Heimatmuseum Sünching

About the museum

The local history museum lies away from the village, in the middle of a forest about four kilometers from Sünching. It was set up by local heritage officer Willibald Zölch, who looked after it for many years together with his wife Margot. On April 15, 2025, he retired and handed the house over to the municipality, which owns it.

The exhibition rooms are housed in several so-called bunkers. Four fully furnished apartments from around 1880, 1900, 1930 and 1960 show how living culture changed. Further rooms are devoted to the laundry, the milk and pantry room, textile production, the farm inn with the salvaged furnishings of the oldest village tavern, local crafts, a pharmacy, a dental practice, the village barber-surgeon of 2014, a village school of 2008, the fire brigade, a traveling cinema, a general store and the former district hospital. At several stations, visitors can spin, weave or try out crafts themselves.

All income goes to the San Joe Puram Kinderhilfe Sünching e. V. friends' association, which supports a children's village in India. At the museum festivals, association members provide the catering.

Highlights

• Four furnished apartments from 1880 to 1960
• Village school, general store and traveling cinema
• Pharmacy, dental practice and village barber-surgeon
• Hands-on stations for spinning, weaving and crafts
• Proceeds go to a children's aid project

Founded

2005

Operated by

Gemeinde Sünching

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free during opening hours; all income goes to the Kinderhilfe Sünching friends' association.

Accessibility

• 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

All museum rooms are accessible and fully reachable for wheelchairs and strollers.

Kids & families

• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly

At several stations, visitors can try spinning, weaving, rope-making or old crafts themselves.

Getting there & parking

The museum lies in the forest, about 4 km from Sünching, on the state road toward Geiselhöring.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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