Trachten- und Mühlenmuseum

About the museum

The Baumann grain mill in Pfullingen was built in 1799. Since 1988, the residential part of the building has housed the Württemberg Costume Museum (Württembergisches Trachtenmuseum), which shows the costume collection of the Swabian Alb Association. In the part of the mill facing the Echaz, the technical equipment of the Haydt mill, which was in operation until the late 1970s, was also installed.

The costume museum presents rural clothing from the 18th to 20th century from the former Kingdom of Württemberg and neighboring areas. It is not only about festive forms and colors, but about the history of rural clothing as a whole, including regulations and customs. Equipment and pictures from the spinning room (Spinnstube) show how fabrics were made, from spinning to ribbon weaving.

In the mill museum, grinding stones (Mahlgänge), bucket elevators (Becherwerke) and plansifters (Plansichter) can be studied across four floors; the mill is still operational. Volunteers from the Pfullingen local group of the Swabian Alb Association look after both museums with support from the town. The building also serves as an information center for the Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb on the regional history of costume.

Highlights

• Rural clothing from the 18th to 20th century
• Spinning room with equipment for spinning and ribbon weaving
• Working grain mill across four floors
• Technology of the Haydt mill (in operation until the late 1970s)
• Mill parlor with coffee and cake
• Information center for the Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb

Permanent exhibitions

• Württembergisches Trachtenmuseum – Rural clothing from Württemberg, supplemented by equipment and pictures from the spinning room on how fabrics and ribbons were made.
• Mühlenmuseum – Working grain mill across four floors with grinding stones, bucket elevators and plansifters, plus information on milling technology and water power.

Founded

1988

Operated by

Schwäbischer Albverein, Ortsgruppe Pfullingen (mit Unterstützung der Stadt Pfullingen)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; donations are welcome.

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Amenities & dining

• Café

During opening hours, the Swabian Alb Association serves coffee and cake in the mill parlor (Mühlenstube).

Events & venue rental

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