Museum Uhl'sches Haus

About the museum

Farmer Wilhelm Uhl had the house on Göllheim's Hauptstraße built in 1898 as a grand residence. A considerable inheritance from relatives in the USA made this possible. Uhl served as mayor of the town from 1904 to 1920. The sandstone building, with its oriel and carriage gateway, shows features of the Gründerzeit and Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) inside, including embossed wallpapers, ceiling paintings, colored-glass wooden doors, and tiled stoves.

In 1979 a group of committed citizens around Dieter Wevers set up the local history museum in the house; since 2005 the Kulturverein Göllheim (cultural association), a partner of the municipality, has looked after the house. Between 2014 and 2015 the museum was completely redesigned and reopened on December 15, 2015. Since then, the exhibition has worked with media, listening, and touch stations. The family's former reception hall has also served as a wedding room since 2016.

Across about 300 square meters on two floors, the museum tells Göllheim's history from the first settlers through the Romans and Merovingians to the Battle of Hasenbühl in 1298, in which King Adolf of Nassau fell. There is also a geology room on the Tertiary period, which covers the history of the local cement works, documentation on the Uhl family, and, since 2004, the doll and doll's house collection of Karin Heinz.

Highlights

• Battle diorama of the Battle of Hasenbühl in 1298, with listening station and knights' garments to try on
• Gründerzeit house from 1898 with Art Nouveau details and original reception hall
• Doll and doll's house collection of Karin Heinz
• Geology room "Göllheimer Lagune" on the Tertiary period
• Finds from the Roman and Merovingian periods
• Free admission

Permanent exhibitions

• 1298 – Die Schlacht am Hasenbühl – In the Knights' Hall, a large diorama with painted tin figures shows the course of the battle in which King Adolf of Nassau fell; a listening station narrates events.
• Geschichte der Familie Uhl – In the former reception hall, illustrative material and a media station document the life and rise of the family that built the house, as well as its architecture.
• Faszination Puppen – The Karin Heinz collection shows historical doll's houses and dolls from the Biedermeier period to the 1960s, plus insights into the making of porcelain dolls.

Founded

1979

Operated by

Ortsgemeinde Göllheim (Betreuung durch den Kulturverein Göllheim e. V.)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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

The ground floor is barrier-free and has a wheelchair-accessible toilet.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities

Young visitors can try on knightly equipment in the Knights' Hall; the listening and touch stations and the doll and doll's house collection also appeal to children. There is a changing table on the ground floor.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

Next to the museum there is a café, which is used for events and small celebrations.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 50 guests.

The former reception hall is a wedding room for up to 50 guests (additional fee €150), with a champagne reception possible in the side room and in the courtyard. Weddings: civil registry office of the Verbandsgemeinde (association municipality) Göllheim, tel. 06351 4909-21; events: tel. 06351 4909-18.

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