Category Archives: Museen

Military History Museum Kolkwitz / Wójarsko-stawizniski muzej Gołkojce

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Mysterious Depths - Exhibition in the Former Protective Structure

Building / plot situation

The protective structure of the former National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR was built from 1965 and put into operation in 1967. It was used in the service system for air reconnaissance in civil and military areas (short designation: GS-31 of the 1st LVD). The main building is 42.50m long, 18.00m wide and has three basement levels down to a depth of 9.93m with 700sqm of floor space and room heights of 4m to 1.50m.

Characteristics

Since 2004, the "Kolkwitzer Bunkerfreunde GS-31 e.V." has been preserving a part of Kolkwitz's military history and making it accessible to the general public. In this way, the military history museum is also doing a bit of educational work by making it possible to descend into this once well-kept secret.

The technical equipment of the protective structure and the display of the air situation can be viewed in the underground labyrinth, as can the accommodation and supply units of the crews.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

The active development work of the association is constantly opening up new aspects of the exhibition, which are presented to visitors on "viewing dates with surprises", among other things. Special events and anniversaries with thematically coordinated programmes, as well as meetings of former members, are highlights of the museum's activities.

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:

Mysterious Depths - Exhibition in the Former Protective Structure

Educational trail "Fighting forest fires yesterday and today" Gosda II / Wucbna šćažka "Wójowanje pśeśiwo wognjam něga a źinsa" Gózd II

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Fire Brigade Museum in the Historic Fire Station

Building / plot situation

When the Gosda volunteer fire brigade moved to a new fire station in the mid-1990s, the question was: "What will happen to the old building, the historic fire station?" The idea was born to historically reappraise fire protection and firefighting in the building, which is worth preserving, but also to present contemporary developments nationally and internationally. With subsidies and a lot of own work, the fire station, built in 1930, was finally renovated and furnished with the collected exhibits.

Characteristics

The region around the municipality of Gosda II near Döbern is mainly characterised by the forest - especially the pine plantations that are at risk of forest fires - and lignite mining. Thus, the exhibition contains many interesting documents such as deployment documents, maps, exhibits and visual material on forest firefighting.

The following topics are presented:

• Fire watch towers then and now
• Fire-fighting equipment, fire-fighting vehicles, fire-fighting water supply
• Forest fire hazard classes, forest fire types
• the special features of the forest in Niederlausitz, one of the most fire-prone regions in Germany.
• International experiences such as from Greece, France and America are also present. Accordingly, national and international exhibits such as protective clothing and helmets are not to be missed.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

• The nature trail is used to sensitise children and young people to the topic of "forest fire protection" and to recruit them to join the youth fire brigade thanks to its historical significance in combination with the technical presentation.

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:

Forest firefighting yesterday and today

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Church Information and Meeting Centre Horno / Cerkwiny informaciski a zmakański centrum Rogow

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Building / plot situation

The meeting centre found its home at the resettlement site of Forst-Eulo in the newly built or rebuilt church in the new district of Horno. It was opened on 14 October 2006. The exhibition is housed in the church rooms on the upper floor. It is called: "Lost homeland. Mining and its effects on churches and parishes in Upper and Lower Lusatia".

Characteristics

The presentation provides an insight into mining-related settlement in Lower and Upper Lusatia between 1924 - the beginning of the first comprehensive relocation - and today from the perspective of the disappeared churches and their congregations. In earlier decades, the future landscape was not considered when coal was mined, production quantities counted and environmental issues were hardly taken into account. The fate of the inhabitants or the parishes was marked by economic constraints and insufficient compensation. The theme is illustrated with 27 models of mined churches, 4 film stations with short films on the parishes in which those affected describe their backgrounds and fates (themes: history, last services, conversion, etc.): Historical, last services, reburials, whereabouts of church property, resettlement practice, church replacement construction, church relocations, saved congregations, threatened places), 18 maps of areas that no longer exist today as well as original exhibits of destroyed churches.

Special exhibitions/ accompanying offers

• 2 research stations allow for a detailed examination of the circumstances surrounding the resettlements using documents, photos, chronicles and films collected in archives or provided by contemporary witnesses.
• 40 drawers hold plans and photographic material on the churches and church property
• 20 reading stations with visual material and documents on the churches and historical finds

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:

"Lost home " in the roof truss of the church - memories of destroyed churches

Peitz Ironworks and Fisheries Museum / Hutowy a rybarski muzej Picnjo

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Museum of technology and local history - ironworks and fish farm

Building/property situation

Margrave Johann V had the former Peitz ironworks and hammer mill built around 1550. The basis for the construction of the works was the local grass ironstone, which was smelted in the blast furnace until around 1856. The pig iron produced was used to make cannon barrels, cannonballs, utensils, household items and even bells. Today's Ironworks and Fisheries Museum houses the oldest preserved foundry plant in Germany. The plant dates from the first half of the 19th century and is partially functional.

Characteristics

The historic blast furnace hall from 1810 is the centrepiece of the museum. It embodies the technological status of the early industrial iron foundry of the 19th century. The special attraction of the show facility lies in its preservation as a structural and technical monument to the greatest possible extent. The right wing of the blast furnace building houses the permanent exhibition "The Peitz Ironworks - Rise and Decline of an Industrial Location".

The fishing museum is located in the left wing. Numerous exhibits and displays convey a lot of interesting information about the history and tradition of fishing, the Peitz pond industry and regional inland fishing.

The museum also houses an impressive collection of minerals and an informative exhibition on the subject of water in the turbine house at the museum.

Special exhibitions/ accompanying offers

• Occasionally special exhibitions are presented
• Aluminium show casting with the traditional "hand moulding" is carried out on advance reservation
• project and hiking days are organised for school classes
• Various major events such as the "Sounds of Hollywood" concert and the annual "Fischzug in Peitz" attract thousands of guests to the fishing and fortress town of Peitz.
• the traditional clamp cake baking is held in the museum on advance reservation
• The "TeichGutPeitz" restaurant right next to the museum invites you to lunch.
• the pond landscape can be explored on the approx. 2.3 km long pond nature trail between Peitz and Maust
• Guided tours through the Peitz pond area can be booked

Offers for children - With Kobi to the museum

1.guided tour of the Peitz Ironworks and Fisheries Museum

2. aluminium show casting

3. clamp cake baking

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Toy Museum Kackrow / Muzej grajkow Kokrjow

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Attention to detail and passion for collecting

Building / plot situation

The exhibition is housed in a side wing of the Knabe family home. Mr Knabe built the numerous showcases himself and fitted them with lighting. The house is located directly on the village square in the Kolkwitz district of Kackrow, which is easy to reach from Glinzig. In the immediate vicinity, the well-known and popular restaurant "Koselmühle" invites visitors to stop for a bite to eat.

Characteristics

The exhibition takes the visitor into the world of children between 1880 and 1980. Dolls and teddy bears, toy shops and doll's carriages, games and children's books and many other things that make children's hearts beat faster are presented here. In the beginning, Christine Knabe collected her children's toys and her own toys. When her sons grew up and moved out, Mr and Mrs Knabe redesigned the rooms in the house for the exhibition. In the meantime, doll carriages are also on display in the neighbouring garage. Visitors can marvel at porcelain head and Schildkröt dolls. Even dolls from the Babelsberg film studio are exhibited here. A very special treasure are the many dolls' houses and merchants' shops, which Christine Knabe completes with great attention to detail and in keeping with the vintage.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

The basic exhibition remains in place throughout the year. At Christmas and Easter, the show is furnished with historical decorative elements to match the occasion. In addition, numerous pram models from the last 100 years, especially ZEKIWA prams, populate the Knabes' yard.
At Christmas and Easter, visitors can expect small festive offers.

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:

Historical dolls and toys

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Heimatstube Tschernitz / Domowniska śpa Cersk

Building / plot situation

The Tschernitzer Heimatstube was housed in rooms of the over one hundred year old school building, the so-called "Red School". The school was inaugurated on 4 July 1907 and is the most prominent building in the village. The building offers excellent conditions for a broad-based club life. The local history society "Föhrenfließ e.V." has also found a home here with its collection. Visitors are appropriately presented with an exhibition of historical objects, documentation and photos from long-forgotten times in Chernice.

Characteristics

In the exhibition, the Heimatstube focuses on the history of the glass industry in the village. From 1829 to 1984, hollow glass was produced in the second oldest glassworks in the region. Subsequently, screen production began, which was discontinued in 2007. The exhibits mainly show products from the years up to 1984.

Another focus is the school history of the village, which began in 1870 and ended in 2003.

In the local history room, you can still see historical household and industrial objects.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

• Issuing publications (e.g. on school history)
• Local socio-cultural centre in cooperation with Heimatstube

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:

Heimatstube Klein Kölzig / Domowniska śpa Mały Kólsk

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Arts and Crafts and Village History - Collection in the "Old Brickworks

Alte Ziegelei und Heimatstube Klein Kölzig / Stara cyglownja a Domowniska śpa Mały Kólsk

Building / plot situation

Since its reconstruction in 2005, visitors can expect to find the only brickworks with a completely preserved ring-fired kiln in the region. The local history room has been housed in the "Old Brickworks" since 2013. On all three levels, experiences and historical backgrounds are described that bear witness to the use of the brickworks building.

Characteristics

Exhibits, documents and photos on the history of the village, village life with its associations, mining and the local craftsman, the wood carver Karl Gierscher, are on display in the local history centre. A special attraction for visitors is the exhibition of geological finds from the surrounding open-cast mines.

While members of the brickworks association present the building, you will gain an insight into the production processes, which are characterised by heavy manual labour. You will also be let in on the secret of why the building survived the difficult time after production ceased.

The "Klein Kölziger Ziegeleibahn e.V." association began rebuilding the former light railway in 2008. This was embedded in the grounds of the brickworks. The history of the field railway in Klein Kölzig is vividly illustrated by the operation of historical vehicles on the railway lines.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

In April or May, the season opens with the light railway and the open day at the brickworks.

In May and June, on the weekend after Ascension Day, there is a joint event with the Bad Muskau Forest Railway and the Muskau Arch Geopark Association. Also in May or June, visitors experience the Geopark Weekend in the Geopark by bike and train.

On the third Advent, the Christmas market at the "Alte Ziegelei" gets guests in the mood for the Christmas season.

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. arts and crafts and village history

Exhibits, documents and photos on the history of the village, on village life and its associations, on mining, on the Klein Kölziger brickworks and on the local craftsman (woodcarver Karl Gierscher) have been collected in the local history room.

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at pupils in grades 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: 2 weeks before at the latest

Local history room Klein Kölzig

2. on the tracks of Lusatian bricks and light railways

The tradition of brick firing in Klein Kölzig goes back far into the 19th century. After the first small private brickworks had been established since 1840, the public limited company Großer Kurfürst Berlin built a brickworks in Klein Kölzig in 1892/94, the centrepiece of which was a ring kiln with 18 firing chambers. In 1920, a light railway was put into operation for the transport of clay, which had a length of 4.5 km. Visitors can expect to see the only brickworks with a completely preserved ring kiln in the region. During the guided tour of the object, insights are given into the production processes marked by heavy manual labour and, among other things, the secret is revealed as to why the building survived the difficult period after production ceased. Finally, there is a ride on the light railway on the circular route.

The programme takes place indoors and outdoors and is aimed at students in grades 4 to 12.
Dates: Monday to Sunday by arrangement
Pre-registration: 1 week before at the latest
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Group size: 10 to 25 people
Admission per person: € 3.50
Group prices on individual request
Ride on the brickyard railway:
per child: € 1.50, per adult: € 3.00

Local history room Klein Kölzig

 

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Heimatmuseum Döbern / Domowniski muzej Derbno

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Books, glass and mining history

Building / plot situation

One of the oldest houses in Döbern can be found at Ringstraße 53. Built around 1800, the first Döbern inn, the "Gasthaus Krätsch", was located here. In 1877, school was held here for a short time until the first school building was completed in today's Schulstraße.
In 1984, the building was bought by the town of Döbern, which initially established the town library here. In 1993, a small local history room was established. After the book stalls were relocated to Muskauer Straße 14, renovation and refurnishing took place. The Döbern museum of local history was opened on 30 May 2014. More than 100 m² of exhibition space invite you to visit.

Characteristics

The local history museum houses testimonies to the local history of Döbern and Eichweg. The main focus is on the history of the building, trade and commerce, school and local history and a small farm kitchen. Display and photo panels on the present-day district of Eichwege, which was called Dubraucke until 1937, show that there is a much older history than that of the former village of Döbern. In another room, the club life of Döbern and Dubraucke 100 years ago is depicted. The exhibition outside includes a well with a swing pump and a miner's workshop. In the outbuilding, a laundry and summer kitchen and a glassmaker's and grinder's workshop invite visitors to look around.

Special exhibitions / accompanying offers

Every year, a series of lectures takes place in which interesting facts about the history of the village are conveyed. Articles on history can also be read in the "Döbern Kultur- und Heimatblatt". A special exhibition on scales and weights was opened in June 2016.
Special exhibitions are held 1-3 times a year on specific municipal occasions and highlights (anniversary of the kindergarten, waterworks, fire brigade, Catholic Church, development of the suburban settlement). They are realised on the principle of mobile display boards and are mainly produced by the association.

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:

Evidence of the local history of Döbern

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Heimatstube Burg / Domowniska śpa Bórkowy

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Customs under the reed roof - Spreewald history at the harbour

Building / plot situation

Die „Heimatstube Burg“ befindet sich in einem Gebäude am Spreehafen, das zu einem nach historischen Vorbildern gestalteten Drei-Seiten-Hof mit Ziehbrunnen, Wirtschaftsgebäude und Scheune mit Galerie gehört. Das Haus ist ein umgesetztes, historisches Bauernhaus in Blockbohlenbauweise mit der für diese Bauweise typischen Dreigliederung des Grundrisses. Es stammt aus dem Ortsteil Burg-Kauper und war bis etwa 1990 bewohnt.

Characteristics

Die Ausstellung gewährt Einblicke in die Geschichte und Gegenwart des Ortes Burg (Spreewald) und die Lebenswelt der sorbischen/wendischen Bauern in Burg und Umgebung bzw. im Spreewald vom 18. bis ins 21. Jahrhundert. Schwerpunkte sind die Präsentation der aufwendigen Burger Trachten, die Darstellung des traditionellen Handwerks und die Lebensgeschichten einiger bekannter Burger Persönlichkeiten.

Accompanying offers

im Haus der Begegnung, Am Bahndamm 12b in Burg (Spreewald):

• "Getting to know legendary figures and their meaning" Knowledge about the language, culture and way of life of the Sorbs/Wends is imparted with the possibility of dressing up.
• Show demonstration "Sorbian Easter egg painting in wax reserve and bossing technique".
• Allgemeine Führung zum Thema Sprache, Kleidung und Bräuche
• Thematische Führungen, bei denen ein Aspekt der Ausstellung ausführlich vertieft wird (z.B. Osterbräuche, Flachsverarbeitung, Tracht und Kleidung, Sagengestalten)
• Wanderungen mit dem Irrlicht (Błudnik) zu geheimnisvollen Orten im Ortskern

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. fabulous voyage of discovery

2. legendary figures of the Spreewald

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