German Tobacco and Cigar Museum
 Striedieckscher Hof, part of the museum |
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| place | Frets |
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| opening | May 9, 1937 |
| management |
Michael Strauss
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| ISIL | DE-MUS-030219 |
The German Tobacco and Cigar Museum is a museum in the East Westphalian town of Bünde in the Herford district . The products and production processes of the tobacco industry are shown. It is part of the Bünde Museum .
exhibition
Tobacco production dates back to 1843, when the cigar maker Tönnies Wellensiek opened his factory and many imitators followed. Bünde developed into the center of the German tobacco industry . Around 1900 there were over 100 factories in this sector in the city of Bünde alone. The production of cigars and cigarettes was also the dominant industry in the surrounding area. The museum therefore also shows a piece of local history. Even today every third cigar smoked in Germany comes from Bünde. Originally there were three departments: a cultural history, an economic history and a local history department. Among other things, the production process of a cigar and the living and working conditions of the proto- industrialist organized workers of that time are shown as examples . In addition, the collection includes machines and equipment for tobacco production, marketing articles for the wedding of tobacco consumption as well as a variety of pipes, cigarette and cigar packaging and tobacco products.
Exhibits were provided by many local cigar factories. Other exhibits ( tobacco pipes ) come from famous smokers such as the monkfish Graf Luckner or the writer Hermann Löns . The supposedly largest cigar in the world (length: 1.60 m; burning time: 600 hours) is an attraction of the museum.
history
The museum was inaugurated on May 9, 1937, sponsored by the district . At the same time the Kreisheimatmuseum and the Geological Museum created Dobergmuseum today the site of the Tobacco Museum - - divided, initially the Striedieckschen courtyard. Through the purchase of the Dammhaus, the Hurlbrinksche Haus and their construction next to the Striedieckschen Hof as well as the inclusion of a Spiker , the exhibition area was able to be increased significantly over time. In 1999 the Doberg Museum moved into a new building. In 2009 and 2010 the tobacco museum was completely renovated. On October 30, 2010, the Striediecksche Hof was reopened with a new permanent exhibition at the German Tobacco and Cigar Museum.
The then Federal President Theodor Heuss and the former Federal Chancellor Ludwig Erhard , who was known for his cigar smoking, were well-known visitors to the museum.
Location
Together with the district home museum, the tobacco and cigar museum is housed in the Striedieckschen Hof. The Striediecksche Hof is one of the oldest buildings in Bünde. The half-timbered courtyard was built in 1828 and after its original agricultural use it was partially converted into a cigar factory after 1870. In the early 1930s the city of Bünde acquired the building. Together with the Dobergmuseum - Geological Museum OWL , which moved into a new building right next to the Striedieckschen Hof, these museum buildings form the Museum Island and the Museum Bünde . This ensemble includes other smaller historical buildings from the region, including two half-timbered cottages.
See also
- Museum Bünde
- Pipe Museum Amsterdam , Tobacco Pipe Museum
- Tobacco Museum in Schwedt- Vierraden
Web links
Coordinates: 52 ° 11 ′ 44 " N , 8 ° 34 ′ 54.5" E