Museumshof am Sonnenluch - Heimatmuseum Erkner

The listed museum farm at Sonnenluch with its herb and fruit garden is home to the Erkner local history museum. The latter is the central point of the farm and is located in the oldest Ernhaus in Central Germany from the time of Frederick's internal colonization (around 1760).
 
The museum houses a permanent exhibition that provides an overview of the key periods, events, and personalities in Erkner's history, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Visitors can, for example, view a traditional black kitchen. The museum also offers a journey through the GDR: explore a fully furnished living room and a kitchen with typical East German products. In 2025, a new exhibition covering the period from 1914 to 1945 was opened in Erkner.
 
In the grounds of the museum courtyard, there are further exhibitions in a converted barn, one about crafts and trade in Erkner, the other about the beginnings of the world's first fully synthetic plastic, Bakelite, and thus the development of the chemical industry in Erkner. Changing special exhibitions also find their place here.
 
The grounds, with their herb garden, orchard, insect hotel, and historic stone oven, invite visitors to linger. A small exhibition of agricultural implements can also be found here. In addition, various festivals and events regularly take place on the museum grounds, such as the Easter bazaar, the Pentecost concert, the Colonists' Festival, and the Christmas market.
 
The museum courtyard is located a little south of the city center, but can be reached from the regional and S-Bahn stations in just under half an hour on foot. The nearest stops are Erkner Buchhorster Straße or Bergstraße.
 
Note: Since people were much smaller at the time the house was built, the doors are kept very low!