Gerbereimuseum
This was initially done purely by hand and, from 1938, with the help of machines and the chrome tanning process. This reduced the work process, which could take up to two years, to three weeks. In 1995, the last tanner Heinrich Sasse retired and closed the business.
The Förderverein Gerbereimuseum Enger e.V. set up a museum in the old workshop, which provides information about the history of the tannery, leather production, the history of the Sasse business and the importance of the tanning industry for the town of Enger. Although the workshop and the machines are protected, it is still a hands-on exhibition accompanied by a historical soundscape.
Further information can also be found under Sightseeing on the Fahr im Kreis website.
Good to know
Openings
- Only the art exhibition is open in winter.
Otherwise the opening hours are as follows:
Saturday: 15:00 to 18:00
Sunday: 11:00 to 18:00Dayoff: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Closed all holidays Price info
Price adult: €2.00
Price reduced: €1.50
Price family: €5.00
Führung: €25.00
Gruppe ab 10 Personen, p. P.: €1.50
Admission is free in winter, as only the art exhibition is on offer. We are happy about your donation.Directions & Parking facilities
- You can reach the Tannery Museum in Enger by bike on the day tours 4 "Landscape tour between Bünde and Enger" and 6 "Enger, Spenge and the Hücker Moor". The museum is just 100 m from the cycle path that runs along the former narrow-gauge railway line through Enger. Nature tour 7 "From the Widukind Museum to the Enger Bruch" starts at the church square in Enger before taking you on a 22 km route around Enger past the Tannery Museum. You can also reach the museum if you take the Weser-Lippe BahnRadRoute or the Soleweg on the section of the narrow-gauge railway line.
The nearest train station is in Herford. From there, the Soleweg leads in the direction of Enger and reaches the Tannery Museum after approx. 10 km. License (master data)
Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland e.V.
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