Bayern:
1 - Abenberg
2 - Nordhalben
3 - Schönsee
4 - Mindelheim

5 – Marktredwitz

(1)Abenberg: The Klöppelmuseum Abenberg is now in the Burg (castle).

Museum and lace-school Abenberg

Lacemaking around Abenberg goes back to the convent Marienberg which was founded in 1482. In a document from july 14th 1640 the prioress of the monustary mentioned for the first time bobbin lace making.

For the year 1770  some lace traders are known in this region.

Till the beginning of 19th. century they made there bobbin-laces with linnen. Than the so called Leonische industry grew up and the gold- and silver-laces replaced the white ones. And the trade statistic counts in 1833 in Abenberg 240 master in bobbin-lace with about 600 till 700 lacemakeers during winter time. Lots of Leonische Lace went out into the world, some with simple others with very artistic patterns. Most of them for noblemen, churchmen others for theatre, uniforms or folk costumes. So till 1918 this was for a big part of the population their living. Then lace in any sort wasn't any longer intersting and today it is for most of the people there only a hobby.

The lace-school was founded in 1913 to keep bobbin lace alive and the people their living. They got some very important decorations. Today tourists and other people can take part in their course just for fun.

On the 21st of september 2001 they could open their new museum. It is in the historical barn beside the castle high over the city. Before they had only two rooms in a part of the town hall. And the first museum opening in 1972 were in the rooms of the convent.

The lace-school:

Stadt Abenberg – VHS

Stillaplatz 1
D-91183 Abenberg
Tel. +49(0)9178/9880-50
www.kloeppelschule-abenberg.de/kurse
 

2) Nordhalben:

Bobbin-lace making come to Nordhalben not before 1903. In this year the

first course took part there organized by the state Bavaria and a

lace-industial from Plauen. The idea was to find something people could

make their living at home and no longer let the girls and women go into

the big cities working in factories. In 1907 the municipality build a

house for this school and everybody up seven years of age could visit

this classes. Very quick the pupils were able to make simple straight

laces and earn some pennys a day.

Times changed so today the classes there, you find them on the

web-site, are for hobby-lacers.

The " Internationale Spitzensammlung" was added to this school in 1986.

On 12o qm, in several rooms of the same building you found laces from

the 18th till the 20th century. The hole collection has over 400

pieces. And not only bobbin-lace but needle-lace machine-made lace,

Occhi and Filet as well.

There excist a little booklet about the collection and lacemaking in

Germany and pictures of the collection and another with the title

"Spitzen-Kräfte  -  klöppeln in Oberfranken" but both only in german

It's worth to see this museum and the landscape around Nordhalben too.

In 1983 the Deutscher Klöppelverband was founded there. (see at the end of the museums list)

Nordhalben
Klöppelschule 4
D-96365 Nordhalben
Tel. +49(0)9267/375
eMail: kloeppelschule@kloeppelschule.de

(3)Schönsee: A regular lace school for children, also weekend-classes for everyone.
Tourist-Information "Schönseer Land"
Hauptstrasse 25
D-92539 Schönsee
Tel. +49(0)9674/317 Mo - fr 8.oo til 12.oo
Email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:tourismus@schoensee.btl.de" tourismus@schoensee.btl.de

(4)Mindelheim: A museum with costumes, accessories and laces from several periods

Textilmuseum, Sandtner Stiftung
D-87719 Mindelheim
Harmele Straße 4

(5) Marktredwitz: Here there are many Hauben (like a bonnet) worn with folk dresses and also items from the Sudetenland people.
Egerland-Kulturhaus
D-95615 Marktredwitz

Hessen:

1 – Schwalmstadt-Ziegenhain

2 – Holzburg

3 – Neukirchen

1) Schwälmer Museum
D-34613 Schwalmstadt-Ziegenhain

2) Dorfmuseum Holzburg
D-34637 Holzburg         

3) Heimatmuseum Neukirchen
D-34626 Neukirchen

In all three museums you will find Schwälmer-costumes. On the costumes you will see the famous Schwälmer-Stickerei (embroidery) and bobbin lace. The bobbin lace is made with white thread and later colored blue.
In Prague, the German part of OIDFA presented a book with a reconstruction of this lace.
If time is short, visit the Schwälmer Museum.

 

Deutscher Klöppelverband e.V. was founded in 1983 in Nordhalben (Bayern), and there still exists the Klöpelschule(lace school). The first president was Sigrid Daum, who was at that time the principal of the school.
Later an office was found in Übach-Palenberg, which is near the border to the Netherlands near Aachen.

Deutscher Klöppelverband e.V.

Schloss Zweibrüggen

Zweibrüggen 40

D-52531 Übach-Palenberg
Tel. +40(0)2451/49985
Fax  +49(0)2451/49986
e-mail: info@deutscher-kloeppelverband.de
Internet: www.deutscher-kloeppelverband.de
There is a secretary Monday - Thursday from 8:00am-2:00pm and Friday from 8:00am-12:00pm.

The president committee has 13 members and five groups: classes, history, competition, technique and editorial for Die Spitze.
Education program:

Leistungskurs A- you are allowed to teach beginners.

Leistungskurs B- the next level and than C a design class. Without A you couldn't B and without A and B you couldn't visit C. All of these classes last about 12 days.
 

S-classes are available and more specific then C. And also classes about technique are offered for those who don't need the Leistungskurse. These classes take place in several areas of Germany. T

The complete program is offered every year.
 

Membership is 4500 members, with a yearly fee of 40,00 Euro for a single member and 46,00 Euro for family. The German only Die Spitze is published three times a year. The weekend after Easter is the annual convention with lectures (in German), exhibitions, excursions and classes. There is also a competition.
Each year a lace book is published in German.

Niedersachsen:

1 – Braunschweig

2 – Celle

3 – Nienburg

4 – Aurich

5 - Norden
 

1)Braunschweig:

Ask the ticket-counter to see the laces on display. It is a painting and craft Museum.
Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Museum
D-38100 Braunschweig
Museumstraße 1

2)Celle:

A beautiful Museum with a very large collection of fantastic embroidery pattern pieces,but no lace.
Deutsches Stickmuster-Museum
D-29221 Celle
Palais im Prinzengarten

3)Nienburg:

The best place to see Nienburger point de Lille. Mostly "caps" in German Hauben, which belonged to the costumes.
Museum Nienburg
Fresenhof
D-31582 Nienburg

4)Aurich:

On the third floor of this Museum there is one room with many types of lace. Most of the items are from a Lady, born a noble women, she married a commoner. There is a picture of her and some personal lace things - two wonderful handkerchiefs with bobbin lace.

Historisches Museum Aurich
Burgstrasse 25
D-26603 Aurich

5)Norden:

Ostfriesisches Tee- und Norder Heimatmuseum
Am MArkt 36
D-26506 Norden
Tel. +49(0)4931/12100
www.teemuseum.de

Sachsen:
1 - Schneeberg
2 - Annaberg-Buchholz
3 - Schwarzenberg
4 - Oelsnitz

5 - Plauen

The Erzgebirge in Sachsen:

1)Schneeberg:

There is the school for professional lace teachers,
today it belongs to the University.
Museum: In the Museum für Bergmännische Volkskunst
und Heimatgeschichte
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 1
D-08289 Schneeberg  
Regional laces are always on display, along with occasional special lace showings. 

2)Annaberg:

Annual end-of-September lace day with classes, lectures, and vendors. Information is available from -
Tourist-Information Annaberg-Buchholz
Markt 1
D-09456 Annaberg-Buchholz
Tel. +49(0)3733/19433
www.annaberg-buchholz.de
eMail: tourist-info@annaberg-buchholz.de

The Erzgebirgsmuseum
Große Kirchgasse 16
D-09456 Annaberg-Buchholz
Tel. +49(0)3733/23497
Laces from the region and occasional exhibitions.
 

3)Schwarzenberg:

A large exhibition of lace and a small room with a lacemaker from an earlier time and more. And all about the crafts they did in this region in earlier time.

Museum "Erzgebirgisches Eisen und Zinn"
Schloß Schwarzenberg

D-08340 Schwarzenberg

4)Oelsnitz:

RUNDBAU Exclusiv Manufaktur
Pflockenstraße 28
D-09376 Oelsnitz
Te. +49(0)37298/39380

5)Plauen:

This is a very interesting museum. It shows Ätzspitze - chemical lace. They also have old lace machines. Plauen is a treasure of Jugendstil.
Kunst- und Industriemuseum
Altes Rathaus
D-08523 Plauen

Baden-Württemberg:

1)Ziegelhausen:

A large collection of dresses and accessories from different periods. Once a year they show the works of the Belgian lace competition and sometimes they have special exhibitions. (worth seeing)
 

Textilmuseum Max Berk
Brahmsstraße 8
D-69115 Heidelberg
OT Ziegelhausen

Hamburg:

1) Altonaer Museum Norddeutsches Landesmuseum
Museumsstraße 23
D-22765 Hamburg
49(0)42811-3582
http://www.altonaermuseum.de/de/
The costumes of the Marsch- und Vierlande (parts around Hamburg), some have lace. Fans decorated with lace and other lace objects may be seen.


2) Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Steintorplatz
D-20099 Hamburg
www.mkg-hamburg.de

This museum has lots of wonderful laces but not on display. An appointment must done, the costs are 6o Euro for a single person or a group

Schleswig-Holstein:

1 – Flensburg

2 - Husum

1)Flensburg:

 Here you see Friesland-costumes with some laces on them. And in one little room you find a bit about the historie of lacemaking of this region.

 The building looks like a castle but it was build as a museum.

Städtisches Museum  
Lutherplatz 1
D-24937 Flensburg

2) Husum:
D-25813 Husum 

 Nordfriesisches Museum Nissenhaus (this is confusing to me. Is this another place or is it in Husum?)it is in Husum, Nissenhaus is the name of the house.
 

Herzog-Adolf-Straße 25
More or less like Flensburg, but not too much lace. It is more about the landscape, the north-sea and the dike-building.

There are a number of lace-teachers who work in private classes or at the VHS,(Volkshochschule). Classes in languages, art, lace, politics, etc. are offered September-January and February-May.