Winsen Museum Farm

Geschichte

The Winsen Museum Farm is an open-air museum in Winsen in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It was started in 1982 and comprises a typical farmyard from the southern Lüneburg Heath around which other buildings, characteristic of the region, are grouped.Museum siteThe museum is situated in the residential part of Winsen within an extensive, tree-covered area with a low hill and the typical appearance of heath country.The museum is sponsored by the Winsen Local Heritage Society from the first half of the 18th century houses exhibitions with beekeeping equipment and items of laundry made of linen. The barn was moved to Winsen in 1981 from its original site on the Bergen-Hohne Training Area. The bakehouse was reconstructed from old prototypes and is occasionally used to bake bread.

"Über viele Jahrhunderte hinweg prägten niederdeutsche Zwei-, Drei- und Vierständerhäuser die Kulturlandschaft und das bäuerliche Leben in dieser Region. Der Winser Heimatverein richtete auf seinem Museumshof 1980 zunächst ein Bauernhaus aus dem Jahre 1653. Hinzu kamen im Laufe der nächsten Jahre zahlreiche Nebengebäude wie Treppenspeicher, Scheunen, Ställe sowie weitere Fachwerkgebäude"