Ortsmuseum Wängi
Local history museum in the Adlerscheune in Wängi with everyday culture, agriculture and crafts over three floors; free admission.
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About the museum
The Ortsmuseum Wängi is housed in the Adlerscheune (Adler barn) on Dorfstrasse and is run by the Stiftung Ortsmuseum Wängi foundation, whose board of trustees includes representatives of the municipality and the Protestant church. It was opened in the Adlerscheune on November 9, 1986. Over three floors, it displays historical and folk-culture objects from the history of the municipality.
The permanent exhibition covers everyday culture, household, living, transport, crafts, agriculture and the textile industry. The main areas are the history of Wängi, with period documents up to the present day, agricultural equipment and machinery, and evidence of craft skills. A selection of around one hundred photographs of surviving farmhouses shows how important agriculture was for the municipality, and a separate section is devoted to flax processing, from pulling to weaving.
Another focus is the work of the draftsman and choir director Johann Alphons Berkmüller (1802–1879), whose small-format drawings and watercolors of houses, streets and landscapes follow the style of the Swiss Little Masters. Under the museum’s patronage, seven “Wängenerhefte” (Wängen booklets) on local history have been published so far; they are available on site.
Highlights
- Everyday culture, household, living and crafts over three floors
- Agricultural equipment and machines, and photographs of around one hundred farmhouses
- Exhibition on flax processing, from the plant to the woven fabric
- Drawings and watercolors by Johann Alphons Berkmüller (1802–1879)
- Free admission, guided tours by advance registration
Permanent exhibitions
- Ständige Ausstellung zur Ortsgeschichte und Alltagskultur – Historical and folk-culture objects on everyday culture, household, living, transport, crafts, agriculture and the textile industry in Wängi.
- Als „Food waste“ noch kein Thema war – Development of the municipality over the past century, with around one hundred photographs of farmhouses and agricultural equipment.
- Flachsverarbeitung gestern – heute – The historical steps of flax processing: pulling, retting, drying and breaking, through to spinning and weaving.
- Operated by
- Stiftung Ortsmuseum Wängi
- Director
- Theo Rutschmann
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free. Visits and tours by advance registration are free of charge.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is at Dorfstrasse 29a, next to the Reformed church.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours for groups, associations and school classes by advance registration with the curator or the president of the board of trustees. |
