General information
Address
Gernheim Glassworks
Gernheim 12
32469 Petershagen
Navigation address: Visitor car park on Ovenstädter Straße next to house no. 39
Tel: +49 (0)5707 9311-0
Fax: +49 (0)5707 9311-11
Opening hours
Tuesday – Sunday and public holidays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Last admission: 5 p.m.
Closed: Mondays (except public holidays)
Our museum will be closed for the winter break from 24 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 inclusive.
We will be open again as usual from 3 January 2026.
Admission fees
Adults: 6 Euro
Adults in groups of 16 or more: 5 Euro
Concessions*: 3 Euro
Children and young people up to the age of 17 and schoolchildren in school groups: free
LWL Museum Card
Annual pass for admission to the 31 museums of the LWL and LVR
Me and you (two adults): 70 Euro
Single: 50 Euro
Single reduced**: 15 Euro
You can purchase vouchers for visits to the LWL museums of industrial culture and the LWL Museum Card at our ticket office.
Free admission
LWL Museum Card, LVR Museum Card, German Museum Association, ICOM
* Those eligible for reduced admission are recipients of ongoing benefits under Social Security Codes II and XII, students up to the age of 30, trainees, volunteers, people with a degree of disability of 50 or more, and holders of the NRW volunteer card.
** School pupils, students, trainees, volunteers, recipients of ongoing benefits under SGB II and XII, and people with a degree of disability of 50 or above are eligible for a discount.
Gastronomy
The Gernheim Glassworks does not currently have its own restaurant. Cold drinks can be purchased in the shop.
There are areas available for picnics, including in the garden of the manor house.
You can find numerous references to restaurants and cafés in Petershagen and the surrounding area on the internet.
Arrival
By car
Take the A2 towards Oberhausen-Hannover and exit at Porta Westfalica. Then take the B 482 towards Porta Westfalica and continue to Lahde, keep towards Bremen and turn right off the B 61 towards Ovenstädt until you reach the museum car park in Gernheim.
The address of the car park for navigation devices is: Ovenstädter Straße, near house no. 39.
By bus and train
From Minden/Westfalen Hauptbahnhof, take a bus to Minden/Westfalen ZOB (e.g. bus line 6, bus line 7, bus line 10, bus line 509 or bus line 605). From ZOB, take the 501 towards Petershagen to the ‘Petershagen Marktplatz’ stop. From ‘Petershagen Marktplatz’, take bus line 530 towards Uchte or the taxi bus (telephone registration required at least 30 minutes before departure on 05231 977681) to the ‘Petershagen-Ovenstädt Gernheim’ stop.
By bicycle
You can reach the Gernheim Glassworks via the following cycle paths:
Discovery tour via video
With your dog in the museum
Dogs are allowed on the outdoor grounds on a leash. Dogs are not allowed inside the buildings, with the exception of guide dogs and assistance dogs.
Photography in the museum
Please send requests for commercial photography by email at least three days before your visit to
Shopping in the museum
Our shop offers a wide selection of glassware ‘made in Gernheim’, including many pieces modelled on historical designs, as well as modern glass art, beads and jewellery.
