DampfLandLeute Museum Eslohe

Over het museum

As early as the beginning of the 1970s, residents of Eslohe collected folk-life objects with the aim of creating a museum; the Museumsverein Eslohe (museum association) was founded for this purpose in 1975. In 1981 the Maschinen- und Heimatmuseum (machinery and local history museum) opened with an initial folk-life section and the power engine collection of Eslohe manufacturer and museum founder Eberhard König, who had assembled steam engines as well as diesel and gasoline engines.

A second construction phase followed in 1990, showing agriculture from work with hand tools to the use of machines, complemented by a gallery of village crafts. A third phase finally brought the permanent exhibition together under one roof, with one hall each for forest, village and home, and for the power engines. Since 1987 the Christine-Koch-Mundartarchiv, an archive of the Sauerland Low German dialect, has also been affiliated with the museum.

In fall 2006 the exhibition space grew by more than 1,000 square meters when two halls of the former machine and link chain factory were converted; the permanent exhibition "Es werde Dampf!" opened the same year. Under the name DampfLandLeute, the museum now presents the technological, rural and everyday history of the Sauerland on more than 2,000 square meters.

The collection includes around a dozen steam engines and steam pumps from the late 19th century to the 1960s, a steam road roller and six locomotives, among them a fireless steam storage locomotive from 1920 and a Krauss steam locomotive from 1898. On the steam days in May and September the machines run under real steam, and a museum railway operates on the grounds.

Hoogtepunten

• Steam engines and pumps that run under real steam on the steam days
• Museum railway on the museum grounds (April–October on the first Saturday of the month)
• Fireless steam storage locomotive from 1920 and Krauss steam locomotive from 1898
• Sections on agriculture, forestry and village crafts in the Sauerland
• Christine-Koch-Mundartarchiv on the Sauerland Low German dialect

Vaste collectie

• Es werde Dampf! – Exhibition shown since 2006 on stationary steam engines, steam pumps and locomotives, some of which are demonstrated in operation on the steam days.
• Landwirtschaft, Waldwirtschaft und Dorfhandwerk – Folk-life sections on work and everyday life in the Sauerland – from farming with hand tools to machines – plus village craftsmen's workshops and the history of the fire brigade.

Opgericht

1981

Beheerder

Museumsverein Eslohe e. V.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission for guests with the Schmallenberg Sauerland Card (during regular opening hours) and with the Winterberg Sauerland SommerCard. Gift vouchers available at the ticket desk.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• 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

According to the museum profile on museum.de, step-free access to the buildings and elevators. Dogs are not allowed in the exhibition halls.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

The museum explicitly invites families with children: touching and joining in is encouraged, and there are play areas on the outdoor grounds. Family tickets for adults with children aged 8 to 16; museum railway rides on selected Saturdays.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located directly on the SauerlandRadring (Hennesee loop) and the Ruhr-Sieg-Radweg.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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