Psychiatriemuseum Haina

The museum presents exhibits, documents, and artifacts related to psychiatric care within the halls of a former monastic infirmary from the 16th century.

After the monastery's secularization in 1533, the building transformed into one of four High Hospitals under Landgrave Philip of Hesse to serve poor rural populations.

The exhibition tells stories of psychiatric treatments through key objects, images, and information divided into four thematic sections spanning four centuries.

The museum is temporarily closed for renovations and expansions following monument preservation guidelines, though the archive remains available for research.

The collection includes a restraint chair and a hollow wheel for agitated patients, invented by physician Christian August Fürchtegott Hayner.

GPS coordinates: 51.02970,8.97650

Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:21