General information
Address
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Sunday and public holidays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Last admission: 5.30 p.m.
Closed: Mondays (except public holidays)
Tickets
Adults: 4.00 Euros
Adults in groups of 16 or more: 3.50 Euros
Concessions*: 2.00 Euros
Children and young people up to the age of 17 and school pupils in school groups: free
LWL-MuseumsCard
Annual pass for admission to the 31 museums of the LWL and LVR
Me and you (two adults): 70 Euros
Single: 50 Euros
Single reduced**: 15 Euros
You can purchase vouchers for visiting the LWL museums of industrial culture and the LWL Museum Card at our ticket office.
Free admission
LWL Museum Card, LVR Museum Card, German Museum Association, ICOM
* Those eligible for reduced admission are recipients of ongoing benefits under Social Security Codes II and XII, students up to the age of 30, trainees, volunteers, people with a degree of disability of 50 or more, and holders of the NRW volunteer card.
** School pupils, students, trainees, volunteers, recipients of ongoing benefits under SGB II and XII, and people with a degree of disability of 50 or above are eligible for a discount.
Gastronomy
The Tichlerstoben café and bistro offers a constantly changing selection of homemade cakes and tarts. You can also enjoy hearty specialities and Lippischer Pickert – typically served with butter, beetroot and liver sausage. Enjoy the view over the museum grounds from the sunny terrace. From there, you also have a good view of the children in the adjacent playground.
The café offers the necessary conference technology and catering for training courses and conferences. Family celebrations, company and club parties can be held in a small, cosy setting or in the hall for up to 200 people.
Opening hours:
Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
info@a-borsdorf.de
Phone: +49 (0)5232 65555
Field railway
Experience industrial culture: from May to September, the light railway runs every first Sunday of the month between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. around the site of the former clay pit.
It was used to transport the extracted material for further processing. Visitors can also ride on the railway during many festivals and thus appreciate the size of the former mining area. A group of enthusiastic light railway enthusiasts has formed around the light railway, who are passionate about operating the railway and maintaining the machinery. A light railway meeting takes place once a year.
Directions
Arriving by car
A 2, exit Ostwestfalen/Lippe or Herford/Bad Salzuflen, Ostwestfalenstraße (B 239) towards Lage, please follow the signs.
Arriving by bus and train
From Herford or Lage main station to Bad Salzuflen-Sylbach railway station, from there it is a 15-20 minute walk. You are welcome to ask for departure times at the museum ticket office.
Take bus line 942 from Bad Salzuflen towards VitaSol-Pivitsort and get off at the ‘Abzweig Ziegeleimuseum’ stop. The stop is served hourly throughout the day on weekdays and Saturdays, and only in the afternoons on Sundays.
Alternatively, you can also take bus line 749 from Lage railway station towards Oerlinghausen railway station to the ‘Lage-Hagen, Ziegeleimuseum’ stop. This stop is served almost hourly on weekdays.
The stop is not served on Saturdays and Sundays. However, you can use the ‘Sylbach Bahnhof’ stop instead. The bus stops there every hour on weekdays and Saturdays and every two hours on Sundays.
Arriving by bicycle
You can reach the Lage brickworks via the following cycle paths
The beet route also passes 1,000 metres past the museum. Furthermore, the brickworks museum is located on the circular tour ‘Auf den Spuren lippischer Ziegler’ (In the footsteps of Lippe brickmakers) (approx. 30 km), which was developed by the ‘Museumsinitiative in OWL e. V.’ (Museum Initiative in OWL). The tour starts and ends at Lage railway station.
Video journey of discovery
Taking your dog to the museum
Dogs are allowed on a leash in the outdoor area, with the exception of the playground. However, dogs are not allowed inside the buildings.
Photography in the museum
We would be delighted if you took photos of your experiences on site. Share your pictures on social media using #industriekultur or #ziegeleilage.
Prior consent must be obtained for commercial photography.
Museum shop
In our museum shop, you will find gifts, souvenirs and information about industrial culture.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tel. 05232 9490-12
EC card payment accepted for purchases over 10 euros.
