Touching is encouraged here: whether a historic farmhouse or Roman amphitheatre, the buildings in the open-air museums are not just backdrops, but walk-in replicas in their original design that invite you to take an exciting journey through time. For example, children and adults can use a washboard and tamper to find out for themselves how labour-intensive washing clothes once was, cook with a museum farmer's wife according to old recipes from the herb and vegetable garden or get to know and try out elements of Roman hydraulic engineering on a water playground. Whether travelling back to the 19th century or to the time before the birth of Christ, whether on the Rhine, Ruhr or at the foot of the Teutoburg Forest: in the open-air museums in NRW, the life of people in the past is not just theory.
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Tourismus NRW e.V., M. Hulisz, The LVR-RömerMuseum is the heart of the LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten Xanten Open todayLearn moreDiscover the fascinating world of the Romans at the LVR-RömerMuseum and immerse yourself in history. - LVR Open-Air Museum Lindlar
Tourismus NRW e.V., The forge in the LVR open-air museum in Lindlar in the Bergisches Land region Lindlar Learn moreDiscover the LVR Open-Air Museum Lindlar, a living museum that offers Bergisch traditions, crafts and nature experiences in an idyllic landscape. - LVR Open-Air Museum Kommern
Tourismus NRW e.V., This museum is alive: the Eifel House in the LVR Open-Air Museum Kommern Mechernich Learn moreExplore the LVR open-air museum in Kommern, a living representation of the history of the Rhineland, with historic buildings, craft demonstrations and animals. - LWL open-air museum in Detmold
Tourismus NRW e.V., The LWL Open-Air Museum Detmold is one of the largest open-air museums in Germany. It comprises 120 historic buildings, some of which are half-timbered gems Detmold Learn moreDiscover 500 years of rural life in Westphalia at the LWL open-air museum in Detmold, with over 100 historic buildings and daily craft demonstrations. - LWL Open-Air Museum Hagen
Tourismus NRW e.V., Work goes on every day in a number of workshops at the Hagen Museum Hagen Open todayLearn moreDiscover the LWL open-air museum in Hagen, a unique technology museum that offers insights into the crafts and technology of the 18th and 19th centuries.
