Stadtmuseum Burgdorf
Town museum in a 17th-century Ackerbürgerhaus (farmer-townsman's house) with changing exhibitions on Burgdorf's history and a tin figure collection.
About the museum
The Stadtmuseum occupies a two-story half-timbered house with a half-hipped roof in the northwest of Burgdorf's old town. It was built in the 17th century as an Ackerbürgerhaus and, after the great town fire of 1809, served as a wheelwright's workshop. The town of Burgdorf acquired and renovated the listed building and opened its museum there in 1983.
Since 1998 operations have been in the hands of the town's Verkehrs- und Verschönerungs-Verein (VVV), while the building remains municipal property. The volunteer work is supported by the Förderverein Stadtmuseum (friends' association), which also publishes books on local history; the Hannover Region provides institutional funding for the museum.
There is hardly a permanent exhibition in the classical sense. In one room the association draws on its holdings, from prehistory and early history through town history to folklore, and presents individual eras in rotation, each embedded in regional history. A second room is devoted to the tin figure collection, which is noted far beyond Burgdorf and is the occasion for a nationwide collectors' meeting.
The program is complemented by lectures, readings, discussion rounds with eyewitnesses, slide shows and concerts. In this way the small house on Schmiedestraße has developed into a cultural meeting place of the town.
Highlights
- Listed Ackerbürgerhaus from the 17th century
- Tin figure collection noted nationwide
- Changing exhibitions on town and cultural history
- Lectures, readings and concerts in the museum
Permanent exhibitions
- Zinnfigurensammlung – In a room of its own, the museum shows changing selections from its collection of tin figures, which is noted far beyond the region.
- Founded
- 1983
- Operated by
- Verkehrs- und Verschönerungs-Verein der Stadt Burgdorf e. V. (VVV)
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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
Accessible entrance to the building and the exhibitions, elevator and accessible restroom. The museum also mentions offerings for people with visual and speech impairments.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking lot under the Hochbrücke at the tax office as well as the parking garage at the train station.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Accompanying booklets and books on Burgdorf's town history are available at the info counter or in the museum shop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Tours for groups as well as programs for kindergartens and elementary schools by arrangement with the VVV office (05136 1862). In addition, there are public tours, discussion rounds and lectures accompanying the exhibitions. |
