Karl-Rautenberg-Museum
Local history museum in the Bürgerhaus Ellerau with living rooms from around 1900, craft workshops, a school classroom and an exhibition on the Erlhoff company; admission free.
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About the museum
The Heimat- und Museumsverein Ellerau was founded in 1988 to document the history of the town with exhibits and preserve it for posterity. The museum bears the name of its co-initiator Karl Rautenberg; the municipality of Ellerau contributed to the financing and continues to support the work. It sees itself as an institution that is never finished and shows its collections anew again and again.
On roughly 450 square meters of exhibition space, the displays focus on rural life: fully furnished living spaces from around 1900, farm tools and household implements, and tools of the shoemaker, tailor, blacksmith, carpenter, bricklayer and butcher. A historic school class with benches and slate boards recalls school days of the past. A separate display honors the former company Arthur A. Erlhoff, which became known across Europe after 1945 for women's outerwear.
Among the special pieces are a barn beam (Tennenbalken) more than 600 years old from the Ellerauer Hof Ohrt, a minute book of the Gut Kaden estate with entries from 1710 to 1742, a wedding chest from the 17th century, and a hand loom about 250 years old that still works. The volunteers supplement the permanent exhibition with changing thematic displays.
Highlights
- Fully furnished living spaces from around 1900
- Workshops of shoemaker, tailor, blacksmith and carpenter
- Historic school class with slate boards
- Barn beam more than 600 years old
- Working hand loom, about 250 years old
- Display on the Erlhoff company (women's outerwear)
Permanent exhibitions
- Ländliches Leben und Handwerk in Ellerau – Living rooms from around 1900, rural implements, craft workshops and a historic school class show village daily life in the past.
- Firma Arthur A. Erlhoff – The display recalls the clothing company that became known for women's outerwear after 1945 and shaped the town's economy.
- Operated by
- Heimat- und Museumsverein Ellerau e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personSpecial tour for groups of 10–15 people: €2 per person; not for school classes or kindergartens. |
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 2-min walk to the entrance
The car park of the Ellerau outdoor pool is recommended; from there it is about 2 minutes on foot.
The museum is located in the Bürgerhaus Ellerau, Hojerweg 2.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Special tours for visitor groups by registration (phone 04106 78165). |
