The Black Forest Costume Museum (German: Schwarzwälder Trachtenmuseum) is a museum in the convent building of the former Capuchin abbey in Haslach im Kinzigtal in the Baden-Württemberg county of Ortenaukreis in south Germany.
It portrays the history and development of traditional folk costume in the Black Forest and its surrounding regions.
[2] The museum houses some of the most important original costumes from the following regions: Over 100 life-size figures are displayed with many charming details for special occasions and from everyday.
[3] Influenced by the respective zeitgeist and fashion trends, by prosperity, poverty and denominational ties, the individual costumes of the Black Forest in the 18th century all have their own twist.
[4] The old Capuchin monastery (built 1630–32), which houses this collection of costumes, is the only completely preserved baroque monastery of the Capuchin order in all of southern Germany.