Eiszeit-Haus

About the museum

The Eiszeit-Haus goes back to the geological collection of the teacher Hans Philippsen, whose purchase by the city of Flensburg in 1913 began the history of the Naturwissenschaftliches Museum. After several moves, the geological and paleontological holdings arrived, from 1997, mostly in the former farm and coachman's house of the listed Christiansenpark.

The building opened as a visible storage facility in August 2002; since 2006, under the name Eiszeit-Haus, it has been regularly open two days a week. Volunteers look after the house during opening hours and help identify stones and fossils brought in by visitors during consultation hours. Loans from private collectors supplement its own holdings.

In a small space, the exhibition shows how Schleswig-Holstein came into being, which rocks the glaciers brought from Scandinavia, and how life developed across the geological eras. Finds from the Flensburg harbor basin show that people lived here as early as about 7,000 years ago. In 2025, the exhibition was expanded with new themes and objects; a boulder garden surrounds the house.

Highlights

• Rocks and fossils from northern Germany and southern Jutland
• Stone Age finds from the Flensburg harbor basin
• Boulder garden at the house in Christiansenpark
• Stone Age and fossil children's birthday parties
• Free admission

Permanent exhibitions

• Gesteine, Fossilien, Steinzeit – Tells of the origin of Schleswig-Holstein, rocks transported by the Ice Age, fossils from all geological eras, and Stone Age finds from Flensburg harbor.

Operated by

Naturwissenschaftliches Museum Flensburg (Stadt Flensburg)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission, except at special events; donations for the exhibition are welcome.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Exhibition partially wheelchair-accessible; parking space for people with reduced mobility at the Eiszeit-Haus.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

Children's birthday parties on dinosaurs and fossils, soapstone, bullroarers, leather pouches, or a treasure hunt in Christiansenpark (depending on the program, ages 5 to 9 and up).

Getting there & parking

In the old farm building of Christiansenpark, about a 5-minute walk from the Museumsberg. By car 5 to 10 minutes from the A7, Flensburg exit.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Museum shop

Small shop in the foyer with rocks, fossils, and identification guides. No café of its own; Café Wolff on the Museumsberg is about a 5-minute walk away.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

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