Museum am Thie
Volunteer-run local history museum in the former Geismar school, with a kitchen, living room, crafts and everyday history of the Göttingen district.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
At the end of the 1960s, the old school in Geismar was closed, so the rooms could be put to new use. In 1970 the "Volkskundlicher Arbeitskreis Geismar Museum am Thie e. V." (also called Museumsverein Geismar) was founded. It built up the museum over the following decades and still runs it on a voluntary basis. A generational change in the association came about in 2024 through new members.
The collection includes maps and drawings of medieval to modern Geismar. Above all, it shows the everyday life of earlier times: an old kitchen, a Biedermeier-style living room, a historical general store, the acquisition of clothing and shoes, woodworking, and textile production with a passementerie loom (Posamentierwebstuhl) from a Göttingen uniform manufactory.
The old bakehouse and the study of Moritz Jahn, former head of the old Geismar school, can only be seen on request and with a special guided tour.
Highlights
- Old village kitchen and Biedermeier parlor
- Historic general store
- Passementerie loom from a Göttingen uniform manufactory
- Maps and drawings on the history of Geismar
- Bakehouse and study on a special tour
Permanent exhibition
- Alltagsgeschichte, Handwerk und Kultur in Geismar – Old kitchen, living room, general store and workshops show how people lived, dressed and worked in earlier times.
- Operated by
- Volkskundlicher Arbeitskreis Geismar Museum am Thie e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- 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
Kids & families
Families, school classes and groups can arrange appointments outside opening hours.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Mitteldorfstraße
Bus line 22 (toward Zietenterrassen) to Mitteldorfstraße, line 11 (toward Vor dem Walde) to Kiesseestraße, or line 21 (toward Zietenterrassen) to Hauptstraße; from Göttingen Hauptbahnhof take line 22.
By car
Parking available
A few parking spaces on Am Geismar Thie; further parking in Kerllsgasse at the corner of Hauptstraße. Parking is not possible on Thieplatz.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Guided tours by arrangement; the bakehouse and study only with a separate guided tour on request. |
