Moor- und Bauernmuseum Benthullen

About the museum

The village of Benthullen came into being in 1934 on the edge of the Vehne Moor, where moor, heath, and bent grass shaped the landscape. Drainage and cultivation of the land were first driven forward by the Voluntary Labor Service (Freiwilliger Arbeitsdienst), and later by the Reich Labor Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst), so that new settlers could settle. In the 1950s, expellees (Heimatvertriebene) joined as further settlers.

The Moor- und BauernMuseum, run by the association of the same name, preserves machines and equipment from this founding period of the village. They show how in the 1950s horsepower was increasingly replaced by engines and how farming changed fundamentally.

Another part of the exhibition is devoted to everyday life in Germany’s postwar economic miracle (Wirtschaftswunder), with new household appliances, radios, record players, and jukeboxes. A separate section is the typewriter museum. In 2021 the expanded barn (Remise) was completed; for groups there is a winter garden with a guest room.

Highlights

• Equipment from moor cultivation on the Vehne Moor
• Agricultural machinery of the settler period
• Household appliances from the 1950s
• Typewriter museum
• Moor and Farmers’ Diploma (Moor- und Bauerndiplom)

Permanent exhibitions

• Moor- und Bauernmuseum – Machines, tools, and household items show the settlement of the Vehne Moor and the changes in farming and household life in the 1950s.
• Schreibmaschinen-Museum – Separate section with a collection of historic typewriters.

Founded

1984

Operated by

Moor- und BauernMuseum Benthullen e.V.

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• 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 exhibition areas are barrier-free.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

Refreshments of coffee and cake, or open-faced sandwiches, by arrangement; winter garden and guest room.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Weddings are possible at the museum by arrangement.

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