Heimatmuseum Vechelde, Groß Gleidingen
Private local history collection at the Heikenhof in Groß Gleidingen, with more than 1,000 exhibits; visits by appointment only.
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About the museum
The local history collection at the Heikenhof in Groß Gleidingen has existed since about 1965. It was founded by Heinrich Heike-Cramm (1914–2005) and is still privately run today, in a disused farmstead.
More than 1,000 objects are shown. The starting point is agricultural tools, to which are added rural household goods, linen, laundry, cloths, ribbons and bonnets, items relating to home slaughter, club banners and photographs. There are also stones and fossils, bones and teeth of Ice Age animals from the village's gravel pits, bird eggs, urn finds and prehistoric finds from the fields. A favorite piece is the "Freud- und Leid-Tuch" (joy-and-sorrow cloth), one half of which was meant for sad occasions and the other for happy ones.
Highlights
- More than 1,000 exhibits in a disused farmstead
- Agricultural tools and rural household goods
- Fossils, Ice Age bones and urn finds from the area
- The "Freud- und Leid-Tuch" as a favorite piece
Permanent exhibition
- Heimatkundliche Sammlung Heikenhof – More than 1,000 objects, from farm equipment and textiles to club banners, fossils and prehistoric finds.
- Operated by
- Privat
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits by request through the local heritage office (Ortsheimatpflege); the collection is privately cared for. |
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