Museum's area

The open-air museum is about 7 hectares in size, the tour is about 2 km long, the average length of stay is about 3 hours.

Plan your tour and get an orientation through the 
Black Forest open-air museum Vogtsbauernhof.

Titelbild Vogtsbauernhof 360° Rundgang

To the 360° tour

Museum tour

Here you will find an overview of our Black Forest farms and houses. In addition, there are around 15 outbuildings - such as mills, saws and storage facilities - cottage gardens, a herb garden and numerous animals of old breeds.

Ortenauhaus

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Ortenauhaus

As part of a large-scale winegrowers' estate, the half-timbered house was built in Durbach in 1775. 
Vogtsbauernhof Seitenansicht

Vogtsbauernhof

The only farm building that still stands in its original location.
Schlössle von Effringen mit NSU Prinz

"Little Castle" of Effringen

The 600-year-old "Little Castle" was opened in 2018 on the newly developed site.
Falkenhof Luftaufnahme

Falkenhof

Erected in Buchenbach-Wagensteig in 1737 and used as a farm building until 1976.
Luftaufnahme Hippenseppenhof

Hippenseppenhof

Built in 1599 in Furtwangen-Katzensteig. It represents the Höhenhaus type of structure.
Blick auf den Lorenzenhof

Lorenzenhof

A typical Kinzig valley house from 1608 in Oberwolfach.
Hotzenwaldhaus

Hotzenwaldhaus

The harsh climatic conditions characterize the construction of the house from the Hotzenwald.
Schauinslandhaus

Schauinslandhaus

The only building in the museum that you enter from the narrow side. 
Leibgedinghaus

Leibgedinghaus

The Leibgedinghaus, built in 1652, was mostly leased to day laborers or craftsmen over the years
Tagelöhnerhaus

Tagelöhnerhaus

Built in Oberprechtal in 1819. Its residents earned their income as day labourers, weavers and forest workers.
Hermann-Schilli-Haus

Hermann-Schilli-Haus

The house was integrated into the museum tour in 2017 as an exhibition and seminar building.
Ortenauhaus

Ortenauhaus

The half-timbered house was built in Durbach in 1775 as part of a large wine-growing estate. 

Food and beverage

Visit our museum kiosk at the adventure playground, the museum restaurant Hofengel in the entrance building or the wine tavern at the Ortenauhaus

Museumskiosk

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