Museum Winningen
Cultural-historical museum in the old Winningen school of 1833, with local history, viticulture, August Horch and the large Winningen barrel.
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About the museum
The Museum Winningen was founded in 1968 and is housed in the former village school, built in 1833 by the Prussian master builder Claudius von Lassaulx. Of the nearly fifty school buildings that Lassaulx planned, the Winningen school is the one whose interior structure has been changed least. Between 2005 and 2008 the house was restored faithfully, inside and on the Moselle façade.
On the ground floor, the former teacher's apartment, there are fossils from the Lower Devonian, prehistoric, early historical and Roman finds, the beginnings of wine marketing, and the domestic culture of the 19th century with kitchen, loom and bedroom. The two former classrooms on the upper floor focus on local history since its first mention in 871 and on Winningen honorary citizen August Horch, founder of the Horch and Audi brands.
The courtyard, wine press hall and cellar are devoted to viticulture: historical winegrowing tools, presses from the spindle press to the modern horizontal press, and a distillery. In the courtyard stands the Winninger Fass (Winningen barrel), inaugurated in 2016, rebuilt from two historical storage barrels from 1889; it holds around 30,000 liters. The museum is supported by the Museumsverein Winningen (museum association).
Highlights
- Winningen barrel in the courtyard (around 30,000 liters)
- Life and work of automobile pioneer August Horch
- Local history since its first mention in 871
- Viticulture, wine press hall and historical distillery
- Listed school building by Claudius von Lassaulx (1833)
Permanent exhibitions
- Ortsgeschichte und Wohnkultur – Finds from fossils to Roman times, 19th-century domestic culture and the history of Winningen since its first mention in 871.
- August Horch – The life and work of the automobile pioneer born in Winningen, with documents, keepsakes and engines from the Horch and Audi works.
- Weinbau, Kelterhalle und Winninger Fass – Historical winegrowing tools, presses, the distilling house and the large Winningen barrel set up in the courtyard.
- Founded
- 1968
- Operated by
- Museumsverein Winningen e.V.
- Director
- Lothar Kröber
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | €5 per personTours for groups outside regular opening hours, €5 per person |
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Admission during regular opening hours is free; donations are welcome.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Group tours by registration with the chairman of the museum association, Lothar Kröber, phone 02606 962265. |
