Heimatmuseum und Galerie Graal-Müritz
Local history of Graal-Müritz, from fishing village to seaside health resort, in a former warm bath building; currently closed for redesign.
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About the museum
The Graal-Müritz local history museum shows the history of the Baltic health resort, from fishing village to seaside resort. On March 1, 1994, the local heritage association turned the village's former warm bath into a local history room, which brought together typical exhibits, pictures and panels on the roughly 700-year history of the village. Since July 6, 2004, it has officially borne the name Heimatmuseum (local history museum).
The exhibition covers the founding of the village, the living and working conditions of its residents, the development of the spa business, and natural events such as ice winters and storm surges, in which the village lost three sea piers. Paintings and photographs, along with souvenirs brought home by seafarers, convey a sense of faraway places. It also honors well-known painters and writers who spent their summers here, including Lyonel Feininger, Hans Fallada, Franz Kafka and Erich Kästner.
The building is to be redesigned spatially: the new concept arranges the exhibition thematically and chronologically, shows more objects and adds more detailed explanations. The museum cannot be visited until it reopens. The works of painter Joachim Weyrich, which had been shown in an attached gallery since 2003, are currently being placed by the municipality in the Haus des Gastes (visitor center).
Highlights
- Local history from fishing village to Baltic resort
- Exhibition building in the former warm bath
- Storm surges that destroyed three sea piers
- Traces of summer guests such as Feininger, Kafka and Kästner
- Gallery with works by Joachim Weyrich
Permanent exhibition
- Vom Klosterhof zum Ostseebad – The development of the fishing village into a Baltic seaside resort, with natural forces such as ice winters and storm surges, and mementos of prominent guests. Currently closed for redesign.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Gemeinde Ostseeheilbad Graal-Müritz
- Director
- Steffi Jentsch
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free; donations to preserve local cultural heritage are welcome.
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