Craft and Art in the Museum of Sandstone
The Museum of Sandstone in Havixbeck introduces a stone with history.
Baumberger Sandstone - that's not only a building material but also a high-class sculpture material.
This fine-grained stone has been worked in the quarries nearby Havixbeck (at the Baumberge, wich means tree mountains) for 1000 years. Since that time it has been used - especially in the medieval age - in Northern Germany, in the Netherlands and in the Baltic States.
Handcraft
Treatment of the sandstone and who this did
The museum presents beautiful sculptures and fine masonry. At the same time we try to explain, how these products have been made - and who did it.
Fossils in Baumberger sandstone tell us something about the origin of the stone. Heavy machines and tools from the Hesselmann''s quarry give us idea of the trouble, that the daily work with stone meant for quarrymen and stone masons.
Sculptures
The ready work - sculptures, ornamentic, history, etc.
Contact
Address, Opening times, etc
Address and contact
Gennerich 9
D - 48329 Havixbeck
Telefon: 02507 / 1596
Telefax: 02507 / 1598
E-Mail: nfsndstnmsmd
Geodata of the museum:
Longitude 51.979146363987695 (51° 58' 44.93'' N)
Latitude 7.407156497174583 (7° 24' 25.76'' O)
Museum opening times and infos
Angela Heinemann
Museum Director
E-Mail: heinemann@gemeinde.havixbeck.de
Admission free, donations are welcome
Tuesdays to Sundays
- March to October 11.00 - 18.00 Uhr
- November to February 13.00 - 18.00 Uhr
The Museum of Sandstone
Gennerich 9
48329 Havixbeck