Museum im Haus am Junkernhof

About the museum

The Kulturgemeinschaft Sarstedt was founded on June 30, 1971, originally to save a historic building from demolition; alongside its cultural program, it set itself the goal of building up a local history museum. On September 30, 1984, the Sarstedt local history museum opened on the first floor of a listed building at Weberstraße 20.

Because the collection kept growing, it moved at the turn of the year 1995/96 to the Haus am Junkernhof, Vor der Kirche 5. There the former school kindergarten, an old half-timbered house, was partly renovated, and a single-story building that once housed a vocational school and Realschule classes was converted into a museum and event center; a foyer between the two buildings serves as the entrance today.

Over a large area, the museum mainly shows the history of Sarstedt: traditional crafts such as a ropemaker's workshop and a complete wheelwright's shop, a historic pharmacy, and extensive exhibits on the history of the Voss-Werke, a factory for stoves, cookers and laundry machines. The house also serves as a venue for music, literature, theater and cabaret.

Highlights

• Traditional crafts with a ropemaker's workshop and wheelwright's shop
• Historic pharmacy
• Extensive exhibits on the history of the Sarstedt Voss-Werke (stoves, cookers, laundry machines)
• Annual museum day on the second Sunday in September with coffee, cake and live music
• Also an event center with cabaret and concerts

Permanent exhibitions

• Traditionelle Handwerke – Reconstructed workshops, including a ropery and a complete wheelwright's shop.
• Historische Apotheke – Furnished pharmacy with vessels and equipment from earlier times.
• Die Voss-Werke Sarstedt – Extensive exhibits on the history of the Sarstedt factory for stoves, cookers and laundry machines.

Founded

1984

Operated by

Kulturgemeinschaft Sarstedt e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; the association welcomes donations.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• 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

According to the Kulturgemeinschaft, the museum is not accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

According to the Kulturgemeinschaft, children and families are welcome at any time.

Getting there & parking

Access via the street "Im Sacke".

Amenities & dining

Coffee and cake as well as live music are available only on the museum day.

Events & venue rental

As far as we know, the museum does not rent out spaces for external events.

The house is run by the Kulturgemeinschaft Sarstedt e. V.; it cannot be hired by outside parties.

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