Heimatmuseum Boizenburg
Local history museum in the Bürgerhaus on the market square: life on the Elbe, fishing, shipbuilding, floods, and Boizenburg as a border town – free admission.
About the museum
The Heimatmuseum Boizenburg was founded in 1935 at the suggestion of the local art association and history-minded citizens. Until the end of World War II it was run by the teacher Hans Vick, who researched and collected local history with great enthusiasm.
After a varied history, the collections have been on display since October 2005 in the listed Bürgerhaus at Markt 1. The building is attributed to Georg Adolf Demmler, the Schwerin court architect.
The exhibition sheds light on everyday life in a small town on the river: fishing, shipbuilding at the Elbe shipyard, trade, floods and flood protection, and the decades as a border town on the inner German border. It also presents the working lives and life stories of well-known townspeople, such as the democrat Ludwig Reinhard. Exhibits include a Biedermeier living room, a city model, a model of the Elbe shipyard, and archaeological finds up to a Bronze Age sword.
The Elbbergmuseum in the Vier district is an annex; it commemorates the former Boizenburg concentration camp subcamp and the inner German border. Special exhibitions, lectures, and workshops for children and school classes round out the offerings.
Highlights
- Themes of the Elbe, fishing, shipbuilding, and floods
- Model of the Elbe shipyard and city model
- Biedermeier living room
- Bronze Age sword and other archaeological finds
- Elbbergmuseum annex on the concentration camp subcamp and the inner German border
- Founded
- 1935
- Operated by
- Stadt Boizenburg/Elbe
- Director
- Inga Ragnit
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Free admission; the educational programs and the Elbbergmuseum are also free.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Free children's workshops by appointment, for example on life by the water (ages 6–10). For children's birthday parties or afternoons with grandchildren, there is the program "Die Sache mit dem Federkiel" (ages 8–12, about 1.5 hours): children prepare a quill and use it to write a postcard.
Getting there & parking
The museum is centrally located on the market square in the old town.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and workshops by telephone appointment, including a city walk or workshop on Jewish life in Boizenburg (2–4 hours, from about age 10) as well as programs for elementary and secondary schools on local history, the Biedermeier period, prehistory and early history, and the Elbe shipyard. |
