Museum tobacco store

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Museum tobacco store

The tobacco store is a municipal museum of the city of Nordhausen in Thuringia and deals with the historical and cultural development of the city.

history

The tobacco store museum is located in a tobacco barn built in 1712 in half-timbered style , which was used in the 19th and early 20th centuries by the Walther & Sevin tobacco and cigar factory as a tobacco store. In 1994, extensive renovation work was carried out to make it the present day museum in the old building.

The economic roots of Nordhausen are shown on 1,000 m². The most important industries and their history, such as grain distillery , chewing tobacco production and mechanical engineering, are presented here. There are also traditional crafts such as blueprint production , furriers , tailors , shoemakers and bakers . A historic cinema is also operated.

Also on display are archaeological exhibits, which were found in different excavations in and around Nordhausen.

Web links

Commons : Museum tobacco store  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Tobacco store - our house. Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  2. Museum tobacco store. Retrieved February 8, 2019 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 8.5 "  N , 10 ° 47 ′ 29.4"  E