Heimatmuseum Herzebrock

About the museum

The local museum is in the historic Herzebrock monastery complex. The monastery was founded in 860 as a foundation for unmarried women of the Westphalian nobility and is considered the first women's monastery in the Diocese of Osnabrück. The Heimatverein Herzebrock (local heritage association) runs the museum in the north wing, directly next to the Catholic parish church of St. Christina.

The exhibition on the second floor documents the more than 1,100-year history of the village, the church and the monastery, with paintings, reproductions and display panels, including a chart of the abbesses. Also on show are exhibits on rural living and on school, agriculture, crafts and industry: old household appliances, clothing, historic machines and tools.

Part of the museum is also an East German heritage room, which recalls the arrival of hundreds of refugees and expellees from the eastern territories after World War II. The association also looks after the separate Caspar Ritter von Zumbusch Museum in the sculptor's birthplace on Clarholzer Straße.

Highlights

• Local, church and monastery history since 860
• Chart of the monastery's abbesses
• Rural everyday life with household appliances, clothing and tools
• East German heritage room on flight and expulsion

Permanent exhibitions

• Orts-, Kirchen- und Klostergeschichte – Paintings, reproductions and display panels tell more than 1,100 years of Herzebrock history, complemented by rural everyday life, crafts and industry.
• Ostdeutsche Heimatstube – Mementos of the refugees and expellees who came to Herzebrock after World War II.

Operated by

Heimatverein Herzebrock e.V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; donations are welcome.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

The exhibition is on the second floor of the monastery's north wing.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the historic monastery complex near the St. Christina parish church; the entrance is in the north wing.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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