Museums in Ruhpolding

Even on rainy or snowy days, there is never a moment’s boredom here in Ruhpolding.

During a visit to the Heritage Museum or the famous Lumber Jack Museum, you will learn all kinds of fascinating facts about days gone by.

Woodcutters Museum, Ruhpolding

From then to now. The relationship between mankind and the forest is the focal point of the Ruhpolding Woodcutters Museum. Life-size scenes transport visitors into the very midst of the world in which the woodcutters once worked. The forest as a source of energy, as a material and a tool – and its use and usage through the course of history, are portrayed in display cases and on information boards in a way that is visually very appealing.

A very special feature is the spaciously designed open-air section of the museum. A variety of forestry huts and woodcutters cabins, which would otherwise have fallen into total disrepair, were brought there. On display in the big transportation shed are the traditional “Ziehschlitten” sleds that were once used to carry heavy loads, as well as a variety of rope-and-pulley systems. Visitors to the grounds can also view a charcoal kiln and a saltwater extraction system.

The Woodcutters Museum is the site of numerous special events, such as the “Forest Christmas”, “Charcoal-Burner Week”, the “Forest Festival”, as well as courses in a variety of arts and crafts.

Contact:

Laubau 12, D- 83324 Ruhpolding
Tel: +49 (0)8663 - 639, Fax:+49 (0)8663 - 800829
info@holzknechtmuseum.com, www.holzknechtmuseum.com

Barthlomäus Schmucker Heritage Museum

Located on two floors, the visitor will discover exhibits from many different areas of life: country furniture, folk costumes, jewellery, glass, porcelain, crockery and cutlery used in daily life, craftsmen’s tools, verre églomisé and votive pictures, monastery crafts, clocks, a collection of weapons and uniforms, as well as interesting rocks and fossils from around the area.