Städtisches Museum Am Rykenberg – Wendelin-Leidinger-Haus

Over het museum

Haus Rykenberg in Werl's old town near the Propsteikirche is a Burgmannshaus (house of a castle retainer) that Arnold von dem Rykenberge had built around 1360; his family served as castle retainers to the electors of Cologne. Later it was mostly inhabited by hereditary salt-making families, from 1715 by the von Lilien family, until the city of Werl bought the building in 1914. The building combines a massive sandstone section and a Kemenate (heated chamber) with more recent half-timbered parts and is a listed monument.

The first museum rooms were opened in September 1962, and further rooms were added gradually. The house is named after the longtime museum director and local historian Wendelin Leidinger. Today the Neuer Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Werl looks after the municipal museum on a volunteer basis.

The collection spans archaeological finds, around 2,000 years of salt production and the hereditary salt-maker system, the Marian pilgrimage, and industrialization, for example through the Wulf yeast factory. A city model shows Werl in the 17th century; further rooms are devoted to the Nazi era, Jewish life, and witch persecution. Dedicated galleries show paintings by Heinrich Gaudenz von Rustige, who was born in Werl, as well as drawings and graphic works by Hans Sponnier. The house includes a museum garden with a replica of a salt-boiling furnace.

Hoogtepunten

• Medieval Burgmannshaus from around 1360
• City model of Werl in the 17th century
• Heinrich Gaudenz von Rustige painting gallery
• Drawings and graphic works by Hans Sponnier
• Salt production and hereditary salt makers in Werl
• Museum garden with a replica salt-pan furnace

Vaste collectie

• Gemäldegalerie Heinrich Gaudenz von Rustige – Genre paintings, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings by the 19th-century painter born in Werl.
• Hans Sponnier – Selected drawings, etchings, and watercolors by the Werl graphic artist with views of Werl, Soest, the Börde, and the Alps.
• Werler Stadt- und Salzgeschichte – City model, salt production and hereditary salt makers, pilgrimage, industrialization, and remembrance of the Nazi era and Jewish life in Werl.

Opgericht

1962

Beheerder

Neuer Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Werl e. V. (für die Wallfahrtsstadt Werl)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission €2 for adults aged 18 and older.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Kinderfeestjes

Children's birthday parties (Monday to Friday, approx. 1.5 hours, up to 12 children) with themes such as ghost hour, salt adventure, medieval spectacle, or games from olden times; programs also for kindergarten groups.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located in Werl's old town between the adult education center (Volkshochschule) and the youth center, near the Propsteikirche.

Service & horeca

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten: niet aanwezig
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Tot 30 personen.

Civil wedding ceremonies (€150) in the Kaminzimmer (fireplace room) or in the Rustige painting gallery with 20 to 30 seats; first coordinate a date with the Werl registry office. A stay in the house or garden afterward is possible; bring your own drinks.

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