Postmuseum Rheinhessen

About the museum

The Postmuseum Rheinhessen goes back to the Verein für Postgeschichte in Rheinhessen (association for postal history). With the restructuring of the postal service, many discarded items – mailboxes, stamp vending machines, signs – were sorted out. The association's members collected such pieces to save them from destruction and show them to the public.

In June 2002 the museum opened in the rooms of the former post office branch in the town hall of Erbes-Büdesheim. The place suits the theme: where letters were once accepted and parcels handed out, a completely preserved post office interior from the neighboring village of Bechenheim now tells of everyday work in a rural post office before the computer age.

The focus of the collection is on letter delivery in rural areas. On display are postmarks, mailboxes, and postal signs from more than 150 years, as well as uniform caps, photographs, and documents, and telephones from the 1950s to the 1970s, recalling the time when postal and telecommunications services were still organized under one roof.

The museum is run by volunteers. It opens for groups by arrangement and, during events in the village, for all interested visitors; admission is free.

Highlights

• Complete interior of a rural post office from Bechenheim
• Mailboxes, postal signs, and postmarks from more than 150 years
• Telephones of the 1950s to 1970s
• Historic uniform caps and photos on regional postal history

Permanent exhibitions

• Postgeschichte in Rheinhessen – The exhibition shows how letters and messages were delivered in the countryside – with a complete historic post office interior, mailboxes, stamps, signs, and old telephones.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Verein für Postgeschichte in Rheinhessen e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

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

Access is via one step and a narrow entrance door; inside everything is on one level, but the exhibition is tightly arranged, so wheelchair and walker users may have difficulties.

Kids & families

There are dedicated programs for kindergarten groups and elementary school classes by arrangement.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the town hall of Erbes-Büdesheim.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Events & venue rental

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