German Leather Museum
Museum in Offenbach am Main, Germany
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The German Leather Museum (Deutsches Ledermuseum), located in Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany, is one of the largest leather museums in the world. It has a wide variety of leather items, including some exhibits, which are believed to be more than 3,000 years old. It was founded by Hugo Eberhardt in 1917.[2]
Established13 March 1917[1]
LocationFrankfurter Str. 86, Offenbach am Main, Germany
Coordinates50°06′12″N 8°45′18″E
TypeMuseum
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| Established | 13 March 1917[1] |
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| Location | Frankfurter Str. 86, Offenbach am Main, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°06′12″N 8°45′18″E |
| Type | Museum |
Collections | Leather, Shoes |
Collection size | 30,000[1] |
| Architect | Hugo Eberhardt |
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| Website | www.ledermuseum.de |
The museum has three wings, namely, the German Shoe Museum, the Museum for Applied Art and the Ethnology Museum.[3] The museum has a number of leather items on display including shoes, saddles, bookcases, photo albums, leather furniture, and toys.
Bibliothek
- "Deutsches Ledermuseum". Frankfurter Museumsbibliotheken (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
Publications
- Deutsches Ledermuseum; Göpfrich, Jutta; Frankenhauser, Nina; Mackert, Katharina; Weyerer, Betty; Weyerer, Kate; Weber, Ute; ICOM Committee for Conservation. Working Group on Leather and Related Materials. Interim Meeting (2012). Wettlauf mit der Vergänglichkeit = A race against transience : Katalog zur Ausstellung (in German). Offenbach. ISBN 978-3-9815440-0-8. OCLC 820786370.
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