedding room of the town of Bad Laasphe (for up to 30 people). No room rental fee applies, only the state fee of €75 for a ceremony held outside the town hall; registration through the registry office.

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