Industriemuseum Blaahaus
Industrial and local history of Kiefersfelden in a workers' house from 1696: iron, scythes, marble, cement, and folk theater – with free admission.
About the museum
The Blaahaus was built in 1696 as a residence for the employees of the local ironworks and their families. It owes its name to the "Bläher" (blowers), the workers who supplied the blast furnaces with air. A letter from a resident from around 1823 is among the special testimonies of the listed house today.
In 1996 the building was dismantled at its original site and rebuilt true to the original at its present location on Innstraße. Three former employees of the marble works, Sepp Bleier, Otto Plattner, and Josef Reheis, set up a museum inside on a volunteer basis, looked after it for years, and laid the foundation for the collection and archive on local and industrial history.
After a one-year closure and a complete redesign, the museum opened on November 16, 2024, with a new permanent exhibition. It tells of around 400 years of industry in Kiefersfelden – from log driving and charcoal burning through iron and scythe production to the marble industry, whose works at times were the largest in Germany, and cement production. Further rooms are devoted to local history and transport, social life, music, and the long tradition of the Kieferer Volkstheater. The sponsor is the municipality of Kiefersfelden.
Highlights
- Listed workers' residence from 1696, relocated in 1996
- Marble industry: products of what was once Germany's largest marble works
- Iron and scythe industry, log driving and charcoal burning
- Historic theater costumes of the Kieferer Volkstheater
- Hands-on, media, and listening stations
- Free admission
Permanent exhibitions
- Industriegeschichte Kiefersfelden – The permanent exhibition, redesigned in 2024, leads through the town's branches of industry – log driving, charcoal burning, iron, scythes, marble, and cement – and shows tools, models, material samples, and documents. It is supplemented by rooms on local history, social life, music, and folk theater.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Gemeinde Kiefersfelden
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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
Accessible, including with a stroller or walker; an elevator serves all three floors. For guests with hearing impairments, transcripts of the films and listening stations are available at the ticket desk.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Hands-on stations
- Stroller-friendly
Hands-on stations to try out, a dress-up station, and a touch station with marble surfaces; scavenger hunts, musical instrument puzzles, marble mandalas, and instructions for making a stonemason's cap are available to download.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kiefersfelden Bahnhof · 10-min walk
Kiefersfelden station is nearby; from there about 10 minutes on foot through the underpass toward the Inn on a paved path.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for groups, school classes, and families can be booked individually (inquiry via the contact form on the website). Worksheets for 3rd and 4th grade are available to download. |
