
Museumshof Bad Oeynhausen
Small open-air museum in the Siekertal with a half-timbered farmstead, tenant farmer's house, barn, granary, bakehouse, and water mill from the Minden-Ravensberger Land.
Over het museum
The Museumshof opened in May 1969. It began with the main building of the Aschen farm from Hüllhorst, a richly decorated hall house from 1739 that was dismantled and rebuilt in the Siekertal. Originally only this one building was planned; after the donation of a tenant farmer's house, however, the site grew step by step into a complete farmstead.
By 1993, the tenant farmer's house from 1654 from Exter, a bakehouse from Dehme, a barn from 1803, and a granary from 1792 were added, all moved from the surrounding area. A little further down at the Osterbach, a farm water mill from 1772, demonstrated by volunteer millers, has stood since the mid-1980s. Behind the main building, a farm garden lined with boxwood was laid out in the early 1970s; it is now being redesigned in a more natural style.
The furnished houses show living and working in the countryside in the 19th century, including cigar making as a typical side occupation, basket weaving, beekeeping, and the workshops of the carpenter and wheelwright. The museum is run by the city of Bad Oeynhausen, supported by the Freundeskreis Museumshof (friends' circle) and several volunteer groups; markets, a garden festival, and a Low German church service are part of the annual program.
Hoogtepunten
- Low German hall house from 1739 with an open hearth
- Tenant farmer's house from 1654 with cigar-making equipment
- Farm water mill from 1772 with demonstrations
- Barn with workshops of the carpenter and wheelwright
- Farm garden with boxwood beds
Vaste collectie
- Bäuerliche Hofanlage des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts – Five furnished half-timbered buildings show living, food storage, crafts, and farming on a typical farm of the region before industrialization.
- Hofwassermühle am Osterbach – Breastshot water mill with a grist run from 1772, in operation on mill Sundays.
- Opgericht
- 1969
- Beheerder
- Stadt Bad Oeynhausen
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 2 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 1Children |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 1 |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 1,50 p.p.Per person for groups of 10 or more. |
Toegankelijkheid
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Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Close to the town center in the Siekertal on the Osterbach, directly next to the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW and the Landschafts- und Kulturpark Aqua Magica.
Route plannenService & horeca
On mill Sundays, the volunteer millers offer coffee and homemade cake.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Bruiloften / trouwceremonies: niet aanwezig
Civil weddings on the Deele (threshing floor) of the main building were possible until September 2026; from 2027, according to the registry office, no more weddings will take place at the Museumshof.
Aanvragen & detailsJe bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Goed om te weten | Regular guided tours of the farm garden; on mill Sundays, the millers explain the milling mechanism. Events from May to October, including an Easter market, garden festival, Martinsmarkt, and a Low German church service on Ascension Day. |




