ZeitRäume Bodenstedt

About the museum

The three-sided farmstead on Hauptstraße in Bodenstedt was built in 1877/78. Alongside farming, the owners ran an inn here until 1934, with a dance hall, taproom and bowling alley. During World War II, forced laborers were housed on the farm; after the war, refugees and expellees found shelter there.

What makes it special: many rooms remained largely unchanged for decades, complete with furniture and fittings from different eras. The municipality of Vechelde had the property restored with support from the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (state heritage office), the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz and the Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz, and opened it as a museum on July 1, 2011. It is run jointly with the citizens' association Bürgerverein ZeitRäume Bodenstedt, whose volunteers take care of operations, guided tours and events.

Visitors walk through the original rooms, preserved behind glass; audio stations and ambient sound tell of some 130 years of everyday, cultural and political history in the countryside, with a focus on the postwar period. In 2017/18 the former cowshed was converted into an event space, and the old horse stable houses a farm café.

Highlights

• Originally preserved living and working rooms from several eras
• Audio stations and ambient sound covering 130 years of village history
• Forced labor, flight and expulsion in the countryside
• Converted cowshed used as an event space
• Farm café in the former horse stable

Permanent exhibitions

• ZeitRäume – Alltag auf dem Land von der Kaiserzeit bis in die 1970er – Audio stations and ambient sound bring the original rooms of the three-sided farmstead to life; one focus is on the period after 1945.

Founded

2011

Operated by

Gemeinde Vechelde mit dem Bürgerverein ZeitRäume Bodenstedt e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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

According to the Museumsverband Niedersachsen und Bremen, not fully accessible; an accessible restroom is available.

Kids & families

Getting there & parking

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

Amenities & dining

• Café

Farm café in the former horse stable, Sundays 14:00–17:00.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Up to 80 guests.

The converted cowshed (60–80 people) is used for readings, concerts, seminars and club events and can also be rented privately under certain conditions.

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