Historisches Museum Dietzenbach

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The museum's roots lie with the Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Dietzenbach (local history association), founded in 1963 to save evidence of the town's past from being lost during the community's rapid growth. For years the collection was stored provisionally in private rooms, until in 1975 the town provided a half-timbered house from 1765 on Darmstädter Straße. The Heimatmuseum (local history museum) opened there on September 25, 1976.

In the years that followed, the museum grew step by step: a complete village smithy was added in 1976, half of the neighboring administrative pavilion in 1977, a hall for large agricultural equipment in 1984, and in 1987 further rooms in which craftsmen's workshops were set up. For the Hessentag (Hesse Day festival) in 2001, a new building replaced the pavilion, which had become dilapidated.

Today the Historisches Museum consists of five interconnected buildings with nearly 900 square meters of exhibition space. The tour leads from Stone, Bronze and Iron Age finds through the Roman period and the Middle Ages to the 19th and 20th centuries. Furnished workshops of a shoemaker, saddler, wheelwright, glazier and carpenter, as well as agriculture, domestic life, toys and the two world wars are further themes; interactive stations and a museum cinema complement the presentation. The museum is run by the association together with the town of Dietzenbach, which provides the museum director.

Highlights

• Half-timbered house from 1765, the museum's original nucleus
• Fully equipped village smithy
• Workshops of a shoemaker, saddler, wheelwright, glazier and carpenter
• Hall of large agricultural equipment
• Bronze Age and Roman finds from the local area

Permanent exhibitions

• Dietzenbacher Ortsgeschichte – A journey through the town's history from the Stone Age through the Metal Ages, the Romans and the Middle Ages to everyday life, working life and the world wars in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Handwerk und Landwirtschaft – Faithfully furnished workshops of a blacksmith, shoemaker, saddler, wheelwright, glazier and carpenter, plus a hall of agricultural equipment.

Founded

1976

Operated by

Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Dietzenbach e.V. mit der Kreisstadt Dietzenbach

Director

Marie-Christin Lieberum

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; donations welcome. Old town tour €35 for up to 3 people, €3 for each additional person (by registration).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• 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

Accessible restroom available.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

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

The Kids Club offers afternoon themed tours for 8- to 12-year-olds followed by a hands-on craft session (€4 for materials, register one week in advance); additional programs during school holidays. The exhibition has walk-in areas and interactive stations.

Getting there & parking

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

Amenities & dining

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

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Weddings in the multipurpose room from €100; inquire by email to the Heimat- und Geschichtsverein.

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