Museum im Bierlinghaus
Local heritage museum in the former general store of the Bierling family in Bad Bayersoien, with a counting house, living rooms, and moor and craft history.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the former general store of the Bierling family in Bad Bayersoien. The Bierlings were a merchant family that shaped the place for generations; as salt factors they managed the storehouses in which the salt transported along the Rottstraße was kept, and they supplied the population of the surrounding area with goods.
The tour shows how the family worked and lived: the counting house of the trading firm is fully preserved with its furnishings and inventory, and the adjoining living rooms convey upper-middle-class living in the countryside. Further sections are devoted to local history and to the crafts once practiced in the village; on display are tools of the blacksmith, wheelwright, carpenter, saddler, shoemaker and stonemason. A schoolroom also belongs to the museum.
A documentation explains the formation and use of the surrounding moor, including peat cutting. An extensive collection on popular piety goes back to the collecting passion of Martha Echtler and includes hand-colored copperplate prints, reverse-glass paintings, convent handiwork, pilgrimage souvenirs and sculptures. A virtual tour of the house is also available.
Highlights
- Fully preserved counting house of the Bierling trading firm
- Living rooms with upper-middle-class furnishings
- Documentation on the moor and peat cutting
- Collection on popular piety with reverse-glass paintings and convent handiwork
- Tools of former village crafts
Permanent exhibition
- Museum im Bierlinghaus – Dorfgeschichte und Kaufmannsfamilie – Counting house and living rooms of the Bierling merchant family, local history with crafts and peat cutting, and a collection on popular piety.
- Operated by
- Gemeinde Bad Bayersoien
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2.50 |
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| Reduced | €2locals and guests with a spa guest card (Kurkarte) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to and including age 17 have free admission. |
Holders of the KönigsCard have free admission once a day.
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Getting there & parking
The museum is located on Dorfstraße in Bad Bayersoien.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | A virtual tour of the museum is available online. |
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