Keramikum
Exhibition house in the potters' village of Fredelsloh on its almost thousand-year pottery tradition, with reconstructed medieval ceramics and a museum app.
About the museum
Fredelsloh on the edge of the Solling is considered a potters' village: for almost a thousand years, clay has been worked here without interruption. To make this tradition visible, the Geschichts- und Heimatverein Töpferdorf Fredelsloh (history and local heritage association), founded in 1996, set up the Keramikum, which opened in 2011 as an exhibition and activity house. The construction was carried out mainly through volunteer work and craft businesses from the region; the association also has its headquarters in the building.
On two floors the exhibition tells how ceramics were used throughout history, focusing on the earthenware for which Fredelsloh is known. On view are mainly replicas of medieval vessels – round-bottomed pots, jugs, mugs, cups, and cooking pots – reconstructed from soil finds in the surrounding area. Added to this are topics from the village and collegiate foundation history as well as connections between old pottery techniques and today's ceramic applications. A pottery workshop is also part of the house.
A special feature is the medieval kiln, rebuilt according to excavation findings: since 2006 it has been fired up once a year, usually in August, and the vessels fired in it are made beforehand in the museum itself. Since 2022 a museum game as an app with augmented reality has complemented the tour for young guests. In 2026 the museum celebrates its fifteenth anniversary.
Highlights
- Replicas of medieval vessels based on finds from the region
- Reconstructed medieval kiln with an annual firing in summer
- Museum game with augmented reality for children and teenagers
- Insights into the history of the potters' village and the Fredelsloh collegiate foundation
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Geschichts- und Heimatverein Töpferdorf Fredelsloh e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission, donations welcome. Group tours by arrangement for a fee.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- 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
Accessible entrance to the building, accessible restroom, and seating in the museum.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Kids’ birthday parties
Museum game as an app for smartphone or tablet: with the game character Mary, children and teenagers solve puzzles in the exhibition rooms and, in mini-games, recreate the path from clay to the finished fired vessel (with augmented reality). Children's birthday parties possible.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking lot south of the Klosterkirche Fredelsloh.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The vessels made in the museum and fired in the medieval kiln can be purchased on site.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Tours for groups with different focuses by registration (for a fee). Church and village tours via the Touristik-Information Fredelsloh. |
