Sackmuseum
Museum in the grain house built in 1908, with sacks, bags and pouches from the small mail sack to the hop sack, including an old sack-mending workshop.
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About the museum
The brick building at Wasserstraße 6 was built in 1908 by the Jewish merchant Sally Ikenberg for his rural trade business. In the 1930s, Jewish assets were liquidated; the Bäuerliche Bezugs- und Absatzgenossenschaft (farmers' supply and sales cooperative) took over the house, where farmers delivered grain and traded seed, fertilizer, potatoes and coal. At the end of the 1980s, the building no longer met the requirements, and it was cleared at the beginning of the 1990s.
The Heimatverein Nieheim (Nieheim Local Heritage Association), founded in 1995, bought the house in 1998. With more than 7,000 hours of volunteer work, help from the town and the EU, and donations, it was restored so that at least the basement could be used for the Käsemarkt (cheese market) in 2000. Traces of the rural trade, such as the bucket elevator, a sack-filling system and a seed-dressing drum, can still be seen.
Today, the "Museum im Kornhaus" (Museum in the Grain House) presents the theme of sacks in many facets: from the smallest mail sack to the hop sack, from the straw mattress to the bagpipe and the church collection bag. There is also an old sack-mending workshop, two sack-beating machines and a small sack printing workshop.
Highlights
- Sacks, bags and pouches from the mail sack to the hop sack
- Old sack-mending workshop
- Sack-beating machines and a small sack printing workshop
- 1908 brick building with preserved rural trade equipment
- Joint tours with the cheese and beer museums
Permanent exhibition
- Die Welt der Säcke, Beutel und Tüten – Sacks and bags for post, grain, hops and daily life, supplemented by a sack-mending workshop, sack-beating machines and a small sack printing workshop.
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Nieheim e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 10 · Children up to 10 years free |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personGuided tour for 10 or more people; smaller groups flat fee €50 |
| Combined ticket for the Sack, Beer and Cheese Museums | €7.50Children up to 18 years free; available on Sundays at the Cheese Museum |
| Small group guided tour (flat fee) | €50For groups under 10 people |
Guided tours of the Sack, Cheese and Beer Museums can be booked through the Nieheim Tourist Office.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The ground floor serves as a meeting room and can be rented for celebrations.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Public guided tour of the Sack, Cheese and Beer Museums on Sundays at 14:00; meeting point: Deutsches Käsemuseum (German Cheese Museum). Group tours at other times by arrangement through the Nieheim Tourist Office (tel. 05274 982150). |
