FREILICHTMUSEUM VOGTSBAUERNHOF

In the Black Forest Open Air Museum Vogtsbauernhof, visitors can discover how people lived, worked and lived on farms, in mills and sawmills, living rooms and barns in the Black Forest over the last 400 years. There are special attractions for children, such as a museum workshop where they can make cuckoo whistles or water wheels, as well as real straw beds to try out in the falconry and much more.

The Vogtsbauernhof is one of the most popular destinations in the Central Black Forest. It gave its name to the open-air museum in the Black Forest and has stood in the Gutach Valley since 1612. Today it is the symbol of the typical Black Forest house.

When the open-air museum opened in 1963 as the first of its kind in Baden-Württemberg, the Vogtsbauernhof stood alone in the landscape. The previously carefully restored single-roof farm gave visitors a vivid impression of the everyday working and living conditions of people in past centuries. The founder, Professor Hermann Schilli, had documented various house variants in the Black Forest and published them in 1953 under the title "The Black Forest House".

Schilli's importance for the preservation of traditional housing and lifestyles is reflected in his long-standing commitment. As museum director, he shaped the open-air museum in the Black Forest until mid-1981 according to his own ideas and preferences. He had three fully furnished farms from different parts of the Black Forest dismantled, carefully restored and rebuilt true to the original on the museum's five-hectare site. The oldest of these farms is the Hippenseppenhof, built in 1599 in Furtwangen-Katzensteig, which has been in the museum since 1966. Visitors can find out where the Bollenhut comes from, what made the Black Forest gateau famous and how the cuckoo got into the clock. In 1972, the Lorenzenhof was opened. It was built in Oberwolfach in 1608 and is considered a typical house of the Kinzig Valley with its brick base and wooden upper floor. The stable for the cattle was in the lower area. A permanent exhibition by the Freiburg Forestry Directorate on the ground floor of the Lorenzenhof provides information about forest use and how it has changed over the centuries. On the upper floor, three historical trades of the Black Forest are presented: glassblowing, rafting and mining.

Hotzenwaldhaus in the Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum

In contrast to the other farms in the Black Forest Open Air Museum, theHotzenwaldhausThis is a replica. The model for the building, which stands out due to its low hipped roof, was theKlausenhofIt was built in 1424 and has been preserved at its original location in Großherrischwand in the municipality of Herrischried as a local history and open-air museum. The design of the farm reflects the harsh climatic conditions in the Hotzenwald.

To slow down the cold, a corridor was built between the outer wall and the living area. The building has amuseum workshopand the "Attic of Childhood" with school desks, a fairy tale room, a Punch and Judy theater, chests and all kinds of toys.

In the workshop,Cuckoo pipe maker Ewald Lehmannthe peculiarities of his formerly widespread craft and amazes the audience with technical refinements made from the simplest materials. In the workshop, panels provide information about the textile craft in the Black Forest.

The Schauinslandhaus and the Falkenhof are notable buildings in the Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum. The Schauinslandhaus, built in 1730 and relocated in 1981 under the direction of Hermann Schilli, is characterized by its entrance on the narrow side. Inside there is a sniffer's workshop in which everyday objects such as spoons, bowls, hay rakes and shingles were made from wood.

The Falkenhof, used as a farm building in Buchenbach-Wagensteig until 1976, shows the technical progress on the farm through its adaptations since the 18th century. Old breeds of cattle are kept in the stable, while the rooms above reflect the condition in 1844, when residential use was discontinued.

The museum's other buildings include smaller structures such as a dowry house, a day laborer's house, granaries, mills and saws, a hammer forge, a hemp grater and two chapels. These help convey the 400-year cultural history of the Black Forest and make the visit a unique experience that encourages the exploration of other destinations along the Black Forest Railway.

Contact the museum near Gutach:

Black Forest Open-Air Museum Vogtsbauernhof
77793 Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn)
Phone 49 7831/46 79 35 00



Opening hours, prices and further information:https://www.vogtsbauernhof.de/