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Heimatmuseum Massenheim
Heimatmuseum Massenheim
61118 Bad Vilbel-Massenheim
Groups by appointment
The museum is located in the most beautiful half-timbered house of Massenheim, the old town hall. The ensemble consists of the town hall, the barn and the shepherd's house. In the entrance area, the history of Massenheim is presented on panels. The cultivation of flax and its processing to linen weaving has been an important craft until about 1910. Visitors will find a cobbler's workshop, an exhibition on home slaughtering as well as an old blacksmith's shop, a model of the village square and a horse-drawn sleigh from 1900. The topics of school and fire department, objects of the old pharmacy from Vilbel as well as the Protestant and Catholic church are presented. The Erlenbach, which flows through Massenheim, as well as the history of the brickyard are explained too. An original emigration box and collages by Wolfgang Boos describe the way of Ludwig Wilhelm Müller , also known as Louis William Miller (1853-1892) to the USA. Massenheim's emigrants to North America in the 19th century are listed.