Heimatmuseum Luckenwalde
Municipal museum on the market square showing how factory owners, politics and economic crises shaped Luckenwalde; permanent exhibition since 2006.
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About the museum
The HeimatMuseum of the town of Luckenwalde is located on the market square; the building also includes a special exhibition room in the town hall. Its permanent exhibition opened in 2006 and tells the town's history from the Luckenwalde castle to today's biotechnology park. The focus is on the developments that shaped the town economically and socially: royal decisions, the rise to an industrial town, Social Democrats and freethinkers, inventors and factory owners, economic crises, National Socialism, the planned economy and monetary union.
The collection comprises about 12,000 objects, including exceptional pieces such as a sweater belonging to Rudi Dutschke. During the guided tour, visitors learn, among other things, what a medieval beer dispute with Jüterbog and the great town fire of 1780 in Gera have to do with Luckenwalde's rise.
Because the special exhibition room in the town hall is currently being used for other purposes due to renovations, the museum shows time-limited thematic presentations as the "WechselMuseum" within the permanent exhibition. The museum also offers city tours and tours of historic sites such as the cemetery of the Stalag III A prisoner-of-war camp and the Mendelsohn Hall.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on Luckenwalde's town history with about 12,000 objects
- Sweater belonging to Rudi Dutschke
- WechselMuseum with thematic presentations within the permanent exhibition
- Tours of Stalag III A and the Mendelsohn Hall
- City tour "Sagen und Märchen" (Legends and Fairy Tales) with the Turmkobold
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung HeimatMuseum – City history of Luckenwalde from the castle to the biotechnology park, with about 12,000 exhibits, including Rudi Dutschke's sweater.
- Operated by
- Stadt Luckenwalde
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2Children aged 3 and up, schoolchildren, students, trainees, unemployed people and people receiving social benefits, severely disabled persons and their companions (proof required) |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 2 · Children under 3 free; ages 3 and up reduced. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2Reduced for severely disabled persons and their companions. |
| Students & apprentices | €2 |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Guided tours for groups of 10 to 40 people; school classes and kindergarten groups, including accompanying adults, €0.50 per person. |
| Social pass holders | €0.50 |
| School classes and kindergarten groups (per person, including accompanying adults) | €0.50 |
| Voucher for a museum tour for 10 people | €30 |
Prices per person for the guided tour of the permanent exhibition; reductions only with valid proof.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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
Elevator available; barrier-free access.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 2 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The city tour "Sagen und Märchen" with the Turmkobold is explicitly not just for children; school classes and kindergarten groups visit the museum at a special rate.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & 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 | Museum tours for groups of 10 to 40 people; register with the museum (phone 03371 672-550 to -552). Also available: city walking tours, bus tours (bring your own bus), a cemetery tour of Stalag III A, and a tour of the Mendelsohn Hall. |
