LVR District Museum Kommern
Exhibitions & Museums
The Kommern Open-Air Museum: Spread across 110 hectares, more than 77 historic buildings offer a glimpse into life in the Rhineland over the past 500 years.
It’s as if time has stood still. The scent of freshly baked bread wafts into your nose. Geese and chickens scurry excitedly across the cobblestones. Regine “Jien” Braconnier, a mousetrap saleswoman, loudly touts her wares. From the blacksmith’s shop comes the loud sound of a hammer striking the anvil.
The LVR Open-Air Museum in Kommern, in the Eifel, invites you on a journey back in time through the past 500 years of Rhineland history. One of the largest museums of its kind in all of Europe transports you right into the world of our ancestors. In 77 historic buildings, including farmhouses, workshops, windmills, and watermills, you’ll experience firsthand how people in the Rhineland used to live and work.
