Markus Wasmeier Freilichtmuseum Schliersee

About the museum

Former ski racer and two-time Olympic champion Markus Wasmeier founded an association in 1997, modeled on a Norwegian open-air museum, to rescue farmhouses in his Upper Bavarian homeland that were threatened with decay. Construction began in June 1999 in Neuhaus at the southern end of Lake Schliersee; the first three farmsteads were dismantled and faithfully rebuilt there.

The museum opened on May 1, 2007. Today more than 20 historic buildings from the Bavarian Oberland stand on around 60,000 square meters. They include the Riederhof, the first farmstead to be rebuilt, which with its original furnishings shows life around 1730; the Lukashof from the Tegernsee valley, completed in 1513, with an exhibition on electrification; the Behamhof from Agatharied; and the Wofen from Feldkirchen, which now serves as the museum inn with a show brewery. There are also craftsmen's houses, a chapel, an alpine hut, farm gardens and a bee house.

The museum sees itself as a living village: a blacksmith, shoemaker, carpenter, brewer and distiller demonstrate their crafts, old breeds of domestic animals live on the grounds, and festivals such as harvest festival, children's days and concerts take place throughout the year. The site is run by a company managed by Markus Wasmeier.

Highlights

• More than 20 farmsteads and buildings from the Oberland, faithfully relocated
• Craft demonstrations in the smithy, shoemaker's shop, carpentry workshop and distillery
• Show brewery with its own museum beer at the "Zum Wofen" inn
• Old breeds of domestic animals and farm gardens
• Play stations and activity days for children

Permanent exhibitions

• Riederhof – The first farmstead rebuilt at the museum, a single-roof farmhouse documented as early as around 1200; with its original furnishings it shows rural life around 1730.
• Lukashof mit Strommuseum – One of the oldest surviving farmsteads in the Tegernsee valley (1513), with the exhibition "Strom im Wandel der Zeit" and original kitchens from 1900 to the 1970s.
• Wirtshaus „Zum Wofen“ mit Brauerei – The museum's largest farmstead, dating from the 18th century, now an inn with a show brewery where beer is brewed the traditional way.

Founded

2007

Operated by

DOWA Verwaltungs- und Vertriebs-GmbH

Director

Markus Wasmeier

Admission & discounts

€1 off with a BRB Guten-Tag-Ticket valid that day. Free for members of the museum association. Combination tickets online via tageserlebnis-ticket.de.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The grounds are accessible; paths are unpaved but mostly easy to navigate. Most of the faithfully preserved farmsteads can only be visited by wheelchair users with a companion. Accessible restroom in the inn; free loan wheelchair.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area
• Kids’ birthday parties

Play stations for children, children's barn, Punch-and-Judy puppet theater, animals, as well as tours and activities for children; children's birthday parties in the village.

Getting there & parking

Via the B307 between Miesbach and Bayrischzell.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Inn "Zum Wofen" with about 80 seats, parlors, and a beer garden, cake from its own pastry shop, and house-brewed beer. Online shop. Dogs on a leash allowed on the grounds, not in the farmsteads.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

In-house event agency for company parties, conferences, incentives, weddings, christenings and Christmas parties; historic threshing floor in the inn for larger groups. Conference brochure at wasmeier.de/tagungen-workshops-firmenevents.

Plan your visit