Freilichtmuseum Finsterau

Over het museum

The Finsterau Open-Air Museum opened in 1980 with the Kapplhof, a Waldler farmstead whose design dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Together with the older Massing Open-Air Museum in the Rottal, it is one of the Lower Bavarian open-air museums, run by a special-purpose association made up of the Lower Bavaria district, the districts of Rottal-Inn and Freyung-Grafenau, and the municipalities of Massing and Mauth. It was originally called "Freilichtmuseum Bayerischer Wald in Finsterau"; it received its current name in 1984.

On the spacious grounds on the edge of Finsterau stand farmhouses and village buildings from across the Bavarian Forest, which were dismantled at their original sites and re-erected here. The buildings date mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries, while their furnishings show life from the 1930s to the 1960s. The relocation of the Petzi farmstead from Pötzerreut between 1984 and 1988 is considered a methodological milestone: for the first time, a large natural-stone farmstead with all its buildings was moved as a whole.

In the following decades, additions included the Sachl, a village smithy, a wooden chapel, the roadside inn "Ehrn" from Kirchaitnach and the Salettl, a dance hall from Passau-Mariahilf rebuilt in 2012/13. At the end of 2007 the Schanzer-Häusl from Riedelsbach, a typical Bohemian Forest house, opened. Small permanent exhibitions on woodworking, farm carts, shoemaking and blacksmithing complement the farmsteads; demonstrations, festivals and an extensive hands-on program bring everyday life of the past to life.

Hoogtepunten

• Petzi farmstead from Pötzerreut, moved to the museum as a complete natural-stone farmstead
• Kapplhof, the museum's first building (1980)
• Schanzer-Häusl, an original Bohemian Forest house
• Roadside inn "Ehrn" with the historic dance hall Salettl
• Demonstrations in the old village smithy
• Two playgrounds, one of them covered

Vaste collectie

• Alles aus Holz – Exhibition in the barn of the Bohemian Forest house about forestry work, timber transport and the cottage industry of the rake, shovel and shingle makers.
• Bäuerliches Fuhrwerk und Gerät – Plows, ladder wagons, sleds, threshing machines and a restored tractor from the collection show the evolution of farm machinery.
• In der alten Dorfschmiede – The furnished village smithy offers insight into the work and life of a blacksmith who made tools and implements for the whole village.

Opgericht

1980

Beheerder

Zweckverband Niederbayerische Freilichtmuseen

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Card payment possible at the ticket desk. Guided tours by appointment cost €40 in addition to admission. A combination ticket from the Ilztalbahn covers the Ilztalbahn train, connecting bus and museum admission.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Assessed under "Reisen für Alle" (Travel for All). Parking directly at the entrance, accessible restroom, step-free access to parts of the grounds, tactile guidance system and programs for visitors with visual impairments (e.g., herb tour using three senses). Dogs are allowed on a leash.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Speeltuin / speelhoek
• Kinderfeestjes

Free museum scavenger hunt "Ab in die Zeitmaschine" (Off into the Time Machine) for children aged 6 and up (leaflet at the ticket desk or for download, approx. 1 hour). Two playgrounds: one in the middle of the grounds near the beer garden, one covered in the inn "Ehrn". Bookable programs such as "Mit Mia und Max durchs Museum" or "Schätze der Kinder" as well as children's birthday parties (3 hours, max. 8 children aged 6 and up, €140). Museum animals on the farmsteads.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car from the direction of Passau via the B 12 to Freyung, at the roundabout take the B 533 toward Grafenau and after 500 m turn toward Mauth; then 14 km via the St 2127 to Finsterau. The museum is located directly on the national park bike path from Haidmühle to Bayerisch Eisenstein.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Wifi

Traditional inn "D'Ehrn" with beer garden and Café Heimat Finsterau on the museum grounds. Restrooms in the entrance building and in the inn; free Wi-Fi in the entrance area and in Café Heimat. No smoking on the entire grounds.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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