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.

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.

Vogtsbauernhof

Vogtsbauernhof

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

"Little Castle" of Effringen

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

Falkenhof

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

Hippenseppenhof

Built in 1599 in Furtwangen-Katzensteig. It represents the Höhenhaus type of structure.
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.

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