After the Harvest — LVR Open-Air Museum Kommern — Edition 2025

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20 Sep 2025 — 21 Sep 2025 Finished

Overview

The themed weekend "After the Harvest" 2025 at the LVR Open-Air Museum Kommern showcased post-harvest work on the Rhenish farm. Heavy horses, a steam threshing machine, and a country market characterized the weekend with family-friendly hands-on stations. Themed weekend of the LVR Open-Air Museum Kommern on post-harvest processing on the Rhenish farm. Heavy horses, steam threshing machine, and country market marked both days – a museum highlight in the Eifel.

The 2025 edition continued the museum's tradition: heavy horses in action, live steam technology, regional direct marketers at the country market.

Rhenish-Westphalian heavy horses, Belgian and Luxembourgish draft horses demonstrated plowing, hauling logs, and pulling harvest wagons. A steam-powered threshing machine operated at the historic farmstead. Hands-on stations for adults and children: threshing with a flail, cleaning grain, processing flax, making sauerkraut. In addition, demonstrations of blacksmithing, carpentry, basket weaving, and textile work. Large country market with regional products from farmers and direct marketers.

Programme

Demonstrations of heavy horses, steam threshing machine, traditional crafts, hands-on stations, country market – 11 AM to 6 PM both days.

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