Vogtshaus, Historic half-timbered museum in Böblingen, Germany
The Vogtshaus is a museum in a historic half-timbered building from the late 16th century dedicated to the butcher's trade. The collection includes professional tools, personal items, guild documents, and other records that document the craft across several centuries.
The building was constructed near the end of the 16th century as an administrative center and served local government for a long time. Its conversion to a guild museum in the 1980s preserved the trade and its traditions from being forgotten.
The place displays guild symbols and craft traditions that tell the story of the butcher's trade in the region. Visitors can see the tools and items that craftspeople used over centuries.
The museum sits centrally at the market square and is easily reached on foot, though parking nearby is limited. Opening hours are relatively short, so plan your visit in advance and allow enough time to explore the exhibits.
A special highlight is the fully equipped butcher's kitchen from 1860 with original tools and furnishings. The carefully recreated scenes of butcher shops from different periods give a vivid sense of how the work unfolded over the centuries.
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