Museum in the castle courtyard

The Museum in the Castle Courtyard
The museum is located in an old granary and a coach house on the grounds of the moated castle of the Counts of Hallermunt. It opened in 1969 as a museum dedicated to the former County of Hallermunt and the former district of Springe.

The exhibition content

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The ground floor of the main building houses parts of a hammer mill, a blacksmith’s shop, carpentry tools, and a special exhibition area.
The first floor features pottery, shoemaking, saddlery, joinery, locksmithing, stonemasonry, mustard production, a kitchen with furnishings from the 17th to 19th centuries, laundry equipment, a 19th-century middle-class living room, and the interior of a living room from the 1950s, as well as the Militsch-Trachenberg Local History Room.

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On the second floor, we find a section on early history, featuring geology, archaeological finds from the surrounding area, abandoned settlements, and the history of the County of Hallermunt. This is followed by the history of the town of Springe and the surrounding villages up to the present day, as well as thematic exhibits on churches, clubs, the railroad, the post office, trade, and industry.

The Textiles Department was reopened in the side wing in 1995. It traces the journey from flax to linen and covers tailoring, hat-making, fashion, textile techniques, and fabrics.
The Agricultural Department in the Remise—which also opened in 1995—deserves special attention; it provides insight into the development of agricultural technology between 1850 and 1950. The coach house also houses the newly redesigned forestry history section.