Kulturhistorisches Museum Rostock

Om museet

The Kulturhistorisches Museum Rostock goes back to civic engagement in the 19th century: the art association formed in 1841 opened an art museum in 1859, and from 1883 the antiquities association built up a collection of its own. In 1903 both holdings moved together into the converted Gesellschaftshaus in front of the Steintor. Under Arnold Gräbke the collection was reorganized from 1932 and expanded with furniture, pewter, clothing, and works of art; in 1936 the museum passed into municipal ownership.

During the Second World War the museum suffered heavy losses at its evacuation sites. As early as May 1946 it reopened as the Museum der Stadt Rostock. In 1968 it had to vacate its building for the new Shipping Museum; large parts of the holdings were then kept for decades in makeshift storage facilities.

A new beginning started with the conversion of the Convent of the Holy Cross from 1976. The Cistercian nunnery founded around 1270 became a Protestant convent for noblewomen after the Reformation and is considered one of the last intact medieval building ensembles in the city. Following the restoration of the west wing from 1997, the museum has been located entirely within the convent complex since 2011.

The collection's focal points include city history, Dutch painting, coins, and sacred art. Particularly significant is the estate of the art dealer Bernhard A. Böhmer with over 600 works of Classical Modernism that had been confiscated from German museums in 1937.

Højdepunkter

• Medieval convent complex with refectory and cloister
• City history from 1200 to 1850
• Böhmer estate: largest holding of Classical Modernist works confiscated in 1937
• Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries
• Free admission to the permanent exhibitions

Permanente udstillinger

• Rostock. 1200 bis 1850 – The city history exhibition leads through around 650 years of Rostock's development – from trade and rule through faith and living to crises and golden ages.
• Verfemte Moderne – Works from the estate of the art dealer Bernhard A. Böhmer, including works by Feininger, Barlach, Heckel, and Pechstein, which were removed from museums in 1937 as "degenerate."
• Niederländische Malerei – Paintings of the Golden Age whose motifs reflect the bourgeois lifestyle of the merchant city, including a rare forest-floor still life by Rachel Ruysch.

Grundlagt

1859

Ejer

Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock

Ledelse

Dr. Steffen Stuth

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Free admission; admission may be charged only for individual special exhibitions. Tours for children's groups and school classes are free after advance registration, possibly with a contribution toward costs.

Tilgængelighed

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

Accessible entrance via the side entrance to the left of the main entrance. The exhibition rooms are wheelchair-accessible, and all levels can be reached by elevators. A wheelchair and stools that also serve as walking aids can be borrowed.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops

Museum education offers programs for preschool children, school classes, and children on school holidays, such as monthly discoveries of individual artworks followed by creative activities. A new permanent exhibition on the theme of childhood with hands-on stations is announced for 2027.

Transport & parkering

The museum is located in the city center near Universitätsplatz.

Service & spisesteder

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.

Planlæg dit besøg