DDR-Alltagsmuseum Malchow
Museum on everyday life in the GDR in the former Filmpalast cinema of the island town of Malchow – with apartments, Kinderland, and cinema and technology sections.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The building on Kirchenstraße opened on 14 December 1957 as the "Film-Palast" of the town of Malchow; the painter Sieghard Dittner created a mural for the entrance hall.
Since October 1999 the former cinema has served as a museum of everyday GDR history. Since then the collection has been steadily expanded and the exhibition redesigned time and again. The museum deliberately avoids political staging and concentrates on daily life.
Thematic areas include cinema, weddings, starting school and Jugendweihe, working life, holidays, fashion and leisure, as well as photographic, radio and television technology. Furnished living spaces show kitchens and living rooms of different decades, and on the upper floor the exhibition "Kinderland" recalls toys and childhood in the GDR.
Highlights
- Former cinema "Film-Palast" from 1957
- Furnished living spaces from several GDR decades
- "Kinderland" exhibition with GDR toys
- Sections on cinema, weddings, holidays and fashion
- Photographic, radio and television technology
Permanent exhibitions
- Alltag in der DDR – Themed rooms on cinema, weddings, childhood, working life, holidays, fashion and leisure, as well as photographic, radio and television technology.
- Kinderland – Toys and children's rooms from the GDR on the first floor of the building.
- Founded
- 1999
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €7Pupils, students, people with severe disabilities |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 5 · Children aged 6 to 14 €4. |
| Families | €202 adults with school-age children |
The DDR-Alltagsmuseum is part of the Malchow museum ticket from the tourist information office.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | €20 · 2 adults with school-age children |
According to the tourist information office, there is a lot for families with children to discover; on the upper floor the "Kinderland" exhibition shows toys from the GDR.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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