Heimatmuseum Bad Oldesloe

About the museum

The museum's roots go back to the imperial era: in 1906 a civic museum commission first showed a small exhibition of local antiquities at the Kurhaus. Plans for a permanent building were adopted in 1913 and 1923 but never realized. Only in 1931 was the museum founded in the Blue House on the Hude; its core was the private collection of the pharmacist and local historian Wolfgang Sonder, who also took over its management.

In 1943 the permanent display was closed and put into storage. After Sonder's death in 1955 the town acquired the collection, and in 1969 the museum reopened in the former district court building on Mühlenstraße. Since 1977 it has been on the upper floor of the former town school, which now houses the town library. The present form of the permanent exhibition dates from a fundamental redesign in 2011/12; since 2013 Petra-Maria Schark has led the house.

The collection offers insights into the history of the town and the district of Stormarn, with a focus on local prehistory and early history. A storage area in the attic of the town library, which mainly shows historical crafts, complements it.

Highlights

• Half-wedge from the Middle Stone Age, about 50,000 years old
• Cup-marked stone and hammer axe from prehistory
• Oldesloer Witten as evidence of medieval trade
• Storage area with historical crafts in the attic of the town library
• Virtual tour of the exhibition and storage area

Permanent exhibition

• Dauerausstellung zur Stadt- und Vorgeschichte – Finds and objects on the history of Bad Oldesloe and Stormarn, especially prehistory and early history; redesigned in 2011/12.

Founded

1931

Operated by

Stadt Bad Oldesloe

Director

Petra-Maria Schark

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

The museum welcomes a voluntary donation toward its upkeep.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• 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

The exhibition rooms on the upper floor of the town library can only be reached by stairs.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

In the workshop “Stone Age of the Region”, children and young people from 3rd grade on make blades and scrapers from flint themselves; further programs for school classes start from 3rd or 4th grade.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the upper floor of the town library, Königstraße 32.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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