Zugpferdemuseum
Museum in the historic Annenhof in Lütau on the role of draft horses in transport, the postal service, brewery logistics and industry.
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About the museum
The Zugpferdemuseum has existed since 2000 in the historic Annenhof in Lütau, a manor farm dating from 1726. It is run by the association Zugpferdemuseum e. V. The museum sees itself as a museum of working with draft horses and aims to show that horses meant far more than agriculture and carriage rides: for centuries they kept trade, the postal service and production moving, and during industrialization they supplied the "horsepower" before engines replaced them.
The documentation focuses on the period of industrialization and covers horse-drawn brewery logistics, riding and carriage post, commercial and industrial transport, horses in the military and in mining, pack transport across mountains, workshops such as the smithy and saddlery, and veterinary medicine. On display are, among other things, large beer barrel wagons and multi-horse harnesses of the Holsten, Schultheiss and Engelhardt breweries, and the Leichter Heeresfeldwagen 1, one of the few originals of its kind to survive.
Alongside the exhibition, the museum runs a "Lernort" (learning site) with offerings for groups, school classes and courses on driving horses, researches transport history, and with the project "Museum on tour" presents its own special exhibitions in partner institutions.
Highlights
- Beer barrel wagons and multi-horse harnesses of well-known breweries
- Leichter Heeresfeldwagen 1, one of the few originals
- Topics from carriage mail and haulage to mining and veterinary medicine
- Many exhibits can be touched
- Day course "Fuhrfrau oder Fuhrmann auf Zeit"
Permanent exhibition
- Die Welt der Arbeitspferde – The exhibition documents horse-drawn mobility during industrialization, from brewery logistics through carriage mail, the military and mining to workshops and veterinary medicine.
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Zugpferdemuseum e. V.
- Director
- Jürgen Hagenkötter
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Many exhibits can be touched and, according to Wikipedia, give people with disabilities direct access to the subject.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
In school projects, children learn about harnesses and types of hitching and take their first steps with the small working ponies; many exhibits can be touched.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Themed events can be booked for groups and school classes, for example to match project weeks on working in rural areas. The day course "Fuhrfrau oder Fuhrmann auf Zeit" covers theory, exercises on a driving training device, and driving from the ground up to a two-horse outing; registration through the museum educator. |
