Heimatmuseum Osterwieck

About the museum

The museum is housed in the Old Town Hall, which is number 1 on the market square next to St. Stephen's Church and is regarded as the town's second most important building. It was first mentioned in 1265, and the conversion from 1554 to 1560 still shapes it today. Until 1923 mayors and councillors met here; later the building housed, among other things, an employment office, a registry office, a building school, the economic office and a school kitchen.

The local history museum was founded in 1930 by Fritz Gille and Paul Eisert; since 1948 it has been open to visitors again. In the large council chamber it displays items on the seven guilds, the Ratstabula, a 15th-century wedding plate made of maple, family coats of arms and a shoemaker's workshop. The mayor's room shows, among other things, leather money and an armory.

Highlights

• Council chamber with pieces on the seven guilds
• Maple wedding plate from the 15th century
• Mayor's room with leather money and armory
• Spiral staircase without a central spindle
• Old Town Hall with building phases since the 13th century

Permanent exhibition

• Stadtgeschichte im Alten Rathaus – Council chamber with guild pieces, coats of arms and a shoemaker's workshop, plus the mayor's room with leather money and an armory.

Founded

1930

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Museum tours are also offered for families, school classes, after-school groups and kindergartens.

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