Stadtmuseum Wendlingen am Neckar
Town history museum in a baroque former parsonage complex with the Drittelscheuer barn, the Schmiedescheuer and a museum garden, run by the museum association.
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About the museum
The town history museum opened in September 2004. Its setting is especially appealing: a listed former parsonage complex made up of the baroque parsonage (1753/54), the Pfarrscheuer barn (1751/52), the Drittelscheuer barn (1457/58), a large parsonage garden with a washhouse and bakehouse from 1811, and a garden arbor.
In the parsonage, the town history collection presents life since the Middle Ages in the three very different districts of Wendlingen, Bodelshofen with its manor estate, and Unterboihingen. A common thread running through the exhibition is the importance of transport routes, from the Roman road and the pilgrim route through rafting and the railway to the motorway. The collection also includes textile and furniture industry exhibits from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The renovated Drittelscheuer presents archaeological finds from the Stone Age through to the Romans and Alemanni. In the former Pfarrscheuer, the Schmiedescheuer displays tools and work implements, including a mobile band saw, and beneath it lies a vaulted cellar with preserved fruit and vegetables. The museum garden has a beehouse, a vegetable garden and a bakehouse that can be rented. The municipal museum is run by the Museumsverein Wendlingen-Unterboihingen.
Highlights
- Town history of Wendlingen, Bodelshofen and Unterboihingen in the baroque parsonage
- Prehistory and early history in the Drittelscheuer from 1457/58
- Schmiedescheuer with tools and a vaulted cellar
- Textile and furniture industry of the region
- Museum garden with bakehouse and beehouse
Permanent exhibitions
- Vor- und Frühgeschichte in der Drittelscheuer – Archaeological finds and explanations from the Stone Age through the Bronze and Iron Ages to the Romans and Alemanni, in the barn from 1457/58.
- Stadtgeschichtliche Sammlung im ehemaligen Pfarrhaus – Life since the Middle Ages in Wendlingen, Bodelshofen and Unterboihingen, as well as the textile and furniture industry of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Schmiedescheuer – Work tools and implements from local forges, including a mobile band saw, a pole lathe and a workbench; a vaulted cellar lies beneath.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Museumsverein Wendlingen-Unterboihingen e. V. (Eigentümerin: Stadt Wendlingen am Neckar)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €0.50Pupils and students |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Children up to 12 years old enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | €0.50Pupils and students |
| Groups (7+ people) | €0.70 per personper person |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof · 5-min walk
Regional train and Regional Express (25 minutes to Stuttgart or Tübingen) and S-Bahn line S 1 toward Herrenberg or Kirchheim unter Teck.
By car
Parking available
Parking near the museum, toward St. Kolumban church; if it is full, use the parking spaces at the Lindenschule (Kirchstraße 31).
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Weddings / ceremonies
Up to 30 guests.
Civil wedding ceremonies in the museum garden for up to 30 guests (champagne reception possible, but no celebration in the garden; in case of rain, the museum barn; additional Saturday dates from May to September; registration via the Wendlingen am Neckar registry office). The bakehouse in the garden can be rented from the museum association.
