Ortsmuseum Lindengut Flawil

About the museum

The Lindengut is a stately residence with a park in the Feld district of Flawil. The property can be documented from around 1804, when it belonged to the family of carters named Lenggenhager; the house was probably built towards the end of the 18th century. Until 1882 the estate was called “Feldegg”. The weaving mill owner Huldreich Ottiker then acquired it, developed it into a stately country estate, and had the park laid out with native and exotic plants, fountains and a garden house. The name “Lindengut” probably also comes from him.

The Schiess family and their son Rolf later lived in the house. For the 125th anniversary of Habis Textil AG, the company gave the property in 1983 to the newly founded Stiftung Lindengut, so that a local history museum and a meeting place could be established here. As early as 1980, history-minded residents had founded the Verein Ortsmuseum Flawil and begun collecting relics of the village.

After the renovation of the house and grounds, members of the association set up the museum through years of manual work; it opened on 9 September 1989. The exhibition shows local history with a focus on the textile and embroidery trades, as well as crafts, club life and domestic culture. All staff are volunteers.

Highlights

• Stately residence of weaving mill owner Huldreich Ottiker with park
• Embroidery cellar with a hand-embroidery machine still in working order
• Furnished kitchen, Ottiker-Stube and Biedermeier-Stube
• Coach house with agricultural and trade equipment
• Park with garden chalet, pond and fountains

Permanent exhibitions

• Wohnen im Lindengut – The furnished kitchen, Ottiker-Stube and Biedermeier-Stube show how the families who owned the country estate lived.
• Stickerei-Keller – A hand-embroidery machine that is still in working order stands in the cellar and recalls the embroidery trade that shaped Flawil.
• Remise – The horse stable and cart shed hold agricultural and trade equipment from the village.

Founded

1989

Operated by

Verein Ortsmuseum Flawil (Liegenschaft: Stiftung Lindengut)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; donations to the museum box are welcome. Guided tours cost a flat rate of CHF 100 (5 to 25 people); a tour of the coach house is charged separately.

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

The hall for temporary exhibitions (Säli) and the coach house are wheelchair accessible; the coach house has an accessible toilet.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The “Abenteuer im Museum” programme invites families and mixed groups on a playful discovery tour through the house (about 75 to 90 minutes). Events also include flashlight tours for children aged 6 and up.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The website’s online shop sells embroidered products made on the museum’s embroidery machine; orders can be collected at the museum on the next opening day.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 80 guests.

Coach house (wheelchair accessible, accessible toilet, kitchen, projector) for events with 60 to 80 people; Säli for exhibitions and smaller events for up to 40 people, only in limited availability and on request. Ottiker-Stube and Biedermeier-Stube for weddings (appointments through the civil registry office in Uzwil), the park for the drinks reception.

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