Volkskundliches Freilichtmuseum Speckenbüttel

About the museum

The open-air museum goes back to the local historian Dr. Johann Bohls, who in 1908 called for a threatened Low German farmhouse from Lintig to be rebuilt in the Speckenbüttel city park in Lehe. The Bauernhausverein Lehe e.V. was founded the same year and still runs the museum today. The smoke house from 1910 is the cornerstone of the site.

The Geest farm complex grew over decades. Alongside the smoke house came the retirement house (Altenteilerhaus) built in 1912, a fence barn, a sheep shed, a moor cottage (Moorkate), a bake house with a clay oven, a threshing barn with a horse-powered gin (Göpel) and a beehive stand. A marsh house from Sandstedt was erected here in 1927, burned down in 1946 and rebuilt on the old foundations in 1968–1973. The post mill was built in 1984–1986 after an old model.

Together, the buildings and collections document rural life in the marsh, geest and moor areas of the Elbe-Weser triangle. The smoke house and the marsh house are also used for events and private celebrations.

Highlights

• Low German smoke house from Lintig with open hearth
• Marsh house with Hadelner Dönz and folk collections
• Göpel threshing barn with a working horse gin
• Bake house with clay oven
• Post mill, moor cottage and bee shed

Permanent exhibitions

• Geesthofanlage – Ensemble of historic farm buildings, from the smoke house (Lintig) to the threshing barn, bake house, moor cottage and bee shed, showing rural life on the geest.
• Marschenhaus – Replica of a marsh house with museum-furnished Dönzen, folk collections and two barns with carriages and agricultural equipment.
• Bockwindmühle – Post mill newly built in the 1980s after an old model, in the park.

Founded

1908

Operated by

Bauernhausverein Lehe e.V.

Admission & discounts

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

Accessible restroom in the service building of the Geest farm complex.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum has two entrances: the Geest farm complex (Parkstraße 9) and the marsh house (Marschenhausweg 2). Both are in Speckenbütteler Park.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

The Flett (main room) and hall of the marsh house, as well as the hall of the retirement house on the Geest farm complex, serve as event rooms for celebrations and cultural events, regardless of weather or season; private rentals are possible year-round.

Plan your visit