Museum der Landschaft Eiderstedt

About the museum

The museum's roots lie in Tönning: in 1902 the mayor there called on residents to donate antiquities, and a collection quickly came together. At the end of 1912 the district of Eiderstedt took over the holdings as the Kreisheimatmuseum (district local history museum), and from 1933 it was called the Eiderstedter Heimatmuseum. Until the Second World War the collection grew mainly through donations; war and the postwar period brought damage and losses.

In 1946 the district council decided on a fresh start, this time in St. Peter, because no suitable rooms were available in Tönning anymore. In September 1951 the museum opened in the so-called Haus Jensen, an Eiderstedt house with a thatched roof built in 1752 in the old village center. From 1976, the Stiftung Nordfriesland provided professional inventorying and reorganization of the holdings.

In 1998 the district of Nordfriesland gave up its sponsorship; since then, the specially founded association KulturTreff has looked after the museum on behalf of the municipality of St. Peter-Ording, and in 2004 it again became an independent regional museum. Under academic direction and with many volunteers, the exhibition has been further developed since then; in 2024 the museum received certification from the museum association.

On display are the formation of the landscape through dike building and Köge (reclaimed polders), a Haubarg model, the privileges granted by the Dukes of Gottorf, rural living culture with a Biedermeier room and costumes, as well as works by the Eiderstedt artist Hein Hoop. An information wall created by students sheds light on the Nazi era on Eiderstedt.

Highlights

• Eiderstedt house from 1752 with a thatched roof in the old village center
• Haubarg model and section on dike building
• Privileges of the Dukes of Gottorf for the region
• Biedermeier room and historic costumes
• Works by the Eiderstedt artist Hein Hoop
• Wedding room in the good parlor

Permanent exhibitions

• Kulturgeschichte der Landschaft Eiderstedt – Dike building and Köge, Haubarg model, regional privileges, seafaring, and rural living culture of the peninsula in an Eiderstedt house from 1752.
• St. Peter-Ording: vom Dorf zum Seebad – The development of the village from a poor hamlet through the emergence of the seaside resort to the present.

Founded

1902

Operated by

KulturTreff e.V. (im Auftrag der Gemeinde St. Peter-Ording)

Director

Katja Sinn

Admission & discounts

Members of the association KulturTreff e.V. have free admission.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The listed building is only partially accessible for people with disabilities; the museum asks that you contact it in advance. Assistance dogs with proof are welcome; other dogs can be leashed in the garden behind the house (with a water bowl).

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Wedding room in the good parlor for civil ceremonies (Standesamt Eiderstedt, also on Mondays) and non-denominational ceremonies.

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