Kolonie-Museum Leverkusen, museum in Leverkusen
The Kolonie-Museum Leverkusen is a museum housed in two historic buildings from a workers' settlement built by the Bayer factory. The rooms display furniture and household items from the 1920s and 1930s, many donated by former residents to recreate how families lived during that period.
The museum opened in 2005, shortly before a major garden event, to commemorate the workers' colonies that Bayer built from 1900 onward as its workforce grew. The buildings themselves gained protected status in 1997 and demonstrate the rise of the settlement as a significant workers' community.
The museum occupies historic houses from the workers' colony and shows how residents lived out their daily routines. The spaces reflect the community spirit that grew from shared living areas and family homes.
The museum is spread across two neighboring historic houses and can be visited on weekend afternoons. The location in the Wiesdorf district is easily accessible on foot, making it simple to combine a visit with a walk through the neighborhood.
Many items in the museum were donated or loaned by the former residents themselves, giving the displays a special authenticity. These personal connections make a visit feel like touching real family stories from that era.
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