
Kunstmuseum Schwaan
Art museum in a half-timbered water mill in Schwaan with landscape painting by the Schwaan artists' colony of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Om museet
The Kunstmuseum Schwaan is an institution of the town of Schwaan and opened on October 26, 2002, initially under the name "Galerie in der Alten Wassermühle." It is dedicated to the artists' colony that formed around 1880/85 in the small town on the Warnow and reached its heyday until the First World War.
The driving force of the colony was Franz Bunke, a native of Schwaan, who returned to his hometown after teaching at the Weimar art school. He encouraged young talents from the region such as Rudolf Bartels and Peter Paul Draewing to study in Weimar as well, so that the colony was shaped mainly by local painters. Women painters and amateurs also belonged to the circle. In 1905 a Mecklenburg-Pomeranian artists' association was founded with its seat in Schwaan.
The museum building is the former water mill on the Beke, which is documented as early as 1602. The present half-timbered building dates from 1791; in 1850 the mill passed to the town, and grinding continued until 1955, after which it was used for animal feed production. After extensive renovation, it offers eleven exhibition rooms on three floors with about 600 square meters of space, all reachable by elevator.
On display are landscape pictures and other works by the Schwaan painters, complemented by temporary exhibitions. A historic miller's room recalls the building's former use. The museum is a member of EUROART, the network of European artists' colonies.
Højdepunkter
- Paintings of the Schwaan artists' colony around Franz Bunke and Rudolf Bartels
- Exhibition in a half-timbered water mill from 1791
- Eleven exhibition rooms on three floors
- Historic miller's room
- Art trails through the town to the painters' motifs
Permanente udstillinger
- Künstlerkolonie Schwaan – Landscape pictures and other works by Franz Bunke, Rudolf Bartels, Peter Paul Draewing, Alfred Heinsohn and other painters of the Schwaan colony.
- Grundlagt
- 2002
- Ejer
- Stadt Schwaan
- Ledelse
- Annette Winter-Süß
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 7 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 4 €Children aged 6 to 14 |
| Børn og unge | 4 €Reduced price for children aged 6 to 14. |
| Guided tour | 10 €Reduced €7 per person; for 5 or more people, register four weeks in advance. |
| Annual pass | 25 € |
Card payment (EC) possible.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Certified as accessible; all exhibition rooms can be reached by elevator. Accessible parking space behind the museum.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
Children's programs for ages 5 to 10 on selected Sundays at 11:00, e.g. "Kinder, Kunst & Mühle" or "Spuk unter dem Mühlrad" with mill legends and crafts; €5 per child, accompanying adults free, registration required.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Bahnhof Schwaan · 10 min. til fods
S-Bahn S2 or RE1 to Schwaan station, then on foot.
I bil
Gratis parkering
11 free parking spaces and one accessible parking space behind the museum; e-bike charging station, bicycle lockers and bicycle racks.
- Handicapparkering
By car via the L13 (from the direction of Bad Doberan), the A20 (exit Schwaan) or the A19 (exit Kavelstorf). The museum is located on the Berlin–Copenhagen cycle route.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Museum shop with postcards, publications and art prints on the first floor; the town's tourist information office is also housed in the building.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography allowed after asking – without flash and for private purposes only. |
| Godt at vide | Tours by arrangement (for 5 or more people, register four weeks in advance by phone or email), also as a birthday tour "Auf den Spuren einer Künstlerkolonie." Programs for daycare centers and schools as well as painting and sculpture courses for adults. |





