The German Agricultural Museum is one University of Hohenheim’s central institutions. It originated in the historical collections of the former Agricultural University. Its holdings were previously scattered all over the campus until a combination of all objects into one museum was demanded in 1958 on the occasion of the World Plowing Championships. In 1965, the Museum received its first own exhibition space here in the Garbenstraße. The German Agricultural Museum now has four exhibition buildings, three of which are at Filderhauptstraße 179, with a total of 5,400 square meters of exhibition space.
The permanent exhibition shows the history of working the soil, the development of plant production, the mechanization of grain harvesting, and the motorization of agriculture. In the alternating areas, objects on the topic of horticulture, flax processing, electrification, dairy farming, animal husbandry, and plant protection can be seen.
What is unique are the nearly 1,000-piece collection of historical models of farming equipment and machines. The vast majority were created in the Hohenheim Farming Equipment Factory that existed from 1819 until 1904 and served to provide information and transfer technology for professors, students, and farmers.
Print version of the complete historical tour (German)
Print version of Stop 28 (German)
Flyer Historical Tour (English)
