The museum also shows the collection of curiosities of one married couple, the Perschonkes, with humorous, useful or kitschy mushroom artefacts, as well as a series of panels from the “Erdenwesen” gallery of the Lichtbildwerkgemeinschaft Weiser Börstinghaus association.
It must surely only be possible to see such a comprehensive overview of all aspects of mushrooms in very few museums in the world. The museum in Germany therefore has a prominent role to play as a mycology centre.
As well as the permanent exhibition, special exhibitions or events on nature themes are occasionally shown, and fresh mushrooms are offered in the “main season”.
Unfortunately, very few people realise how important mushrooms are for every one of us and for nature as a whole.
For this reason, every year, weekend seminars are offered for interested beginners and more experienced learners at the mycology museum. There is also the opportunity to take an exam as a mycology expert at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mykologie (the German Association of Mycology) training institute. Guided mushroom excursions can also be booked for groups.
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Openings
Price info
Adults: 2,50 €
School classes: 0,50 € / person
Groups: 1,50 € / person
Families: 6,00 €
Directions & Parking facilities
If you are arriving by car, follow the signs to Bad Laasphe Stadmitte (town centre), zum Wilhelmsplatz / Haus des Gastes.
Parken
There are sufficient free parking spaces available.
Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
The mycology museum is easy to reach by public transport. The final stop of the “Kurhessenbahn” railway is the main station in Bad Laasphe, from where the museum is just a 10-minute walk away. Buses stop directly on the Wilhelmsplatz square, and the entrance to the museum is directly opposite.
Further information on connections can be found here:
www.kurhessenbahn.de
www.vws-siegen.de
Author
Volker Walther
Organization
Touristikverband Siegen-Wittgenstein e.V.
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