Mini Hairdressing Museum

As part of "Bernkastel-Kues is blooming" (March 20 - March 29, 2026), the Mini Hairdressing Museum will be open on Sunday, March 22 and Sunday, March 29, from 1 PM to 5 PM!

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In almost 100 years, a lot has accumulated. Many collected hairdressing tools: razors, curling irons, and rollers: too precious for basements and attics, too much for a display case. This led to the idea and realization of the Mini Hairdressing Museum.

History of origin: A vintage styling station with cabinets and display cases were set up, and the mini museum quickly filled up. Hairdryers from 1921 and a permanent wave machine from 1930 that works with electricity. Various hot wave machines, wooden permanent wave wraps, metal and plastic rollers, curling wraps, a hair cutting machine hanging on the wall, various manual hair cutting machines that operate without electricity or batteries, razors, razor blade sharpeners, the first hair cutting scissors and thinning scissors. Curling irons for "on the fire" or "newer" ones with heating devices, tin combs from 1946 and other hair accessories, hair nets for him and her, beard nets for night: books from the corresponding library....

Kurt Krüger filled idle times in the salon with hair works. As there was no television at first, he also spent his free time doing this. He crafted custom wigs for customers, performers of the Wehlen theater group, and for carnival. He also created bald wigs and beards; a special highlight is a beard for his son-in-law G. Commes as Father Abraham. Meters of extensions were made for hairpieces and braids. From tangled hair, buns and knots were created.

The mini museum, with its 10m², became increasingly crowded. In the cellar rooms were still the old handmade merchandise cabinets and the counter of the shop, so the museum was expanded by one room.

Mrs. Commes is happy to welcome every visitor, gladly explains the various items, and knows a story about everything!