Heimatmuseum der Bessarabien- und Dobrudschadeutschen

About the museum

The roots of the museum go back to Bessarabia: in the village of Sarata a small cultural-history museum of the German colonists existed from 1922 until the resettlement of the German population in 1940.

After the Second World War the museum was re-established in Stuttgart on 25 May 1952. Since 1963 it has been housed in the House of the Bessarabian Germans on Florianstraße, a six-storey building erected in 1960 in Stuttgart-Ost, which is also the seat and information centre of the Bessarabian German Association.

With the accession of the Dobruja German Landsmannschaft in 2009, its collection was added; it was shown as a separate department from 2016 to 2021 and has since been integrated into the permanent exhibition.

The permanent exhibition on the second floor presents around 1,000 objects on the history of settlement from 1814, on farming life on the Black Sea and on the Nazi era – including traditional costumes, weaving, models, tools and paintings. Special exhibitions are shown in the basement; archives, a photo archive and a library serve family and genealogical research.

Highlights

• Around 1,000 exhibits on the history of the Bessarabian and Dobruja Germans
• Large colonists' wagon
• Traditional costumes, embroidery and home weaving
• Models of buildings and implements
• Archive, photo archive and library for family research

Permanent exhibition

• Dauerausstellung zur Geschichte der Bessarabien- und Dobrudschadeutschen – The show on the second floor tells of emigration to the Black Sea from 1814, rural everyday life there and the resettlement of 1940; the Dobruja collection is now integrated.

Founded

1952

Operated by

Bessarabiendeutscher Verein e.V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission, donations welcome.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 building is equipped with a lift and an accessible toilet.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

By car via the B10 (Gaisburger Brücke) towards Stuttgart-Ost to Ostendplatz, or from the B27 through the Wagenburgtunnel; the building is on Bessarabienplatz.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 100 guests.

Banquet hall for up to 100 people with conference technology, Wi-Fi and a serving kitchen; enquiries via the administrative office.

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