Naturparkhaus Bienenmuseum Gescher
Bee museum on the Museumshof in Gescher about honey, beekeeping and live bee colonies, currently temporarily closed.
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About the museum
The museum was set up by the Imkerverein Gescher-Stadtlohn-Velen und Umgebung (beekeepers' association) and is still run on a voluntary basis by its members. It stands on the Museumshof in Gescher and is one of the town's museums.
The exhibition traces the history of beekeeping from forest beekeeping (Zeidlerei) through skep to frame-hive beekeeping in Westphalia and neighbouring regions. Historic tools and equipment illustrate the work, a collection of rare amber inclusions containing bees shows their evolutionary history, and live bee colonies can be watched at work in the building. Wild bees are also covered.
As a Naturparkhaus, the museum is part of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.
Highlights
- Live bee colonies in the viewing area
- Collection of amber inclusions with bees
- History of forest beekeeping and of skep and frame-hive beekeeping
- Information on honey bees and wild bees
- Operated by
- Stadt Gescher; ehrenamtlich betreut vom Imkerverein Gescher-Stadtlohn-Velen und Umgebung e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2Recipients of benefits under SGB II/XII, students, trainees, volunteer service participants, people with disabilities from a degree of disability of 80, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte, recipients of asylum benefits |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to the age of 18 free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Accompanying person free if required (with proof). |
| Combined ticket (Bee, Local History, Village/Farmstead and Bell museums) | €6Reduced €3; the museums can be visited on separate days. |
Day-care groups and school classes as well as up to two accompanying persons free. Reduction 50 percent.
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 building has a stairlift.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Museum education programmes (€5 per child) and children's birthday parties at the Gescher museums; children have free admission.
Getting there & parking
The museum is located on the Museumshof in Lindenstraße, in the immediate vicinity of the Local History Museum and the Bell Museum.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Museum education programmes for day-care groups, schools and children by registration via the museum office. |
