Industriemuseum Lohne

About the museum

The impetus came in 1986 from the Lohne local heritage association: it asked the town to set up a museum and contributed its collection, previously shown in the Old Town Hall, as well as start-up funding. In May 1988 the Industrie Museum opened in a former school on Gertrudenstraße, at first under municipal sponsorship. In only about 200 square meters, just one branch of industry could be shown at a time.

In 1996 the newly founded association Industrie Museum Lohne e. V. took over sponsorship, and a foundation has looked after the buildings since. In 2000 the museum moved into a new building opposite the train station on Küstermeyerstraße, financed by Lohne companies, the town, and the EU. In 2004 a large storage building on Südring was added, and in 2010 the museum became a station on the Route der Industriekultur im Nordwesten (Industrial Heritage Route in the Northwest).

An extension opened in 2021 brought a lecture hall, a room for changing exhibitions, a museum education room, and new rooms for the gallery of the painter Luzie Uptmoor. The permanent exhibition tells of around 200 years of regional industrial history on three floors – from the goose-quill pen through tobacco, cork, brushes, and bristle brushes to mechanical engineering, plastics, and peat. It is supplemented by bog archaeology and Roman coin finds from the region.

Highlights

• Historic steam engine and single-flue boiler
• Quill pens from goose feathers and a reconstructed classroom
• Fuldamobil from Lohne production
• Hands-on room "Technik für Kinder" (Technology for Children) with self-built arcade machines
• Galerie Luzie Uptmoor

Permanent exhibitions

• 200 Jahre Lohner Industrie – Von der Schreibfeder bis zum Kunststoff – On three floors, the exhibition follows Lohne's industrialization through quill pens, tobacco, cork, brushes, mechanical engineering, plastics, and peat; also included are bog archaeology and Roman coin finds.
• Galerie Luzie Uptmoor – Permanent presentation of works by the painter Luzie Uptmoor, a native of Lohne, in the museum's extension.

Founded

1987

Operated by

Industrie Museum Lohne e. V.

Admission & discounts

Permanent and special exhibitions are included in the admission price.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 is accessible, with an elevator and ramps; seating in the exhibition.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area
• Kids’ birthday parties

Playful program "Mit der Museumsmaus unterwegs" (On the Road with the Museum Mouse) for children aged 6 to 9, archaeology adventure tour from age 6; room "Technik für Kinder" with arcade machines to try out. Children's birthday parties during opening hours on request by phone or in writing; baby changing room and play corner available.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Museum café in the style of an old railway station restaurant; museum shop with regional history literature.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The lecture room in the extension is also used by companies and associations for receptions, lectures, and concerts; inquiries through the museum.

Plan your visit