Thüringer Freilichtmuseum Hohenfelden

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Over het museum

The Thüringer Freilichtmuseum Hohenfelden was founded in 1979; its first director was the settlement researcher Hartmut Wenzel. The aim was to preserve Thuringia's rural building and living culture before the old farmhouses, craft workshops, and outbuildings disappeared from the villages.

The museum consists of two sites. In the listed village of Hohenfelden, several buildings have been preserved in their original locations and restored, including the parsonage farm with the former parsonage, the one-room school, a day laborer's house, and one of the last village brewhouses in Thuringia. On the museum grounds at the Eichenberg, a few hundred meters north of the village, buildings from various parts of the state are instead dismantled and faithfully re-erected – such as the farmstead of well-to-do farmers, a village smithy, a post windmill, an Umgebindehaus (a half-timbered house with a distinctive timber support frame), a pottery, and a shepherd's house.

The buildings range from the 16th century to the 1960s. Cottage gardens, fields, and old livestock breeds show the houses in their natural setting, while furniture and tools convey the everyday life of their inhabitants. The Eichenberg grounds are continually being expanded with additional houses.

The museum is run by the Weimarer Land district, supported by a friends' association. Besides special exhibitions, the annual program features festivals such as the Handwerkertag (Craftsmen's Day), the Thüringer Schäfertag (Thuringian Shepherds' Day), a cheese market, and an autumn market, as well as craft demonstrations and hands-on activities for children.

Hoogtepunten

• More than 40 historic buildings from the 16th to the 20th century
• Working historic village brewhouse
• Post windmill, village smithy, and pottery at the Eichenberg
• One-room school and parsonage farm in the listed village
• Cottage gardens and old livestock breeds
• Handwerkertag, Schäfertag, and autumn market

Vaste collectie

• Museumsgelände „Am Eichenberg“ – Relocated farmhouses, workshops, and farm buildings from all over Thuringia with gardens, fields, and animals, including a smithy, a post windmill, and a pottery.
• Alter Pfarrhof und historisches Dorf – Buildings preserved in their original locations in the village center, including the parsonage, the one-room school, the brewhouse, and the day laborer's house.

Opgericht

1979

Beheerder

Landkreis Weimarer Land

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

One ticket is valid for both museum sites. Tickets only at the museum ticket desk; gift vouchers available. Guided tours plus admission: standard tour for adults (max. 90 minutes, up to 25 people) €45 per group, children's tour (approx. 60 minutes, up to 25 children aged 6–16) €30 per group, children's adventure tour up to grade 6 (minimum 10 children) €3 per child, special themed tour €85.

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 historic buildings are only partially accessible (raised door thresholds, non-standard steps, varying doorway heights); the grounds are uneven in places. Information under the “Reisen für Alle” (Travel for All) certification system (short reports) is available.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Children's tours (approx. 60 min., ages 6–12) and adventure tours for elementary school children with hands-on themes such as butter making, laundry day, or village school (by registration). From April to October, hands-on activities during the craft demonstrations, as well as Sunday and holiday activities for families. The open-air grounds are mostly stroller-friendly; some historic buildings have steps and narrow doors. Baby changing room and playground at the Am Eichenberg museum site.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant

Lemonade pavilion at Eichenberg and the museum restaurant "Einkehr zur alten Pfarre" in the village. Dogs on a leash welcome; smoking is prohibited throughout the grounds.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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

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