Category Archives: Museen

Heimatstube Welzow / Domowniska śpa Wjelcej

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Domicile of the local historians

Building / plot situation

The "Heimatverein Welzow e.V." has set up its Heimatstube on the ground floor of a residential building. The collection is housed in two rooms of a former shop. The first room houses the permanent exhibition. A second room is available for special exhibitions and the storage of documentation and the photo collection.

Characteristics

With the Heimatstube, the association aims to document the history of the town of Welzow through museum exhibits on various topics. The main focus of the exhibition is on the coal and glass industries, the history of schools and associations.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

In the room provided for this purpose in the Heimatstube, the association organises at least one special exhibition per year, which is mainly filled with loans.

The association is very committed to establishing a continuous exhibition tradition in the Heimatstube. Mainly art exhibitions with regional relevance are to take place here.

A major focus of the local history society is the preparation and publication of local history publications.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

Industrial history between coal and glass

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Sabrodt Easter Egg Museum / Muzej jatšownych jajkow Zabrod

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Beautifully crafted Easter eggs in different techniques from all over the world, customs and games around the egg, as well as egg cups, warmers or containers introduce themselves.

Building / plot situation

The Easter Egg Museum is located in a four-sided farm typical of this region. Here in Sabrodt in the house of Matthes Kujasch, language, customs and egg decorating were cultivated. Today, his granddaughter, Dorothea Tschöke, continues these traditions.

Characteristics

The Sabrodt Easter Egg Museum offers an exhibition all about eggs. On display are Easter eggs from all over the world collected by members of the "Lausitzer Heimatverein e.V." since 1971, as well as winning collections from the Sorbian "Easter Egg Competition Bautzen". Visitors learn interesting facts about customs at different times of the year and games with eggs. In addition to eggs in a wide variety of techniques and made of different materials, the exhibition also presents egg cups, egg warmers, egg containers, egg bringers, egg layers, egg cutters and many other egg objects. The museum also houses the largest blueprint model of Brandenburg and Saxony.
The film "When Jan and Lenka get married", shot in Sabrodt in 1955, shows the Sorbian wedding. Visitors can watch this and other films on Sorbian/Wendish customs, egg customs of the world and the sights of Lusatia.
A Franconian egg fountain has been reconstructed and can be visited in the outdoor facilities.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

The Sorbian/Wendish egg decorating techniques can not only be viewed in the museum, but also learned in creative courses. In the egg painting workshop, visitors have the opportunity to take part in an internal museum competition with their self-designed works of art. Particularly unusual eggs can also be made, e.g. a landscape in an egg.
Every year, the prize-winning Easter eggs from the Sorbian "Easter Egg Competition Bautzen" are on display.
A travelling exhibition on blueprinting explains the techniques of blueprinting and tells the differences between blueprinting with models, industrial printing and handmade screen printing.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

Everything about eggs - Sorbian and worldwide - egg bringers, egg layers, egg objects and lots of funny things about eggs and egg-shaped things.

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Wendish Museum Cottbus / Serbski muzej Chóśebuz

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Lower Lusatia Regional Museum of Sorbian / Wendish History and Culture

Building / plot situation

Since 1994, the Wendish Museum has been located in a classicist former residential and commercial building in Cottbus' old town, not far from the Altmarkt. The building was completely renovated and the entire exhibition space was renewed. There is a new service area for visitor reception with cloakroom and lockers. A newly designed reception room with an introductory film to the exhibition was created. The permanent exhibition on the first floor was designed as a closed tour. The museum has a charming little courtyard with a traditional "Sorbian lime tree". The forecourt was designed in 2005 with a bronze sculpture by Peter Buth depicting the water sprite sitting on an erratic block, a Sorbian/Wendish mythical figure.

Characteristics

The exhibition features a new, high-quality design and colour concept, individual room design, new media offerings that allow visitors to experience the Lower Sorbian language. The exhibition of the Wendish Museum provides insights into prehistory and early history and also deals with the topics of Sorbian / Wendish folk art, visual arts, language, writing, literature, music, folk costumes, way of life and customs, Wendish coins and medals as well as the postal history of the Sorbs. The visitor learns that the autochthonous Slavs of Germany originally inhabited an area whose westernmost foothills stretched from Schleswig-Holstein in the north to Upper Franconia in the south of the country, and that the Wendish share in German history and folk development is greater than is often assumed and is by no means limited to Lusatia.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

Changing special exhibitions deal with historical, literary, folkloristic and artistic topics. The exhibitions are bilingual (German-Lower Sorbian / Wendish). Several times a year, there are events to accompany the exhibitions, concerts, readings, Wendish discussion groups (Serbske blido) and traditional events.
Guided tours are offered in German as well as in both Sorbian (Wendish) languages.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

1. cultural wealth of the small Sorbian/Wendish people

2. easter egg painting courses

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Wendish-German Museum of Local History Jänschwalde / Serbsko-nimski domowniski muzej Janšojce

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Teaching and preserving customs and language

Building / plot situation

The museum is located in the historic centre of the village, right next to the towerless neoclassical village church. Most of the exhibition is located in the rooms of the school building, which was built in 1875. The old parish barn has been converted into another museum building in keeping with its listed status. In the neighbouring stables, which, like the barn, date back to the first half of the 19th century, there are four further exhibition rooms. These give visitors an insight into everyday farming activities such as washing, churning butter, stockpiling and flax processing.

Characteristics

The Wendish-German museum of local history is located in the centre of the village. The exhibition is dedicated to the rural life of the Wendish and German population. The history of the village is brought to life with the help of farm furniture and domestic utensils. Small-scale farming technology and tools of the trade are on display. Of course, history is also illustrated here with photos, documents and certificates. The exhibits are shown as a display collection on 560 square metres. Another museum object is the parish barn opposite, which has been renovated in recent years in keeping with its listed status. The parish barn houses a gem of the local history museum: one of the last remaining funeral carriages in the region. There is also a fully functional loom. A collection of ceramics includes household vessels and artefacts from the last 300 years. The museum is consistently labelled bilingually in Wendish and German. The traditional Jänschwald costume is presented in all its facets. The museum has made a great contribution to the Jänschwald Christ Child, the "Janšojski bog". This figure is part of a regional pre-Christmas custom that has only survived to the present day in the municipality of Jänschwalde.
The museum also offers a digital experience: With the help of 360° VR glasses, you can immerse yourself in the documentary film "From flax stalk to linen wall" and go right into the middle of flax processing 100 years ago.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

Changing special exhibitions

• Thematic tours for school classes and tour groups are part of the programme.
• The Jänschwald Christ Child is a much sought-after tradition and is also out and about in neighbouring communities at Christmas time.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

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Guben City and Industrial Museum / Měsćański a industrijowy muzej Gubin

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Modern exhibition in the historic factory building

Building / plot situation

The former Technical Museum of the Hat Industry is located in a listed factory building on the historic factory site of the former "Carl-Gottlob-Wilke-Hutfabrik". The factory was built from 1864 and inaugurated in 1867. As part of the inner-city development of the Neisse town of Guben, the building was renovated and opened on 8 July 2006 at the "Promenade am Dreieck" on Gasstraße. The newly designed building complex includes the town and industry museum, the Guben town hall with service centre, the town library and the music school, other exhibition rooms and the imposing building of the former dye works - today's "Alte Färberei" - with a wide range of events.

Characteristics

With innovative design ideas and the use of modern media, the former hat factory of Carl Gottlob Wilke, the German inventor of the weatherproof woollen felt hat, presents a new and probably unique exhibition. Under 14 spectacular themed hats, which are intended to evoke associations with the hat, visitors can experience the multifaceted history of Guben's town and industry in German and Polish over an area of around 450 m². A written museum guide is available in English. Historical knowledge about the town's history and information about hat production in Guben can be experienced in a variety of ways, e.g. through stories to listen to and marvel at, interesting things to read and look at, history to touch and hats to try on in the "Virtual and Real Hat Try-On Station". A new feature is a presentation of a world of experience in virtual reality via VR glasses. A specially shot 360° 3D image film about the museum and sights of the twin city of Guben-Gubin can be seen on them, as well as a digital 3D exhibition about old crafts. A few old machines that were used to make hats are integrated into the permanent exhibition and can be seen in a small exhibition room opposite the City and Industry Museum. In the museum's special exhibition room and in the former hat café, which has been converted into a museum gallery, changing exhibitions are regularly presented, especially on Guben's history, and special events are held.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

Special exhibitions are shown on special occasions and holidays, e.g. over the Easter or Christmas period.

• A museum education area and a display depot of historical hat machines complement the exhibition, which is well worth seeing.
• A virtual hat tasting station is used by most visitors as a humorous end to the tour.
• The newly designed building complex includes the Guben town hall with service centre, the town library and the music school with an extensive range of events.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

1. museum rally (getting to know the museum in a playful way)

A museum rally is designed to make a visit to the Guben City and Industry Museum a special event for children and young people. After an introduction to the content of the museum, the pupils receive questionnaires and can now explore the exhibition independently. Through an attentive visit, all questions can be solved and the sustainability of the visit is promoted.

Afterwards, the questionnaires will be evaluated together with the museum staff and a small "award ceremony" will follow (certificates will be provided by the museum).

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of grades 5 to 8.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 days in advance
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 1.50 (Guben schools have free admission)

Guben City and Industrial Museum

2nd report card

The pupils are welcomed by a member of the museum staff and briefly introduced. Afterwards, the class teacher takes over the class and hands out the certificates. Afterwards, the pupils can try out the various hats and headgear at the "Real Hat Try-On Station" (photography by the accompanying persons is possible).

Other/supplementary offers can be taken up on request.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement on the day the report is handed out
Pre-registration: at least 2 months in advance
Duration: approx. 45 minutes
Group size: up to 30 people
Admission per person: € 1.50 (Guben schools have free admission)

Guben City and Industrial Museum

3. hat production

With scissors, glue, ruler, pencil, cardboard and cardboard for the templates, hats are made under supervision. The materials needed can be brought along or they will be provided by the museum. Students should be able to handle scissors and glue.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 1 to 7.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 weeks in advance
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Group size: up to 25 people
Admission per person: € 1.50 (Guben schools have free admission)
Contribution towards costs for material per person: € 2.00

Other notes on the offer:
According to the fee schedule, we charge € 15.00 for the film screening; Guben schools have free admission. By arrangement, the necessary working materials can be provided by the museum, in which case the cost is € 2.00 per person.

Guben City and Industrial Museum

4. "How a hat is made" - film screening on the making of a hat

As part of a visit to the museum, children and young people are shown a film (DVD) about the production of hats in the former VEB Hutwerke Guben. The film complements the exhibition by illustrating the hard work involved in hat production (film duration approx. 20 minutes).

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at
Pre-school children and pupils up to grade 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 days in advance
Duration: 1 to 2.5 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 1.50 (Guben schools and day-care centres have free admission)
A contribution towards expenses of € 15.00 will be charged for the film screening.

Guben City and Industrial Museum

5. real hat tasting station

The class will be briefed briefly, after which the pupils can choose hats and headgear from the extensive range on offer at the hat-trying station. Photography by the accompanying persons is possible.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at pre-school children and pupils up to grade 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 days in advance
Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 1.50 (Guben schools and day-care centres have free admission)

Guben City and Industrial Museum

6. photo action at the "Real Hat Tasting Station

The class is briefly instructed and the students choose hats and headgear from the wide range on offer at the hat-trying station and pose for the "amateur photographer". The photos can be saved on a stick that they bring with them and later taken to be developed themselves or sent by e-mail.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 days in advance
Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours
Group size: up to 30 people
Admission per person: € 1.50 (Guben schools have free admission)

Guben City and Industrial Museum

7. felting

With wool felt, special felting needles, cookie cutters (possibly self-made cardboard shapes), bubble wrap and polystyrene, the pupils can make a wide variety of felt figures under supervision. The finished figures are also suitable for further processing as key rings, Christmas and/or Easter decorations and for the decorative embellishment of hats. The students should already have some experience with needles.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 1 to 7.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 weeks in advance
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Group size: up to 25 people
Admission per person: € 1.50 (Guben schools have free admission)
Contribution towards costs for materials per person: € 1.00 to € 2.00

Other notes on the offer:
The work with the sharp needles should be supervised by the caregivers
The material can be provided by the museum. In that case, the contribution towards expenses must be paid.

Guben City and Industrial Museum

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"Sprucker Mühle" Guben / "Sprugojski młyn" Gubin

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Technical monument with exhibition on urban and regional history

Building / plot situation

The museum is located on the site of the old water mill in the district of Altsprucke on the Schwarze Fließ. The river used to drive seven such water mills on its course from Bärenklau to where it flows into the Neisse. Until 1900, the mill was driven by a water wheel, then by a turbine. The mill was in operation as a feed grist mill until the end of the 1960s. After several fires, the listed mill was rebuilt as a museum from 1980 onwards, while preserving the substance worthy of preservation, especially the mill technology. Since 1985, the building has housed not only the technical monument of a water mill but also an exhibition on the history of the town. Since then, the museum in the Sprucker Mill has made an important contribution to the preservation of the objective cultural heritage and to the research of local history.

Characteristics

The historic mill in Guben has been preserved as a museum display. Inside, in addition to various grinding gears, it shows a grinding platform with a grist mill and roller mills from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The permanent exhibition was redesigned in 1996. At the same time, the outdoor facilities were reconstructed and the barn on the grounds was converted into an attractive exhibition and event venue. An important focus of the museum's exhibition is the cultural history of the town of Guben. The local history museum provides information on five chronological phases:

• early historical development,
• medieval city history,
• Rise to an important industrial and garden city in Lower Lusatia,
• role as an important location for the hat industry in Germany,
• City history.

The exhibition offers an excursion into the folk art of the region. Rural furniture, domestic utensils and handicraft products give an insight into the life of the inhabitants.

Events, special exhibitions

After registration with the Guben registry office, wedding ceremonies can be held on the mill floor. Schools and vocational training institutions benefit from special guided tours. The old classroom integrated into the permanent exhibition is used for report cards and at traditional class reunions as a backdrop and display object. In the adjacent museum barn, hobby artists and associations can hold special exhibitions and events.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. There he lives in the slipper under the stove. At midnight he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then tell them to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

1. the life of the people of that time

2. school days - past and present

3. report card issue

4. from grain to flour

5. easter customs

6. self-designed Easter eggs

Museum Sorbian Weaving Room Drebkau / Muzej Serbska tkajarska śpa Drjowk

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Folklore museum with urban history collection

Building/property situation

The house Am Markt 10 was built in a late Baroque style as a plaster building in 1805. Today it is a listed building. The building served as an inn and residential house. After extensive renovation, the building complex has been open to the public since 1995, and in 2000 the upper floor became home to the "Sorbian Weaving Room" collection.

Characteristics

The collection comprises about 3,000 objects and 3,200 Easter eggs from over 50 countries, and is the result of decades of collecting and research work by the museum's founder, Dr Lotar Balke († 2.10.2008).

The exhibition areas show historical furniture and furnishings as well as evidence of the culture and way of life as well as the customs of the peasant and petty bourgeois classes. Regional and national Sorbian traditional costumes and parts of traditional costumes as well as other textiles are presented. The Easter egg collection with its focus on local Sorbian folk art traditions is represented in the permanent exhibition. However, it can only be viewed in all its splendour during the Easter season.

The history of the town with a focus on urban crafts and the Drebkau glass industry are further exhibition topics. A special highlight is the area "From flax to canvas", especially as all the equipment on display is in full working order.

Special exhibitions/ accompanying offers

Special exhibitions are offered twice a year, as well as the annual Easter presentation of the collection of Dr. Lotar Balke († 2.10.2008) with more than 3,200 eggs from all over the world. It always takes place 4 weeks before Easter until 2 weeks after Easter. At the Drebkauer Easter Egg Market, organised by the museum's Friends, children and adults can marvel at traditional egg decorating, demonstrated by folk artists from the region. Appointments for egg painting are available by appointment during the Easter season. In addition to other cultural offerings, the annual Museum Night is traditionally held.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

1. painting Easter eggs with a visit to the museum

2. handicrafts in the pre-Christmas season

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Noßdorf watermill / Nosydłojski wódny młyn

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Mill history and traditional crafts

Building / plot situation

The family history of the Noßdorf watermill dates back to 1624, when it was first mentioned in the Forster church register. In 1841, the mill and the weir were expanded. Count von Brühl provided the millers with the necessary timber, partly free of charge or at a cheap price. In 1864, the mill and residential house were rebuilt.

The old water wheel stopped working in 1925 and had to make way for a turbine. This meant that the mill, with its wheel play, had lost a large part of its old magic. But the steam drive also became obsolete in the course of time, as the water power of the Malxe was sufficient.
The building was listed in 1990 and opened to the public as a technical museum in 1993. Several renovations followed in the 1990s. The roof was re-roofed in its old form. The collapsed bridge over the mill race was also repaired, the coachman's house was renovated, and the half-timbering of the main mill building was restored. The old collapsed boiler house was rebuilt true to the original, which gives the old courtyard with its approx. 40 m high chimney a special appearance.

Characteristics

The Noßdorf watermill was run by many families over the centuries. It was partially renovated at great expense and brought back to life in November 2007. Next to the completely renovated residential part of the mill is an exhibition of the mill's technology, which has been preserved in its original state. It was used for milling until 1975.
Visitors learn about the tradition and hard work of the miller's trade. The path from grain to fine flour can be experienced. At this location, the development of the miller's craft from hand milling to industrialisation can be traced in a special way.

Accompanying offers

Annual events take place around the Noßdorf watermill:

• Maypole erection
• Mill festival
• Lusatian Museum Night
• Christmas market

The watermill association participates annually in festivals and anniversaries of the town of Forst. (Spring festival and autumn market). The mill association also arranges guided tours of the Protestant church in Noßdorf.

Special exhibition "Cockcrow and Village Chirping

This unique puppet show was created in cooperation with the Heimatstube Noßdorf and the Noßdorf alliance "Tradition and Future". The "Noßdorf dolls" represent a large fund of historical clothing as well as work and official clothing. They demonstrate handicraft, household and everyday scenes with corresponding utensils.

This special exhibition can currently be visited in Forster's city centre in Karlstraße (former Schlecker market) by appointment.

There is also the possibility to borrow items for different occasions and topics. Mr Günter Andreck is responsible for this collection and the exhibition construction.

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

The path from grain to flour

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Lower Lusatian Sorbian Village Museum Bloischdorf/ Dolnołužyski serbski wejsny muzej Błobošojce

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Village museum with agricultural history collection

Building/property situation

The building of the historic manor barn - a massive brick building from 1880 - was restored and made into an exhibition and event venue.

Characteristics

The focus is on the history and culture of the rural population, especially the Sorbian population, in Lower Lusatia in the period from the 18th to the 20th century. Visitors can expect an exhibition on historical domestic economy and rural life, living and working, which is enriched by changing special exhibitions.

Special exhibitions/ accompanying offers

Special exhibitions are incorporated into the existing exhibition in a separate section.

• Museum education programmes for schools and day-care centres
• Cultural events (music events, lectures, book readings, cabaret) in the museum and in the culture barn
• Action days for maypole setting, open monument day, museum night
• Three Kings Singing with Blessing of the House in the Museum Barn
• Traditional Easter egg decorating
• Advent event, Advent wreath competition
• the culture barn can be hired for weddings, birthdays or other celebrations

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

1. from grain to bread

2. traditional Easter egg decorating

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Niederlausitzer Heidemuseum Spremberg / Dolnołužyski gólański muzej Grodk

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District Museum in the Cultural Palace of the Spree-Neiße District

Building / plot situation

Spremberg Castle, which houses the museum, has developed over various construction stages from a Romanesque castle to a late Baroque four-wing complex. The building history is documented since the 11th century. The lower part of the large main tower with its walls up to four metres thick is the oldest part of the castle complex.

Characteristics

The Niederlausitzer Heidemuseum, the district museum of the Spree-Neiße district, looks at the heath landscape in the south-east of Brandenburg with its exhibitions. Founded on 9 December 1911 as a town museum, it was housed in changing domiciles and moved to the castle for the second time in 1997.

The following permanent exhibitions and collections are part of its profile:

• Regional castle and museum history
• Folklore - regional settlement history, Sorbian customs
• Industrial history
• Natural history
• Life and work of the Spremberg-born writer Erwin Strittmatter

The relationship between man, nature and culture plays an important role in the region, which was shaped by lignite mining. The open-air complex built next to the castle provides an insight into the rural way of life of the farmers of Lower Lusatia. The rural farmstead consists of a residential stable house, a barn with shed (both relocated - Replicas), a draw well, a dovecote, a bee house and a bakehouse. With its interior furnishings and the associated tools, the farmhouse, which is over 200 years old, illustrates the rural way of life and living in the heath villages around 1900. The lapidarium provides information about stone witnesses of Lower Lusatia.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

Three to four annual special exhibitions enrich the exhibition programme with a varied range of themes.

• Traditional Easter Egg Market with small Easter Egg Exhibition in the Festival Hall of the Castle on Good Friday
• Musical and literary events in the ballroom of the castle
• Traditional events in the open-air grounds and the castle courtyard, such as the autumn festival or the coffee afternoon at the local heritage festival
• A wide range of museum educational activities
• Extensive archive for research purposes

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

Kobi - the little house ghost - is at home in the museum. He lives there in a slipper under the stove. At midnight, he eavesdrops on the old museum pieces when they tell stories about the past. He tells these exciting stories to the museum staff, who then pass them on to the children - stories from the old, old days.

Kobi offers:

1. life in the past and today

2. lock play

3. secret herbology

4. washing day

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