Municipal museum of decorative arts and design from the Renaissance to the present in the director's villa of the Ravensberger Spinnerei.
16 oktober 2026 – 3 januari 2027
The exhibition asks what luxury means in living spaces – from precious furniture and fine craftsmanship to the question of whether a safe home is itself a luxury today. Created with Bielefeld University and the artist Paula Bansmann.
The museum is based on the bequest of the Hamburg art dealers Friedrich Karl August and Gertrud Hülsmann. Friedrich Hülsmann came from Bielefeld and, together with his wife, had built up a business in Hamburg from 1938 dealing in European decorative arts, which after the war ranked among the leading names in the field. The childless couple left their collection to the city of Bielefeld on condition that it be preserved and shown to the public; it passed to the city in 1984.
The director's villa in the Ravensberger Park, built in 1865 and for more than a century the residence of the managers of the Ravensberger Spinnerei (spinning mill), was converted to house the collection. Museum Huelsmann opened in June 1995. On four floors, goldsmiths' work, silver, faience, porcelain, bronzes, tapestries and furniture are arranged in period rooms from the Renaissance to Neoclassicism; the basement holds scientific instruments including numerous sundials, a glass cabinet, a treasury and Asian art.
For the museum's tenth anniversary in 2005, the neighboring Turmvilla (tower villa) of 1852 was added, devoted to modernism and 20th-century design. Its upper floor now serves as a visible storage area that can be visited only in small groups by prior arrangement.
In addition to the permanent presentation, the museum shows up to two special exhibitions a year and places the historic pieces in new contexts through interventions. There are also workshops, a program for emerging artists from the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region, and civil wedding ceremonies in the Régence Room.
| Volwassenen | € 6 |
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| Met korting | € 3Those eligible under the rates of the municipal museums in the Ravensberger Park (including university students, apprentices and people doing voluntary service aged 18 and over) |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 17 jaar · Children and young people under 18 free. |
| Senioren | –Free admission on the first Wednesday of the month; otherwise no senior discount listed. |
| Mensen met een beperking | –begeleider gratis · No separate discount listed; companion ("B" marker) admitted free. |
| Studenten | € 3Free admission on Wednesdays. |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 4 p.p.Reduced €2 per person. School classes, daycare and after-school (OGS) groups free. |
| Gezinnen | € 3Per adult (up to 2 adults with minor children); children free. |
| Combination ticket for the museums in the Ravensberger Park | € 12One admission each to Museum Huelsmann, the Historisches Museum and the Naturkunde-Museum within 6 months; reduced €6. |
| Combination annual pass | € 40For Museum Huelsmann, the Historisches Museum and the Naturkunde-Museum; reduced €20. |
Gratis toegang: Free for seniors on the first Wednesday of the month and for university students every Wednesday.
Free admission also for accompanied school classes, members of the Förderkreis (friends' association), holders of the Bielefeld-Pass and members of ICOM and the Deutscher Museumsbund.
The director's villa is fully accessible via a step-free side entrance and an elevator (including the wedding room on the second floor). For heritage protection reasons, the Turmvilla can be reached only by stairs.
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 17 jaar |
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| Gezinsticket | € 3 · Per adult (up to 2 adults with minor children); children free. |
Free admission up to age 18. Vacation workshops for children and teens ages 9 and up; programs for daycares and school classes; day or week programs for private groups on request.
Ravensberger Park
Bus lines 21, 22, and 29 from Jahnplatz to the stop “Ravensberger Park.”
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Along Bleichstraße (pay-and-display machine) and in the Parkdeck Hermann-Delius-Straße next to the gas station; driving and parking are not allowed in the Ravensberger Park itself.
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Tot 20 personen.
Civil wedding ceremonies in the Régence Room (second floor) on the first and third Saturday of the month between 10:00 and 12:00, up to 20 guests; dates and fees via the Bielefeld registry office (Standesamt).
Aanvragen & details| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Private guided tours by arrangement (€50, also outside opening hours); public guided tours of special exhibitions on set dates. Workshops (e.g. kintsugi, silver jewelry) with registration at veranstaltungen-museumhuelsmann@bielefeld.de or 0521 513764. |
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