Haus Elsfleth

Om museet

The villa on Weserstraße was built in 1907 as a captain's house in the regional style of an "Oldenburger Hundehütte" (Oldenburg doghouse): a one-and-a-half-story, gable-fronted plastered building with a carved gable that is now a listed monument. It later belonged to the district physician Dr. Christian Steenken, who also headed the Elsflether Heringsfischerei-Gesellschaft (herring fishing company); hence the name Villa Steenken.

On March 14, 2010, the Schiffahrtsmuseum der oldenburgischen Unterweser opened its third house here, alongside Haus Borgstede & Becker and the Telegraph in Brake. A shipowner from Elsfleth made the building available. While the Brake houses deal mainly with earlier eras, Haus Elsfleth is devoted to maritime development along the Lower Weser in the 20th century.

The exhibition looks at the port and town of Elsfleth, the region's shipping companies, herring fishing with luggers, and the nautical training that has made Elsfleth the largest maritime training center in Germany. Further topics are shipyards on the Lower Weser, women at sea, and the chronometer maker Wempe, which has its roots in Elsfleth. An exceptionally extensive collection of boatbuilding tools, media stations, and a ship bridge simulator complement the tour.

Højdepunkter

• Ship simulator: steer a ship yourself
• Extensive collection of boatbuilding tools
• History of herring fishing and shipping companies
• Presentation on the chronometer maker Wempe
• Listed captain's villa from 1907 with museum garden

Permanente udstillinger

• Maritime Unterweser im 20. Jahrhundert – The exhibition shows the port and city history of Elsfleth, shipping companies, herring fishing, shipyards, and nautical training on the Lower Weser, complemented by boatbuilding tools, media stations, and a ship simulator.

Grundlagt

2010

Ejer

Schiffahrtsmuseum der oldenburgischen Unterweser e.V.

Ledelse

Dr. Christine Keitsch

Entrépriser & rabatter

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Step-free access; the elevator to all floors is reached via the museum garden – please register in advance on 04404 988742 so the team can help with access. Wheelchair-accessible restroom on the first floor. Assistance dogs permitted upon presentation of ID at the information desk.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer

Children up to age 6 free. At the ship simulator, visitors can steer a ship themselves. Children's tours (60–90 minutes), museum scavenger hunt with question sheets, during holidays puzzle sheets and craft activities such as ship-in-a-bottle building (with registration), as well as family festivals in the museum garden.

Transport & parkering

By car via the B212.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Museum shop with regional and maritime products, accessible without admission.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Bryllupper / vielser

Civil weddings in various rooms of the house (additional cost €150); appointment via the Standesamt Elsfleth (registry office).

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