Mühlenmuseum Haren

About the museum

Since 1977 the Heimatverein (local heritage association) Haren has been working with the town to build a mill museum under the motto "Säen, Ernten, Mahlen, Backen" (Sowing, Harvesting, Grinding, Baking). The starting point was the Mersmühle, a cap windmill from 1825, which was fully restored to working order and opened to the public on June 6, 1980.

In the following years a miller's house from 1829, a bake house from 1809, a motor mill, a half-timbered barn and a wagon shed with a wheelwright's workshop were added. A historic well from 1854, a horse-driven gin (Pferdegöpel) and a farm garden with grain fields and old trees complete the roughly 1.8-hectare site, about two kilometers from the town center on Landegger Straße. In 2015 the grounds were expanded with a sculpture garden.

On the attic floor of the miller's house, the mill exhibition shows models of all types of mills and the interior of a mill; 50 original mills and models are on display in total. The miller's house also serves as a wedding venue for the Haren civil registry office.

Highlights

• Fully restored, working cap windmill from 1825
• Mill exhibition with 50 originals and models in the miller's house
• Historic bake house from 1809
• Award-winning farm garden, herb garden and sculpture garden
• Wedding venue in the miller's house from 1829

Permanent exhibition

• Vom Korn zum Brot – Mill exhibition on the attic floor of the miller's house, with to-scale models of all types of mills and a walk-in interior of a mill.

Founded

1980

Operated by

Heimatverein Haren (Ems) e. V. in Zusammenarbeit mit der Stadt Haren (Ems)

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is about two kilometers from the town center on Landegger Straße (address: An der Mersmühle, Landegger Straße 75).

Amenities & dining

The miller's house is also used for weddings.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Weddings by the Haren civil registry office in the miller's house from April to October (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri at 10:00 and 11:00), additional fee €100.

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