Haus Rüschhaus in Münster | Castles and Palaces Region Münsterland
Haus Rüschhaus bei Münster
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House Rüschhaus

Anyone heading for the small car park at Haus Rüschhaus will have no idea what a gem of late Baroque architecture lies behind the small wood. Only a few kilometres from Münster's city centre , Haus Rüschhaus is a popular destination for cyclists and hikers.
The Westphalian Baroque master builder Johann Conrad Schlaun (1695 - 1773) built Haus Rüschhaus as his own country residence from 1745 to 1749 on an old farmstead. For the design of the house, he combined features of rural and representative, stately architecture both inside and out. He gave the island of the moats a clearly defined form and laid out a symmetrically structured kitchen garden and ornamental garden in keeping with the style of the time.

Residence of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

After the death of her father, the author Annette von Droste-Hülshoff moved with her mother and her sister Jenny to Rüschhaus, only around five kilometres away from her birthplace Hülshoff, where she lived from 1826 to 1846 and wrote "The Jew's Beech", among other works. Droste lived in three small rooms on the mezzanine floor of the Rüschhaus, which she shared with her former nurse. She called her living room, where she retreated to write, her snail shell.

The kitchen garden, which was overgrown in her time, was later restored as a baroque garden according to Schlaun's original plans. This beautiful "secret" nestles at the back of the house and offers ever-changing views from spring to autumn. A wonderful place for a stroll in a historic setting.

Listening Journey | Haus Rüschhaus

Here, where Droste wrote much of her poetry and prose, Sonja Lesniak, project manager of "Droste Digital", takes you on a private tour of the Biedermeier rooms of the not always open Rüschhaus.

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Map | Haus Rüschhaus

Service & Offers

  • Guided tours
  • Museum in the house
  • 100 Castles Route
  • Park at the house
  • Indoor
  • Bad weather offer
  • Spring
  • Autumn
  • Summer

House Rüschhaus

Öffnungszeiten vom 27.03. to 31.10.
  • Monday
    closed
  • Tuesday
    closed
  • Wednesday
    14:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Thursday
    closed
  • Friday
    14:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Saturday
    11:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Sunday
    11:00 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr

Rundgänge durch das Droste-Museum:

Mittwoch bis Freitag: 14, 15:30, 17 Uhr (persönlich begleitete Rundgänge)

Samstag und Sonntag: 11 und 17 Uhr (inkl. Audioguide), 12:30, 14, 15:30 Uhr (persönlich begleitete Rundgänge)

House Rüschhaus

Öffnungszeiten vom 01.01. to 31.12.
  • Monday
    13:30 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Tuesday
    13:30 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Wednesday
    13:30 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Thursday
    13:30 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Friday
    13:30 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Saturday
    10:30 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr
  • Sunday
    10:30 Uhr bis 18:00 Uhr

Admission prices incl. audio guide

  • normal:
    7,00 €
  • reduced:
    4,50 €
  • Groups:
    5,50 €


Admission prices incl. personally accompanied tour

  • Adults:
    10,50 €
  • reduced:
    8,00 €

Groups can also book guided tours outside regular opening hours, more information here: https://www.burg-huelshoff.de/orte/haus-rueschhaus

Events at Haus Rüschhaus

4 Tips for the Rüschhaus House

  • As an outdoor museum, the poetry trail connects Haus Rüschhaus with the legendary Hülshoff Castle. On the marked hiking trail you can immerse yourself in the world of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and learn more about her life and work in analogue and digital form.
  • Haus Rüschhaus is a popular starting point for cycling tours to Münster. You can combine the best of the city and the countryside, and there are countless cycle routes to choose from.
  • Haus Vögeding, Wilkinghege Castle, Hülshoff Castle, Münster Castle: Haus Rüschhaus is embedded in a veritable landscape of castles.
  • With the north and south courses, two circuits of the 100 Castles Route lead past Haus Rüschhaus.

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