Rauch-Museum Freudenberg
Company museum of Rauch Möbelwerke on furniture history and four generations of company history, with free admission on the first Sunday of each month.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
As early as 1978, Günther, Heinz and Wendelin Rauch had the idea of presenting the development of furniture against the background of the company's history from 1897 in a museum of its own. The plan was realized in February 2009 with the opening of the house at the headquarters of Rauch Möbelwerke in Freudenberg am Main. The company explicitly regards it as a history museum, not an art or applied arts museum.
The exhibition looks at the changing culture of living and furnishing, and uses a few selected examples to show the development of furniture, above all the bedroom and how it is made. Key themes are the move from decorative styles to straight, clean forms, the importance of generational succession for the continuity of a family business, and the role of machine technology for markets and production volumes.
The tour follows seven sections: an introduction to furniture history, the founding of the company, three bedrooms as an example of continuity, carpentry around 1930 and joinery then and now, including works from the apprentice workshop, materials and techniques from tree to furniture, and the history of the company across four generations.
Highlights
- Furniture history using the bedroom as an example
- Three historic bedrooms as evidence of continuity
- Carpentry around 1930 and works from the apprentice workshop
- From tree and material through the factory to the finished furniture
- Rauch across four generations since 1897
Permanent exhibition
- Möbelgeschichte und Firmengeschichte Rauch – Seven sections lead from furniture history through bedrooms, carpentry and materials to the history of the family company across four generations.
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Rauch Möbelwerke GmbH
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free.
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Getting there & parking
The museum belongs to the headquarters of Rauch Möbelwerke on Wendelin-Rauch-Straße in Freudenberg am Main.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Individual tours on request at tel. 09375 81-476 or by email to the museum. |
