Heimatstube Gleidingen
Volunteer-run local history museum in the old village school of Laatzen-Gleidingen with a historic kitchen, parlor and classroom.
About the museum
The idea for a Heimatstube (local history room) arose in the late 1990s around the St. Gertruden parish: small exhibitions of everyday objects, clothing and documents that a Gleidingen collector showed at parish events met with so much interest that in 1998 citizens came together and founded the Kulturring Gleidingen e. V. as the sponsoring organization. The association wants to preserve the history of the village, independent for over a thousand years and a district of Laatzen since 1974, and especially to engage children and young people with it.
The Heimatstube opened in 2000, and further rooms were added in 2007. It is located on the upper floor of the listed first school of the village, which over the course of its history also served as a clubhouse, a residence and a meeting place, and is now used as the Treff Alte Schule (Old School meeting place).
The permanent exhibition shows the everyday life of villagers in earlier times in themed rooms, including a small kitchen, a parlor and a historic classroom. It is complemented by changing exhibitions, for example on Gleidingen's Jewish community, on Gleidingen citizens in the First World War, or on local history; clubs and private collectors also regularly present their collections in the rooms.
Highlights
- Historic classroom in the old village school
- Furnished kitchen and parlor
- Listed school building
- Changing exhibitions on local history
Permanent exhibitions
- Alltagsleben in Gleidingen – Themed rooms with a kitchen, parlor and classroom use pictures and objects to show how village life has changed over the generations.
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Kulturring Gleidingen e. V.
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Am Leinkamp
Light rail line 1 (toward Langenhagen or Sarstedt) to "Am Leinkamp"; by train to Rethen (Leine) and transfer to the light rail; bus line 390 to "Orpheusweg", then light rail or about a 15-minute walk south through the village.
By car via the B 6 (Hannover–Hildesheim). The Heimatstube is in the Treff Alte Schule, Hildesheimer Straße 564.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
Clubs and individuals can exhibit their own collections or hobbies in the museum rooms by arrangement.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for schools, kindergartens, companies and clubs with advance registration, also outside opening hours. |
