Museumshof Bad Oeynhausen

About the museum

The Museumshof opened in May 1969. It began with the main building of the Aschen farm from Hüllhorst, a richly decorated hall house from 1739 that was dismantled and rebuilt in the Siekertal. Originally only this one building was planned; after the donation of a tenant farmer's house, however, the site grew step by step into a complete farmstead.

By 1993, the tenant farmer's house from 1654 from Exter, a bakehouse from Dehme, a barn from 1803, and a granary from 1792 were added, all moved from the surrounding area. A little further down at the Osterbach, a farm water mill from 1772, demonstrated by volunteer millers, has stood since the mid-1980s. Behind the main building, a farm garden lined with boxwood was laid out in the early 1970s; it is now being redesigned in a more natural style.

The furnished houses show living and working in the countryside in the 19th century, including cigar making as a typical side occupation, basket weaving, beekeeping, and the workshops of the carpenter and wheelwright. The museum is run by the city of Bad Oeynhausen, supported by the Freundeskreis Museumshof (friends' circle) and several volunteer groups; markets, a garden festival, and a Low German church service are part of the annual program.

Highlights

• Low German hall house from 1739 with an open hearth
• Tenant farmer's house from 1654 with cigar-making equipment
• Farm water mill from 1772 with demonstrations
• Barn with workshops of the carpenter and wheelwright
• Farm garden with boxwood beds

Permanent exhibitions

• Bäuerliche Hofanlage des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts – Five furnished half-timbered buildings show living, food storage, crafts, and farming on a typical farm of the region before industrialization.
• Hofwassermühle am Osterbach – Breastshot water mill with a grist run from 1772, in operation on mill Sundays.

Founded

1969

Operated by

Stadt Bad Oeynhausen

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Close to the town center in the Siekertal on the Osterbach, directly next to the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW and the Landschafts- und Kulturpark Aqua Magica.

Amenities & dining

On mill Sundays, the volunteer millers offer coffee and homemade cake.

Events & venue rental

• Weddings / ceremonies: not available

Civil weddings on the Deele (threshing floor) of the main building were possible until September 2026; from 2027, according to the registry office, no more weddings will take place at the Museumshof.

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