Exhibition of agricultural technology and peasant way of life in the "Old Mill" Proschim

Exhibition of agricultural technology and peasant way of life in the "Old Mill" Proschim

An excursion into regional folklore through small-scale farming techniques and village life and crafts.

Ground floor: history of the mill and the village of Proschim as well as exhibition of mill models and grist mills

1st floor: straw processing, churning butter, baking, cereals, preserving crops, laundry, living quarters, kitchen, childcare, textiles, saddlery machine

2nd floor: potato cultivation, soil cultivation, garden tools, shoemaking, weaving, spinning, beekeeping, lift and transmission

Farm: small animal husbandry, home slaughtering, bakery, laundry cleaning, bicycle exhibition

The programme takes place in the "Alte Mühle" and on the Mühlenhof. It is aimed at pupils in grades 1 to 12.
Pre-registration: one week before
Duration: approx. 2 hrs.
Group size: 10 to 40 people
Admission per person: € 1.50

"Old Mill" Proschim

Walk through the Stone Age at the Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

Visitors get to know the Archaeotechnical Centre with its exhibition and epoch garden. After an introduction to Stone Age archaeology with the centre's suitcase full of tools and equipment from the Stone Age, the exhibition Man - Wood - Archaeology follows in the footsteps of the Ice Age hunters and the first farmers and cattle breeders. In the epoch garden, Stone Age handicraft techniques are tried out and experiments are carried out with the steel of the Stone Age - the flint stone - and fire is made and played with. The project day ends with a hearty Stone Age meal with homemade bread from the Stone Age clay oven.

The programme takes place outdoors and is aimed at pupils in grades 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Advance booking absolutely necessary: at least 2 weeks in advance
Duration: at least 4 hours (and longer)
Group size: 10 to 25 people
Admission per person: €10.00

Cameras or camera phones can be brought along for documentation.

Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

Walk through the Middle Ages at the Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

Visitors get to know the Archaeotechnical Centre with its exhibition and epoch garden. After an introduction to the archaeology of the Middle Ages with the centre's suitcase full of tools and equipment from the Middle Ages, the exhibition Man - Wood - Archaeology follows the traces of medieval settlement in Lower Lusatia. In the epoch garden, medieval handicraft techniques are tried out and fires are made with flint and chisels. After visiting real medieval findings in the Klein Görigk open-air installation, the project day ends with games and a hearty meal from the medieval pot and home-baked bread from the clay oven.

The offer takes place outdoors and is aimed at students of the
Grades 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 weeks in advance, pre-registration is absolutely necessary!
Duration: at least 4 hours (and longer)
Group size: 10 to 25 people
Admission per person: €10.00

Cameras or camera phones can be brought along for documentation.

Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

A capful of archaeology at the Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

Visitors get to know the Archaeotechnical Centre with its exhibition, its epoch garden, Lake Clara and the open-air installation Klein Görigk. After an introduction to archaeology, the tour goes through the exhibition Man - Wood - Archaeology; guaranteed free of vitrines and everything to touch and try out. Afterwards, there will be a walk to Lake Clara, where the archaeological wood of Brandenburg is stored like in a magazine - only under water! Finally, we visit real archaeological findings from the Middle Ages from the Welzow-Süd open-cast mine, which have been reconstructed in an open-air installation. The only medieval barn from Brandenburg that could be reconstructed on the basis of excavation findings is also located here.

The offer takes place outdoors and is aimed at students of the
Grades 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 weeks in advance, pre-registration is absolutely necessary!
Duration: at least 3 hours (and longer)
Group size: 10 to 25 people
Admission per person: €10.00

Cameras or camera phones can be brought along for documentation.

Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

Excavate once like the archaeologists at the Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

Visitors learn about an excavation: what is an archaeological finding and how does one go about uncovering all the beautiful things it hides within? Shovel, trowel and scraper, but also paper and pencil are needed to follow the steps of the archaeologist until a vessel from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age or the Iron Age can finally be taken out of the earth and everyone can marvel at it.

The Archaeotechnical Centre works with replicas. This means that if a vessel is damaged during excavation - never mind, the archaeological ceramics working group will make new ones. The flints found in the Stone Age features are freshly cut and therefore sharp!

The offer takes place outdoors and is aimed at students of the
Grades 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Advance booking absolutely necessary: at least 2 weeks in advance
Duration: at least 4 hours (and longer)
Group size: 10 to 25 people
Admission per person: € 8.00
Cameras or camera phones can be brought along for documentation.

Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

Seven examinations through prehistory at the Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

The visitors are given a typical task at each of 7 stations, which must be solved in the group in half an hour. Then the station is changed. The event includes fire making, leather cutting, pottery, drilling, wall building, wax casting and an excavation. Along the way, there is cooking for everyone and delicious food from the hordes pot and the clay oven.

The offer takes place outdoors and is aimed at students of the
Grades 1 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 2 weeks in advance
Duration: at least 6 hours
Group size: 20 to 80 people
Admission per person: €15.00
Cameras or camera phones can be brought along for documentation.

Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre

"Schwarze Jule" - Forster Town Railway - at the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

The history of the Forster city railway can be experienced in the museum in pictures and words. Visitors will learn interesting facts from the first journey in 1893 to the last journey in 1965. Many questions will be answered. Why was the town railway built? Who benefited from this railway? What did it transport? Why was it ousted from the cityscape and from the transport system?

Action: Slide - lecture, playful activity in the replica of the "Black Owl" (handicraft sheet/paper)

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 2 to 5.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 1.5 to 2 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Robber Baron Nickel von Rothe - at the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Nickel von Rothe, a knight for the poor peasants? Or a robber baron who was persecuted and put out of business? The legendary Nickel von Rothe lived in Mückenhain near Forst at the end of the Middle Ages and wreaked havoc in the surrounding area. Interested visitors can see and hear this story in the museum.

Activity: Slide show with historical saga, knights making jumping jacks

The offer takes place indoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 1 to 3.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Industrialisation in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Many empty factories and the railway tracks of the "Black Jules" tell of the once vibrant "German Manchester". There are reports about personalities who helped Forst to industrial growth and prestige. What conditions were necessary for the operation of mechanical machines? What is the connection between industrial development in Forst and the living conditions of employees and employers? How are yarn and cloth made today? We will explore many questions together and find answers.

Activity: Work with video clips, old address books and chronicles, recording technical data of the machines in the clothmaker's show workshop and city tour

The offer takes place indoors and outdoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of grades 8 to 10.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

Floods and their consequences in the Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst

The pupils learn interesting facts about the flood disasters in and around Forst in words and pictures. A booklet explains various terms related to floods. From historical newspaper reports, the pupils hear about the night of the catastrophe in 1897. The effects of the flood waves of a flood are simulated on a model that shows the surface of the earth in cross-section.

Activity: Work with the accompanying booklet, observe the process in the flood model, build a sandbag wall

The offer takes place indoors and outdoors and is aimed at schoolchildren.
of classes 3 to 6.
Dates: by arrangement
Pre-registration: at least 1 week in advance
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Group size: 5 to 30 people
Admission per person: € 3.50

Brandenburg Textile Museum Forst