Volunteer-run local history museum in a Renaissance house on the market square, with town history, Stone Age finds, a shoemaker's workshop and an old schoolroom.
Special exhibition
Special exhibition on artists and their works connected with Schöningen from more than a hundred years; announcement of the exhibition opening on 10 October 2026.
The local history museum is on the market square in Schöningen, in a Renaissance building that Burchard von der Lippe had built around 1539. The façade shows the coats of arms of the Kurmark and the Duchy of Brunswick in red and yellow, and the portal bears a gilded crown. The house later belonged to Duchess Anna Sophie of Brunswick. The museum is run by the Heimatverein Schöningen e.V.; from the museum courtyard there is a view of St. Vincenz Church.
The exhibition spans from prehistory and early history, with Stone Age finds and paleontology, through town history to economic and civic life. On display are, among other things, a historic shoemaker's workshop and objects from house, yard and agriculture. An old schoolroom shows how lessons were taught a hundred years ago.
The museum also sees itself as a place of learning for children and young people: the “Junges Museum” (Young Museum) offers regular craft afternoons, holiday pass activities and programs for school classes, for example on school in the past or on the Stone Age.
Admission is free.
Admission is free; donations are welcome.
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Great for kids & families
The “Junges Museum” regularly holds a children's craft session, “Basteln im Museum” (crafting in the museum), on Wednesdays from 15:00 to 17:00; registration by email two days in advance is requested. There are also holiday pass activities and programs for school classes.
Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof · 3-min walk
Central bus station Schöningen.
Free parking
Free parking at the bus station and in the town center.
The museum is right on the market square; Schulstraße 1 also works as a navigation address.
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| Good to know | School classes can experience, among other things, what school was like 100 years ago or immerse themselves in the Stone Age. |
