Heimatmuseum Verrückte Schule
Local history museum in the old school of Cabarz, moved back by a good four meters in 1899 – on local history, spa tradition and Tabarz traditional costume.
About the museum
The half-timbered house on what is now Inselsbergstraße was built in 1784 as a school on what was then Marktweg in the Cabarz district. The classrooms were on the ground floor, and the teacher lived above. A good hundred years later there was no longer enough space, and the school authority approved a new building next to the old house only on the condition that the old one move back to widen the road.
In early October 1899, construction workers pushed the building about 4.20 meters back using beams and threaded spindles – whereupon the locals christened it the "Verrückte Schule" (Moved School, a pun on "crazy school"). It then served as a residence for two teacher families, and from the 1920s the municipal administration moved into the ground floor.
From 2001 to 2004 the house was comprehensively renovated. In 2005 the local Kneipp association set up the local history museum on the upper floor, which it has looked after on a volunteer basis ever since. On view are, among other things, a parlor, a shoemaker's workshop, kitchen utensils and memorabilia of the opera singer Max Alvary and the resistance fighter Theodor Neubauer; since 2011 a crank-operated model has illustrated the moving of the building. The beginnings of tourism in Tabarz and Cabarz are also a topic.
On the ground floor, the costume association presents the Tabarz traditional costume exhibition. Its showpiece is the Tabarz apron costume (Schurztracht), which was chosen Costume of the Year in 2019.
Highlights
- Schoolhouse of 1784 that was moved about four meters in 1899
- Crank-operated model of the building's relocation
- Parlor and shoemaker's workshop
- Tabarz apron costume (Schurztracht) – Costume of the Year 2019
Permanent exhibitions
- Heimatmuseum „Verrückte Schule“ – Local history of Cabarz and Tabarz with a parlor, shoemaker's workshop, memorabilia of Max Alvary and Theodor Neubauer, and a model of the moving of the house in 1899.
- Tabarzer Trachtenausstellung – The costume association shows farm life around 1850 with costumed figures, including the Tabarz apron costume; open on request.
- Founded
- 2005
- Operated by
- Bad Tabarzer Kneippverein (ehrenamtlich)
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: not available
- 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
There are no restrooms in the building.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Pets are not allowed, and smoking is prohibited. The Tabarz costume exhibition of the costume association in the same building opens on request (tel. +49 162 9620639 or +49 36259 62343). |
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