Museum auf dem Gutshof
Museum in the stone barn of the Gutshof estate in Waake, showing rural life, agricultural technology and village history; open Sundays from April to October.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Heimatverein Waake-Bösinghausen (local heritage association) runs two collections in Waake, which have since been brought together. Since 2002 Willi Hartmann built up an agricultural collection which, in the former cowshed of the Wangenheim estate, displayed around 1,000 items across more than 400 square meters, including harvesting machines, home butchering equipment, historic washing machines and a furnished farmhouse kitchen.
When the owner wanted to use the building differently, the association decided in 2018 to move the exhibition into the historic stone barn on the estate. The move and conversion, financed with funds from the EU, the municipality, foundations and donations, cost about €400,000.
The local heritage museum, which opened in 1994 in the former village school next to the church and showed village history, linen weaving, shoemaking, blacksmithing and stonework, has largely been integrated into the new Museum auf dem Gutshof. The old rooms will serve as an archive in future.
Highlights
- Rural life and agricultural technology
- Historic home butchering and farmhouse kitchen
- Village history of Waake and Bösinghausen
- Museum café with homemade cake
Permanent exhibition
- Landwirtschaft und Dorfleben in der Steinscheune – The collection on agriculture and village everyday life is housed in the historic stone barn of the estate and has been expanded with the collection of the former local heritage museum.
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Waake-Bösinghausen e.V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €1Children, young people, trainees, people with severe disabilities, holders of a social pass or the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personPer person |
| Families | €6 |
| Guided tour (max. 15 people) | €20Flat rate per group |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Café
Museum café with homemade cake, coffee, tea and cold drinks during opening hours.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for up to 15 people; group visits by arrangement. |
