Heimatmuseum Versmold
Ravensberg half-timbered cottage with permanent exhibitions on linen, the meat-processing industry and country life, run by the local history society.
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About the museum
The Heimatverein Versmold was founded in 1937. After about two decades of society work with lectures, hikes and monument preservation, planning for its own museum began in 1993, for which members collected donations. It opened in 1994 in a half-timbered cottage from the 18th century, typical of the Ravensberg region.
Just a year later the society built a coach house for agricultural implements; over the years a bakehouse, smithy, carpenter's shop, tailor's room, shoemaker's workshop, beehouse, farm garden and orchard meadow were added. The buildings and workshops are looked after by volunteers.
The permanent exhibitions deal with linen and sailcloth, the path from home slaughtering to the meat-processing industry, and household and farming. In addition, the museum shows several changing exhibitions each year on local history and customs.
Highlights
- Ravensberg half-timbered cottage
- Linen and sailcloth
- From home slaughtering to the meat-processing industry
- Craft rooms: smithy, carpenter's shop, shoemaker, tailor's room
- Farm garden, beehouse and orchard meadow
Permanent exhibitions
- Leinen und Segeltuch – The exhibition tells of the production of linen and sailcloth, which shaped Versmold.
- Von der Hausschlachtung zur Fleischwarenindustrie – It shows how the Versmold meat-processing industry developed out of domestic slaughtering.
- Haus- und Landwirtschaft – Tools, implements and household goods show how people used to work in the house and in the field.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Versmold e.V.
Admission & discounts
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
On the museum grounds there is a coach house with a café barn.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Group and special tours by appointment with the chairman of the Heimatverein (tel. 05423 43604). From November to February the society also offers a night watchman's tour of Versmold; registration on 05423 41749. |
