Stadtmuseum Lippstadt, Local history museum in Lippstadt, Germany

The Stadtmuseum Lippstadt is a regional history museum on the market square of Lippstadt's old town, housed in a half-timbered gable house built in 1657/1658. The building was renovated between 1764 and 1769 for the judge Johann Conrad Rose, who had richly decorated Rococo stucco ceilings installed inside. Its collection covers the prehistory and early history of the region and the town history of the former Hanseatic city.

The institution was founded in 1929 as a regional cultural institution and remained under district administration for five decades. In 1980, the city assumed responsibility and transformed it into a municipal facility.

The house on Rathausstraße was called Judenstraße 13 until 1933, when it was renamed. The museum keeps a usable Westphalian farmhouse kitchen and a sleeping chamber, set up to show everyday life in historic Lippstadt. A 13th-century early Gothic sculpture of Saint Michael from Lippstadt's former monasteries is among the sacred pieces on display.

The museum occupies the half-timbered gable house at Rathausstraße 13, on the market square of the old town; the street was called Judenstraße 13 until 1933. The building is a protected monument, so expect historic stairs and doorways rather than modern access routes.

The museum holds one of North Rhine-Westphalia's largest collections of historic fans, shown in its own cabinet. A second cabinet covers school history, and a usable Westphalian farmhouse kitchen with a sleeping chamber illustrates everyday life in historic Lippstadt.