Deutsches Käsemuseum
Museum on the production and cultural history of cheese in the "cheese town" of Nieheim, open on seasonal Sundays and for groups.
About the museum
The Deutsches Käsemuseum (German Cheese Museum) was part of the Westfalen Culinarium, a museum ensemble opened in Nieheim in 2006 in six converted farmer-townsmen's houses on Lange Straße. Under one roof it presented museums on cheese, bread, ham, and beer; the project, funded with EU money, received the German Tourism Award in the year it was founded.
In 2019 the Culinarium was dissolved as a group: the bread and ham museums closed, and the cheese museum remained under the management of the town of Nieheim. Today, together with the Nieheimer Biermuseum der Brauzunft and the Sackmuseum of the local history association, it forms the Nieheimer Museumslandschaft with shared admission.
The exhibition in two reconstructed half-timbered houses explains how cheese is made, what distinguishes raw-milk cheese, and why Nieheim, with its traditional Nieheimer Magermilchkäse (skim milk cheese) and the large cheese market, is regarded as a cheese town. Among other things, an early Nieheim cheese kitchen with historic tools can be seen. The rooms are also rented out for celebrations and events.
Highlights
- Historic Nieheim cheese kitchen
- Clear explanation of cheese and raw-milk cheese production
- History of Nieheim cheese
- Shared admission with the beer museum and the sack museum
- Public guided tour on seasonal Sundays
- Founded
- 2006
- Operated by
- Stadt Nieheim
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7.50 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Children and young people up to age 18 free. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €7.50 per personGroups of 10 or more; individual guided tour €40 per group of up to 20 people. Small groups of fewer than 10 pay a flat rate of admission for 10 people plus €40 for the tour. |
The €7.50 admission is valid for all three Nieheim museums (cheese museum, beer museum, sack museum) and includes the public Sunday guided tour.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kornhaus · 3-min walk
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
Up to 200 guests.
Conservatory (up to 80 standing/60 seated) and threshing floor (up to 120 standing/100 seated), together up to 200 standing or 160 seated; tap system, large kitchen, and tableware for 100 people. Rental €200 per room, €400 for both; associations get a 50% discount.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Public guided tour on opening Sundays at 14:00 without registration (individual visitors and groups of up to 9 people). Group tours through the Office for Town and Economic Development (Amt für Stadt- und Wirtschaftsförderung). |
