Motorradmuseum Heiner Beckmann
Private museum on a half-timbered farm in Harsewinkel-Greffen with around 200 historic motorcycles, scooters, and a large doll collection.
About the museum
The motorcycle museum in Greffen, a district of Harsewinkel, goes back to the collector couple Heiner and Christa Beckmann. Heiner Beckmann (1946–2014) opened the private collection at Easter 1990; since his death, Christa Beckmann has continued to run the museum.
The museum is housed on an old half-timbered farm with several buildings, in which two-wheelers are displayed on about 1,000 square meters. The focus is on motorcycles from the first half of the 20th century, especially by German manufacturers such as BMW, DKW, Horex, and NSU, complemented by rare makes from the early days of the motorcycle. Some machines have been elaborately restored, while others are deliberately presented in their aged original condition. One building is dedicated to vehicles from the GDR; commercial vehicles and tractors stand in the outdoor area.
A second collection is devoted to historic dolls made of fabric, porcelain, and celluloid, ranging from the Biedermeier period to the 1950s. Together with scooters and old commercial vehicles, this gives a varied view of technology and everyday culture.
Beyond the region, the museum is known as the host of the Internationale Spökenkiekerfahrt, an annual ride for motorcycles built before the First World War.
Highlights
- Around 200 motorcycles, mostly from the first half of the 20th century
- Machines by German manufacturers such as BMW, DKW, Horex, and NSU
- Own building with vehicles from the GDR
- Doll collection from the Biedermeier period to the 1950s
- Annual Spökenkiekerfahrt for motorcycles from before 1914
Permanent exhibitions
- Motorradsammlung – Historic motorcycles from the early days to around 1960, plus scooters, GDR vehicles, and commercial vehicles and tractors in the outdoor area.
- Puppensammlung – Antique dolls made of fabric, porcelain, and celluloid from the Biedermeier period to the 1950s.
- Founded
- 1990
- Operated by
- Privat (Familie Beckmann)
- Director
- Christa Beckmann
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits outside Sunday opening hours by arrangement by phone. |
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