Museum ehemalige Klöppelschule Tiefenbach

About the museum

In 1907 the Bavarian state established a royal lace-making school in Tiefenbach. Women and girls from the region learned hand bobbin lace there and could earn additional income. Tiefenbach lace, together with that from Schönsee and Stadlern, earned a good reputation and was even shown at world’s fairs.

The museum is located in the hall of the school building erected in 1912, which now serves as the town hall. It displays designs, pattern drawings, lace pattern sheets (Klöppelbriefe) and finished lacework from Tiefenbach, along with the history of the school and the significance of lace-making as a cottage industry in the eastern Bavarian border region. Also on show are laces made to designs by well-known textile designers such as Suse Bernuth and Else Jaskolla.

Lace-making in the Upper Palatinate Forest (Oberpfälzer Wald) was added to the Bavarian and the nationwide register of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016. The lace expert Marianne Stang (1942–2020) contributed her knowledge to building up the museum.

Highlights

• Tiefenbach lace and lace pattern sheets
• Designs and pattern drawings
• History of the royal lace-making school from 1907
• Lace made to designs by Suse Bernuth and Else Jaskolla
• Intangible Cultural Heritage: bobbin lace

Permanent exhibition

• Geschichte der Klöppelschule und Tiefenbacher Spitzen – Designs, pattern drawings, lace pattern sheets and lacework from Tiefenbach, as well as the history of the lace-making school and cottage industry.

Operated by

Gemeinde Tiefenbach

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the hall of the town hall at Hauptstraße 33 in Tiefenbach.

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