Museum Amtspforte Stadthagen

About the museum

The half-timbered house on Obernstraße was built in 1553 as an Amtspforte (district office gate) and served for centuries as an administrative, court and prison building for the villages around Stadthagen. It belongs to the ensemble around the Weser Renaissance palace; with its radiating rosettes, bead rows and rope ornaments, it is regarded as a jewel of timber architecture and a landmark of the town. In the 20th century it was used, among other things, as a residence.

Since the 1960s the building has housed the town museum. After extensive renovation work that began in 1987, the house reopened in 1992 with a new concept. The exposed beams are themselves part of the exhibition.

The permanent exhibition runs across three levels, from the Stone Age through the founding of the town and its town rights in the 14th century to the present day. It shows the economic life of the 19th and 20th centuries, including a violin-making and goldsmith workshop, hard coal mining and a model of the town's horse-drawn tram, and it is devoted to rural living and Schaumburg costumes. In the laboratory room on the ground floor, readings, workshops and other events also take place.

Highlights

• 1553 half-timbered house with exposed beams and radiating rosettes
• Violin-making and goldsmith workshop from the 19th century
• Schaumburg costumes with a double wedding procession of the Schaumburg-Lippe region
• Model of the Stadthäger horse tram (1897–1930)
• Mammoth bones and Stone Age tools

Permanent exhibitions

• Stadtgeschichte Stadthagens – From Stone Age finds through the founding of the town, the residence period and industrialization to the present, including the period of National Socialism.
• Wirtschaftsleben im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert – On the second floor: violin-making and goldsmith workshops, coal mining, a printing shop, a liqueur factory, a bookbindery, indigo printing and a model of the town horse tram.
• Bäuerliches Leben und Schaumburger Tracht – Farmhouse parlor around 1890, flax and linen processing, and Schaumburg costumes, including a double wedding procession from the Bückeburg and Lindhorst area.

Founded

1963

Operated by

Stadt Stadthagen

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free, as are the museum's activities and events.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 entrance and the whole house are barrier-free; there is an elevator. Seating is available on every floor.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

Museum education offers for different age groups: a museum rally and a search game (up to 12 children) in which everyday objects are explored by touch and then found again in the museum. The offers are also suitable for children's birthday parties (up to 12 children, registration required). In the attic bay window, a reading corner with picture books invites visitors to browse.

Getting there & parking

By car from the A2, take the Bad Nenndorf exit, follow the B 65 to Stadthagen and continue via Ostring and Habichhorster Straße into Obernstraße.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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