Historisches Klassenzimmer Immendorf
School museum in a primary school: one classroom shows how children learned in a one-room country school in the imperial era; admission free.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
When the Hauptschule Immendorf was merged with the Hauptschule Geilenkirchen in 1988, the Catholic primary school and the kindergarten moved into the vacated building on Ringstraße. At the initiative of Karl-Heinz Gast from the city administration and Immendorf teacher Peter Kück, the City of Geilenkirchen made a classroom available for a "Historisches Klassenzimmer" (Historic Classroom).
There they first collected everything the school had sorted out when it moved: old school desks and benches, maps, outdated technical devices, school books and teaching materials. Over the years the collection grew with further exhibits from school life. In November 1992 the association "Historisches Klassenzimmer e.V." was founded; around 200 members, friends and sponsors remain loyal to it.
The museum shows how school was organized in the countryside about 120 years ago: one-room elementary schools in the imperial era, large classes in cramped rooms, and teachers who had a hard time of it. In a historical lesson, groups can learn about the rules, discipline and punishments of the time and try their hand at Sütterlin script.
Highlights
- Classroom of an elementary school in the imperial era
- Historic lesson with Sütterlin script
- Old school benches, maps and teaching materials
- Guided tours by volunteer association members
Permanent exhibition
- Schule wie vor 100 Jahren – A classroom with school benches, teaching materials and textbooks shows what lessons at an elementary school in the imperial era looked like.
- Operated by
- Historisches Klassenzimmer e.V.
- Director
- Rudolf Müller
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Historical lesson for groups (90 minutes): €50 for up to 20 people, including teaching materials.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- 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
Barrier-free access, according to the museum.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
The museum is aimed at people aged 4 to 99. Primary school classes can book guided tours; in the historical lesson, children try out Sütterlin script, among other things. Every May, for the International Museum Day, there is a family program.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking spaces in front of the building.
The museum is housed in the same building as the Catholic primary school of Immendorf.
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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 | Guided tours for primary school classes on the theme "Schule früher" (school in the past), and individual tours, are led by volunteer association members. The historical lesson for groups takes place by arrangement and registration and lasts 90 minutes. |
