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The LVR Open-Air Museum Lindlar attracts visitors with historic buildings from the past three centuries across more than 30 hectares of grounds, exciting exhibitions, and craft demonstrations – bringing the history of the Bergisches Land to life.
On the approximately 30-hectare site, visitors can discover a diverse cultural landscape that showcases, through buildings, gardens, and paths, how life and everyday routines, as well as the landscape, have changed in the Bergisches Land.
More than 40 historic buildings – residential houses, stables, workshops, and a village school – are part of the museum. They exemplify the development of rural structures and demonstrate how people lived, worked, learned, and interacted. Moving through the exhibitions and historic buildings provides practical insights into topics such as fieldwork, animal husbandry, or multi-generational households.
The diverse museum grounds offer numerous opportunities to explore historical living and working environments. Many museum buildings – from thatched half-timbered houses to a village school to the corrugated iron locomotive shed of the quarry railway – invite visitors on an informative journey through time. On several weekdays and during numerous events, history is actively conveyed: In the historic bakehouse, visitors can watch the baker at work, and in the rope-making workshop, they can try their hand at the craft. Sustainability was and remains an important theme.
Current topics: Ecology and Sustainability
As an ecological open-air museum, current topics such as resource utilization, organic farming, and circular economy are also a focus. A Bergisches Nature Garden with diverse design elements not only actively promotes biodiversity but also inspires natural garden design. A historic apiary informs visitors about insect diversity and the decline of insects.
Experience history up close
Participate, experiment, and marvel are at the forefront in the open-air museum: For school classes, group or corporate outings, the museum offers interactive tours, workshops, and hands-on activities focused on craftsmanship and sustainability. The offerings range from programs like rope-making on the ropeway to living without electricity, clay and half-timbered construction, and the regional herb kitchen. For adults, there is an extensive ecological seminar program featuring garden tours, herb workshops, and creative activities. The modern museum hostel enables barrier-free multi-day stays for groups and school classes, where history, craftsmanship, and nature can be experienced up close.
Consultation and Booking
Cultural Information Rhineland, Pulheim
LVR Open-Air Museum Lindlar
Unterheiligenhoven 5
51789 Lindlar