Museum der Stadt Lennestadt

About the museum

The initiative for a museum came from the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Grevenbrück (local heritage and tourism association). In 1993 the town of Lennestadt opened its museum in the so-called Altes Amtshaus (Old Office Building) on Kölner Straße, a building erected in 1910 that originally housed the Royal Prussian land registry office. On display were an exhibition on life in the Sauerland between 1850 and 1955, excavation finds from the medieval Peperburg, a historic classroom, and a weaving room; for a long time the town archive and the Landeskundliche Bibliothek (regional studies library) were also housed in the building.

Since 2014, the KulturBahnhof Grevenbrück has been part of the museum, where an exhibition on the Ruhr-Sieg line has been on view since 2020. After about 30 years, the Amtshaus no longer met current requirements structurally and conceptually. With state funding from the "Heimat-Zeugnis" program, it was renovated from 2020: an elevator and remodeled restrooms provide accessibility, a small extension offers a café room, and an open area with tiered seating for events was created behind the building. The archive, library, and storage moved in 2021 to the former elementary school in Elspe.

On May 26, 2024, the museum opened with the new permanent exhibition "43/1 – Einheit in Vielfalt", in which exhibition designers from Dortmund and many volunteers took part. Thematic islands lead from hill forts and the founding of the town through agriculture and industry to migration, club life, war, and faith; each of Lennestadt's 43 localities is to be represented with objects. The Peperburg finds, classroom, and weaving room were retained, and a room on the first floor is used for changing themes.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition "43/1 – Einheit in Vielfalt" with objects from all 43 localities of the town
• Excavation finds from the medieval Peperburg
• Historic classroom with furnishings from about 1900 to 1950
• Weaving room with demonstrations of spinning and weaving
• KulturBahnhof Grevenbrück with an exhibition on the Ruhr-Sieg line

Permanent exhibitions

• 43/1 – Einheit in Vielfalt – Thematic islands tell the history of Lennestadt from hill forts and the founding of the town through agriculture and industry to club life, war, and faith, complemented by an interactive kaleidoscope.
• Peperburg, Schulzimmer und Webstube – Finds from the excavations at the Peperburg castle ruins, a historic classroom, and a weaving room for demonstrations of spinning and weaving.
• Ruhr-Sieg-Strecke (KulturBahnhof Grevenbrück) – Exhibition in the listed Grevenbrück train station on the history of the railway line and its importance for the region's mining and industry.

Founded

1993

Operated by

Stadt Lennestadt

Director

Dr. Ricarda Braun

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free. Museum education programs for schools cost €1 per child.

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

New elevator at the back of the building and remodeled restrooms; benches in all exhibition rooms.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly

The elevator allows access with strollers. For elementary school classes there are programs in the historic classroom and in the weaving room.

Getting there & parking

In the Grevenbrück district on the B 55, next to the Schützenhalle (shooting club hall).

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Events & venue rental

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