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Hohhaus-Museum Lauterbach
Hohhaus-Museum Lauterbach
36341 Lauterbach
Currently closed
The baroque palace "Hohhaus" of the barons Riedesel zu Eisenbach, built between 1770 and 1778, is home to the Lauterbach Museum. The most precious treasure is the late Gothic Marian altar from the old Lauterbach church, created around 1480. Attractions are wallpapers from China, which Count Carl von Schlitz brought with him in 1840, alongside finds from the Stone Age, from the Bronze Age and the Hallstatt period, from the former Wartenberg Castle. Baroque, Empire and Biedermeier rooms are furnished. Craft departments show insights into a shoemaker's, a saddler's, a potter's, a hatter's, a carpenter's, and a shingle maker's workshop. A main focus of the museum lies on hand-forged locks, fittings and a collection of weapons. Vogelsberg farmhouses, kitchens, four-poster beds and cradles, traditional costumes and agricultural tools illustrate the rural world. Finds from the "Lauterbacher Graben"are also on display. In the adjacent building is a museum print shop and a "Classroom of the Imperial Era".
The Hohhaus Museum has been closed to the public since 1 January 2026. The Hohhaus is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment to make it accessible to people with disabilities and to bring its fire safety systems up to the latest standards.
This work is expected to take between one and three years.