Stadtmuseum Ibbenbüren

Description

More than just an old villa Since the founding of the support association, the Ibbenbüren City Museum has developed into a special treasure trove of the town’s history. The museum is housed in a villa built in 1892 at Breite Straße 9. The impressive building evokes the era of the affluent bourgeoisie. From around 1880, numerous grand residences were built along Breite Straße between the station and St. Mauritius Church. The villa itself was constructed in the Historicist style according to plans by the architect Julius Hövel. Even from the outside, the pleasantly articulated brick building with its sandstone dressings conveys an impression of bourgeois prosperity. Inside, visitors will find elaborate stucco ceilings, a richly decorated staircase, wood panelling, historic furnishings, and numerous decorative details. Where once a wealthy family lived with their servants, today the domestic culture and lifestyle of the Gründerzeit can be discovered. The historic rooms bring past times to life and provide insight into the everyday life and living conditions of the people of that era. The exhibition is complemented by numerous records of Ibbenbüren’s urban history: books, historical documents, maps, plans and photographs that tell of the town’s development and its people. A particular visitor favorite is the large exhibition “Milk Bar, Kidney Table and Bag Lamps,” which, with furniture, everyday objects and many memorabilia, brings the world of the 1950s back to life. The Ibbenbüren City Museum invites you not only to look at history, but to experience it in the historic rooms themselves.