Handwebmuseum Rupperath
Bad Münstereifel
The art of hand weaving made Rupperath famous far beyond the town's borders. Years ago, a hand-weaving community was founded, which has built up an excellent reputation. In the museum rooms, the spinning wheel still whirs and the loom rattles. Hand-woven items, from the smallest gift to church vestments, are made here according to the old art.
The Museum of Hand Weaving shows a cross-section of hand weaving through many millennia. The hand-weaving workshop and hand-weaving museum are complemented by a charming and richly decorated exhibition that will make the visitor's heart beat faster. The museum can be reached via a barrier-free entrance and a disabled WC has been installed.
Robert A. Esser, a former elementary school teacher and later primary school teacher, founded the Werkgemeinschaft für Handwebkunst in Bad Münstereifel-Rupperath in 1961. In this context, he began to collect evidence and objects of spinning and weaving. From 1965 (closure of the school) until the end of 2003 (dissolution of the Werkgemeinschaft), the collection was housed in the former gymnasium.
In 2006, this collection was redesigned right next to the weaving workshop and reopened in June as the Handweaving Museum. Since then, a subdivision of the "Alte Schule Rupperath e.V." association has been looking after the museum on a voluntary basis. In 2008, the year of Robert A. Esser's death, the association was awarded the Bad Münstereifel Volunteer Award for this work.
