German Leather Museum

German Leather Museum
Deutsches Ledermuseum
German Leather Museum in 2017
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Established13 March 1917 (1917-03-13)[1]
LocationFrankfurter Str. 86, Offenbach am Main, Germany
Coordinates50°06′12″N 8°45′18″E / 50.10333°N 8.75500°E / 50.10333; 8.75500
TypeMuseum
CollectionsLeather, Shoes
Collection size30,000[1]
ArchitectHugo Eberhardt
Public transit access
  • Offenbach Ledermuseum, Exit Ludwigstraße
  • X97, 103, 120 Offenbach Ludwigstraße/Ledermuseum
Websitewww.ledermuseum.de

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Museum Deutsches Ledermuseum". Deutsches Ledermuseum. 13 March 1917. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Der 1959 verstorbene Hugo Eberhardt prägte Offenbach wie nur wenige andere". op-online.de (in German). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Das Lederlexikon". Ledermuseum – www.leder-info.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2022.