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Sprechende Steine Museum Oberwittstadt

Small museum in Ravenstein-Oberwittstadt with a collection of strangely shaped stones in which a pastor saw faces and religious motifs.

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Sprechende Steine Museum OberwittstadtOpening hoursFree admission

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About the museum

The museum shows the stone collection of the local pastor Julius Hügel (1917–2006). He collected stones in whose grain and form faces could be seen, often with a religious connection, and he occasionally lent the image a hand to convey his view of a stone. From 2000 on, he presented the finds in his parents' house.

Since 2007, the collection has been housed in the listed, restored Heilig-Haus in the village center of Oberwittstadt, which the town of Ravenstein makes available. The exhibition is on the upper floor of the residential house from 1787, which has late Baroque fittings; the other rooms of the house can also be visited. The museum is run by the association "Museum der sprechenden Steine e. V." (Museum of Speaking Stones).

Highlights

Stone collection of Pastor Julius Hügel
Stones with faces and religious motifs
Listed Heilig-Haus from 1787 with late Baroque fittings
Free admission on the first Sunday of the month

Permanent exhibition

Sprechende Steine – Julius Hügel's collection shows stones in which faces and often religious scenes can be recognized, on the upper floor of the Heilig-Haus.

Founded: 2007
Operated by: Museum der sprechenden Steine e. V.