Lebendiges Museum Odershausen

Over het museum

The idea arose in 1987 at a village festival in Odershausen where old tractors were on display. In January 1989, residents founded the Verein zur Erhaltung historischer Landmaschinen und Traktoren (VEHLT, Association for the Preservation of Historic Agricultural Machinery and Tractors), which aimed to collect and restore farm equipment and demonstrate it in operation. Bulky machines such as a threshing machine were initially kept in the vacant Raiffeisen bank building.

In 1991, the association acquired the barn of the Meyer'scher Hof on Wildunger Straße; dating from 1741, it is considered the oldest building in the village. After lengthy property issues, the stable, garages, and old feed silo were added, and in 2000 the neighboring barn of the Debes-Hof, first mentioned as early as 1758. The city and the association renovated the buildings in 1996/97 with support from the State of Hesse and the EU for almost one million euros, with members contributing a great deal of volunteer labor. The silo became the museum's landmark and today houses restrooms and a small cobbler's workshop.

On display are machines, tools, and household items from village life in earlier times, many of them from Odershausen and the surrounding area. Among the showpieces are a Lanz Lokomobile (portable steam engine) from 1927 and an early Lanz Bulldog tractor. The museum comes to life on event days, when association members spin, weave, forge, bake, and press fruit the old-fashioned way, and the museum kitchen serves Waldeck dishes.

Hoogtepunten

• Monthly event days with changing themes such as sheep shearing, bread baking, or fruit pressing
• Stationary Lanz steam engine from 1927, demonstrated "under steam"
• Historic Lanz Bulldog tractor
• Barn from 1741 – the oldest building in Odershausen
• Museum kitchen with regional Waldeck dishes

Vaste collectie

• Dorfleben und Landwirtschaft vergangener Zeiten – Machines, tools, and household items from rural everyday life are displayed in two historic barns and in the farmyard; on event days, association members demonstrate how they were used.

Beheerder

Verein zur Erhaltung historischer Landmaschinen und Traktoren Odershausen 1989 e. V. (VEHLT)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission covers the tour of the buildings on the respective event day and includes the building tour; food and drinks are extra. Vouchers for admission and refreshments available.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The levels of the old barns are reachable only by stairs, so not all areas are accessible to wheelchair users.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

The museum describes itself as very family-friendly; on event days, old crafts such as spinning, weaving, and blacksmithing can be experienced live, and at the Advent Magic event, baking is done with children. Children under 6 free. Several levels reachable only by stairs.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

GPS address: Wildunger Straße 3 or Rottlandweg, Bad Wildungen. Several local hiking trails pass by the museum.

Service & horeca

• Café

Museum kitchen with Waldeck dishes, cake, and drinks on event days (may sell out before closing).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

No room rental listed; however, the association lends machines, equipment, and decorative items (e.g., threshing machine, steam engine, harvest wagon) for festivals, with staff on request.

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