Schwälmer Dorfmuseum Holzburg

About the museum

The Holzburg village museum opened in 1959 in the barn of the parsonage, built in 1728. Pastor Heinz Metz crowned his life's work with it by assembling a collection on the everyday life and crafts of the Schwalm region. The parish ran the museum until 1972, after which the Schwälmer Heimatbund took it over. Since 2008 the museum has been run by the Museumsverein, an association founded specifically for this purpose.

The 16 rooms of the parsonage barn show the world of a Schwalm farmhouse from the 18th to the early decades of the 20th century: field and household work, the kitchen, living and sleeping rooms, and workshops such as those of a shoemaker or a wheelwright. The collection also includes Schwalm traditional costumes, which document the crafts and customs of the region.

Thanks to the donation of the former Wahl inn to the municipality of Schrecksbach, the association gained more rooms from 2008. They house exhibition spaces on village history, a library, the museum shop, a museum café with a taproom and bakehouse, and a hall with 52 costume dolls. The complex also includes the fully equipped Schreiber forge.

Highlights

• Parsonage barn from 1728 with 16 rooms on Schwalm rural culture
• Schwalm costumes and 52 costume dolls "Von der Wiege bis zur Bahre"
• Fully equipped Schreiber forge
• Museum café with taproom and working bakehouse
• Digital scavenger hunt and audio guide

Permanent exhibitions

• Pfarrscheune: Bäuerliche Lebenswelt der Schwalm – Sixteen rooms with the kitchen, living rooms, field and household work, and craftsmen's workshops show life on a Schwalm farm from the 18th to the early 20th century.
• Gasthaus Wahl: Heimatstuben und Trachtenpuppen – Rooms on village, school and clubs, a library, and a hall with the 52 costume dolls by Erika Decker.
• Hofschmiede Schreiber – A fully equipped village forge next to the parsonage barn, which can be viewed on guided tours.

Founded

1959

Operated by

Schwälmer Dorfmuseum Holzburg e.V.

Director

Heidrun Merk M.A.

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Oma-und-Opa-Tag (grandparents' day) every first Sunday of the month

The admission of €3 applies to adults and young people aged 16 and over.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

On Oma-und-Opa-Tag, grandparents tell their grandchildren how things in the museum were once used. Museum education offers (dressing up in Schwalm costumes, treasure hunts in the museum) can also be booked for children's birthday parties; a digital scavenger hunt (Action Bound) is available. School classes from the Schwalm-Eder district can use the free museum bus.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Museum café with taproom and bakehouse in the Wahl inn (open only for events or registered groups); museum shop in the entrance area with books, postcards and gifts.

Events & venue rental

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