From Rectory to Museum
In the Wiernsheim Coffee Grinder Museum, over 1,200 functional coffee grinders from around the world tell the story of coffee grinding. Whether as handcrafted one-of-a-kind pieces, displayed in the 18th century in a noble or bourgeois house in a prominent place, or as industrially manufactured utility items for the general population. In the Coffee Grinder Museum, they are paid due respect.
In the 300-year-old, listed former rectory, the community of Wiernsheim has created a very beautiful setting for the presentation of this permanent collection.
This unique collection is owed to the community of Wiernsheim by their honorary citizen Rolf Scheuermann, who collected coffee grinders from a young age and donated them to the museum during his lifetime.
In the museum café, which beautifully integrates into the museum, visitors can enjoy a good cup of coffee and a nice piece of cake either before or after their visit.
In the summer, the terrace, with a view of the high herb garden, also invites guests to linger.
The Coffee Grinder Museum is accessible. All floors are reachable with an elevator. In addition, there is a disabled-friendly toilet in the museum.
Das beschauliche Wiernsheim in Baden-Württemberg hat ein außergewöhnliches Kaffeemühlenmuseum, das auf drei Etagen mehr als 1000 Kaffeemühlen aus aller Welt präsentiert. Die älteste Kaffeemühle ist rund 300 Jahre alt, die wohl kurioseste eine Kaffeemühle in Form einer Teufelsfratze. Hier finden die Besucherinnen und Besucher nicht nur Kommoden- und Säulenmühlen, sondern auch Brautmühlen, Reisemühlen, sowie speziell angefertigte Einzelstücke.
Der Audioguide wurde von der Rolf Scheuermann Stiftung gefördert.
The quiet little municipality of Wiernsheim in the state of Baden-Württemberg has a very unusual museum: one that focuses on coffee grinders. The Museum for Coffee Grinders presents more than 1,000 examples from all over the world on three floors. Its oldest coffee mill dates back some 300 years, and the weirdest is probably the one that looks like a grotesque satanic face. Visitors will discover not only grinders designed to look like cabinets and models featuring decorative corner pillars, but also grinders presented as bridal gifts, travel grinders and specially made one-offs.
Nella tranquilla cittadina di Wiernsheim nel Baden-Württemberg c’è un insolito Museo del Macinacaffè che espone su tre piani più di 1000 macinini provenienti da tutto il mondo. Il più antico risale a circa 300 anni fa, mentre il più bizzarro, probabilmente, è quello con il volto di un diavolo che fa le linguacce. Qui i visitatori e le visitatrici potranno trovare non solo modelli a forma di comò o dotati di colonnine ornamentali, ma anche esemplari da viaggio e regali da sposa, come pure pezzi unici realizzati ad hoc.