Museumshof Gescher
Local history museum on a farm site in Gescher in West Münsterland, with a farmhouse, bake house, gardens, and old craft workshops.
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About the museum
The local history museum on the Museumshof in Gescher invites visitors on a journey into the rural way of life and work of West Münsterland about a hundred years ago. The Heimatverein Gescher e. V. (local heritage society) looks after the farm complex and the collections on a volunteer basis.
The complex includes a farmhouse with a threshing floor, a granary, two barns, a carriage house, a Muuseschoppe, a bake house, a beehive area, as well as a farm garden and a herb garden. Historic tools, implements, and everyday objects show daily life, such as grain cultivation, food preservation, and linen production. Preserved workshops recall clog makers and coopers.
Highlights
- Farmhouse with threshing floor and other farm buildings
- Bake house, farm garden, and herb garden
- Workshops of clog makers and coopers
- Topics such as flax and linen, butter, and clothing
- Operated by
- Stadt Gescher; ehrenamtlich betreut vom Heimatverein Gescher e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2Recipients of benefits under SGB II/XII, students, apprentices, volunteers in federal voluntary service, people with disabilities (from a disability degree of 80), holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card), and recipients of asylum benefits |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to the age of 18 are admitted free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Accompanying person admitted free where needed (with proof). |
| Groups | –Guided tour of the permanent exhibition (60 minutes): €4 per person extra; young people from age 12, €2. |
| Combined ticket (Bee, Local History, D(T)orf, and Bell Museums) | €6Reduced €3; the museums can be visited on separate days. |
Daycare centers and school classes, plus up to two accompanying adults, are admitted free. Reduced rate: 50 percent off.
Accessibility
- 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 outdoor grounds and the Heimathaus are accessible at ground level; accessible restrooms are located in the outdoor area of the museum farm.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Museum education programs for children (€5 per child, 60 to 90 minutes) and children's birthday parties.
Getting there & parking
The museum farm is in Gescher, close to the Bee Museum and the Bell Museum on Lindenstraße.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
According to the Heimatverein, the museum farm has a café.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and museum education activities by arrangement via the museum office (02542 7144 or 02542 60505). |
