Særudstilling
Constructing Identity
Five chapters contrast outside perceptions and self-images of the Russian Germans and ask how ideas of “us” and “them” come about. Dates not given on the website.

Germany's only museum on the history of the Russian Germans: 250 years of migration, colonist life, deportation and arriving in Germany.
Særudstilling
Five chapters contrast outside perceptions and self-images of the Russian Germans and ask how ideas of “us” and “them” come about. Dates not given on the website.
Særudstilling
Works by the sculptor Jakob Wedel show how he processed his experiences of terror and adaptation in the Soviet Union through art. Dates not given on the website.
In the mid-1990s, hundreds of thousands of Russian Germans came to Germany each year as late repatriates (Spätaussiedler). Against this backdrop, Detmold teacher Otto Hertel founded a museum association in 1996 and opened a first, still small exhibition in March of the same year. The aim was a place of encounter that would make the history of the newcomers visible.
Under Katharina Neufeld, who took over as director in 1999, the collection grew steadily. In 2011, the museum moved into a converted building on Georgstraße, where the first large permanent exhibition was created. Since 2016, the museum has been directed by Kornelius Ens; it now receives permanent funding from the federal and state governments and works closely with the Kulturreferat für Russlanddeutsche (cultural office for Russian Germans).
In 2022, the permanent exhibition was completely redesigned under the title “Ausgepackt – einwandern, auswandern, ankommen” (Unpacked – immigrating, emigrating, arriving). Across around 500 square meters, it tells the story from the German colonies in the Tsarist Empire through deportation and forced labor in the Soviet Union to resettlement in Germany – with eyewitness accounts, media stations and hands-on activities. The collection includes everyday objects, clothing, letters, diaries as well as paintings and sculptures, mostly from the 20th century. The museum also offers an escape game, research advice and conferences.
| Voksne | 4 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 2 €School students, university students, retirees, the unemployed, people with a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis) |
| Børn og unge | –With the family ticket all children are free; otherwise school students pay the reduced price of €2. |
| Pensionister | 2 €Reduced for retirees |
| Personer med handicap | 2 €With disability ID |
| Studerende og elever | 2 € |
| Grupper (fra 8 pers.) | 3 € pr. personPer person for groups of 8 or more |
| Familier | 10 €2 adults with children; each child free |
| Group tour | 55 €From €55, depending on group size |
Gratis entré: Free public guided tour on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 14:00 (registration required)
Escape game “Lost Roots” bookable separately via lostroots.de.
According to the museum, entrance and rooms have few barriers; elevator and wheelchair-accessible restroom available.
| Familiebillet | 10 € · 2 adults with children; each child free |
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The escape game “Lost Roots” is recommended for ages 14 and up when accompanied by adults, and for ages 16 and up without.
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Op til 30 personer.
Corporate and Christmas parties combined with the escape game: room for up to 30 people with a projector for a €50 surcharge; can be combined with museum tours.
Forespørgsel & detaljer| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 1,5 t. |
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| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN, RU) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Free audio guide. Tours for groups, also outside opening hours and in English or Russian by arrangement; five school programs (tour, object study, scavenger hunt, art analysis, source work). Escape game “Lost Roots” (about 75 min., max. 6 people). Tour of the permanent exhibition about 90 minutes, of the special exhibition about 60 minutes. |
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