Technikmuseum Diepholz-Heede

About the museum

The technology museum in Heede, a district of Diepholz, was founded in 2014 and is run by the Familie Dieter und Margret Möller-Stiftung (foundation). It grew out of the collection of the museum's initiator, Dieter Möller, who gathered irons and related appliances over several decades.

The focus is on around 2,500 objects on the history of ironing: besides irons heated with coal, alcohol, gasoline or electricity, visitors can see foot irons, collar irons, mangles and pleating machines. A second exhibition building shows the Kaufmann family's collection of radios, tube televisions, radio transmitters and high-frequency measuring instruments, including early answering machines and sound recording devices.

The museum is complemented by a section on household technology with telephones, stoves, heating systems, sanitary fixtures and plumbers' tools. Volunteers restore and archive the holdings, run the museum café and host a monthly repair meetup. There are also talks and events on historic technology, and the museum's own film team presents exhibits in short videos on a YouTube channel.

Highlights

• Around 2,500 exhibits on the history of ironing
• Foot irons, collar irons, mangles and pleating machines
• Historic radios, tube televisions and radio technology
• Old household appliances, telephones, stoves and plumbers' tools
• Museum café with homemade cake

Permanent exhibitions

• Bügeleisensammlung Dieter Möller – The history of ironing with irons for coal, alcohol, gasoline and electricity, as well as curiosities such as foot irons and pleating machines.
• Radio- und Funktechnik – Restored radios, tube televisions, transmitters and measuring instruments from the Kaufmann family collection.
• Haustechnik und Haushaltsgeräte – Electric household appliances, telephones, stoves, sanitary fixtures and plumbers' tools from past decades.

Founded

2014

Operated by

Familie Dieter und Margret Möller-Stiftung

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• 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

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café

Museum café with homemade cake and drinks; for groups, also outside opening hours by arrangement.

Events & venue rental

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