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Braunauer Heimatmuseum (Braunau museum of local history)

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91301 Forchheim
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Documents, engravings, a large number of photos, works by local artists, traditional costumes and ceramics as well as evidence of folk piety: they document the economic and cultural life of the German population of the Braunau Heimatkreis in the Sudetenland in the Heimatmuseum (Braunau museum of local history), but also their expulsion.

Last edited on 10.04.2026

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Events

Event - International Museum Day : TEMPUS FUGIT – The Braunau Church Group

Sunday, 17 May 2026, 10:00 - 17:00

Location: Braunauer Heimatmuseum (Braunau museum of local history)

Photographs by Dan Veselský

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