Inselmuseum Poel
Local history museum of the island of Poel covering natural history, settlement and fortress history, with the Klasen Gallery and a boulder garden.
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About the museum
The museum's origins lie in 1930, when the teachers Wiechmann and Hensan gathered geological finds and folk-culture objects for local history lessons. In 1957 this became the first local history exhibition at the school, in 1958 it moved to a barrack on Möwenweg, and in 1975 two permanent exhibition rooms were created.
Today the museum shows around 350 objects from a collection of about 6,000 items in 26 display cases on 250 square metres, almost all of them donations from the island's inhabitants. The tour leads from the formation of the island and its settlement, via the fortress of Ghert Ewert Pilooth in Kirchdorf and the Swedish period, to agriculture, fishing, boatbuilding and tourism.
A gallery shows works by the painter Karl Christian Klasen, changing every year. Outdoors there is a boulder garden and a 1:10 scale model of the fortress, still under construction; a hall completed in 2009 provides space for events.
Highlights
- 1:10 scale model of the Poel fortress
- Permanent exhibition on the painter Karl Christian Klasen
- Boulder garden
- Postal history of Poel and Cap Arcona memorial
- Specialist library with around 2,000 books
Permanent exhibitions
- Poeler Inselgeschichte – Documentation panels and display cases on the formation of the island, the fortress, the Swedish period, postal history, agriculture, fishing and tourism.
- Karl Christian Klasen – Permanent exhibition on the life and work of the Mecklenburg painter who chose Poel as his second home.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2.50 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €1.25Pupils and students |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Children under 6 years free. |
| Students & apprentices | €1.25 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €1.50 per personPupils and students 1 €. |
| Adults with Kurkarte (visitor's card) | €2 |
| Pupils and students with Kurkarte (visitor's card) | €1 |
| Guided tour surcharge per person | €0.50 |
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
Apart from the gallery, the museum is barrier-free and on one level.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Weddings / ceremonies
Up to 120 guests.
Event hall for up to 120 people; weddings by registrars from Wismar possible.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours on request via the museum's phone number. |
