Rundlingsmuseum Lübeln, Open-air museum in Lübeln, Germany.
The Rundlingsmuseum displays traditional rural buildings arranged in a circular layout that reflects the structure of old farming villages in northern Germany. The structures date from different periods and show living and working spaces used by people in these communities.
The museum opened in 1976 on a farmstead the Lüchow-Dannenberg district bought in 1972, after plans for a newly built circular village were dropped. The Heimathaus, a 1733 three-post house, became its centre. The 1852 Durchfahrtscheune from Güstritz, a drive-through barn, was dismantled in 1980 and rebuilt in 1989–1991 for an exhibition on the Rundlinge.
The permanent exhibition covers rural linen production and the history of the Rundlinge, the circular village form found around Lübeln. A storage building rebuilt in 1989 shows flax growing and linen making in the Hannoverschen Wendland, including Lüchow's "Legge". A loom and a flax-drying kiln are demonstrated on site.
You can walk through the buildings at your own pace, though guided tours provide deeper information about the sites. Wear comfortable shoes and bring weather-appropriate clothing, as you will spend time outdoors moving between the structures.
An old stable building from 1887 that once housed horses and pigs now displays a collection of regional folk costumes, showing where families kept their best clothing. This repurposing reveals how museums give new life to practical farm structures.
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