Special exhibition
JAZDA – Imagine Welcoming Spaces
Works in graphics, ceramics, photography and poetry, created in the German-French-Polish encounter project JAZDA, showing different perspectives on places of welcome.
Museum Friedland
Museum in the historic Friedland railway station on the history of the Friedland border transit camp and of flight and migration since 1945.
Have only individual sections read aloud
Opening hoursAdmission €6 Partially accessible
Current exhibitions
About the museum
The Friedland border transit camp opened in September 1945 and coordinated the reception of refugees, expellees, returnees, and released prisoners of war. Since then, more than four million people have come to the Federal Republic via Friedland, later also Aussiedler and Spätaussiedler (ethnic German resettlers) and people seeking protection from all over the world.
The museum is located in the historic station building next to the camp. The permanent exhibition "Fluchtpunkt Friedland" takes visitors through media and personal stories along a route from 1945 to the present. On the camp grounds, the exhibition "SHELTER. Vom Leben im Dazwischen" shows, in a reconstructed Nissen hut, how accommodation and arrival felt back then and how they feel today.
An extension building will complement the museum from the end of November 2026 and is dedicated to the more recent history of migration since 2011. The offerings also include an audio guide, a podcast, a virtual tour, and eyewitness talks and life stories.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition "Fluchtpunkt Friedland" in the historic station
- "SHELTER" exhibition in a reconstructed Nissen hut
- Free audio guides
- Tours of the grounds of the border transit camp
- Eyewitness accounts and a virtual tour
Permanent exhibitions
- Fluchtpunkt Friedland – The permanent exhibition in the historic station tells the story of the border transit camp from 1945 to today and raises questions about flight, reception, and staying.
- SHELTER. Vom Leben im Dazwischen – In a reconstructed Nissen hut on the camp grounds, the experiences of earlier and present residents are heard; the texts are multilingual.
- Founded
- 2016
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4Pupils and trainees over 18, participants in the Bundesfreiwilligendienst (federal voluntary service), students, pensioners, unemployed people, severely disabled persons with 50% or more disability and equivalent status |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Children and young people up to age 18 enter free. |
| Seniors | €4Pensioners |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4Severely disabled persons with 50% or more disability and equivalent status |
| Students & apprentices | €4Students and trainees with a Kulturticket enter free. |
| Public guided tour of the permanent exhibition (Sat/Sun and public holidays, 14:00) | €3Duration 90 minutes, no registration required |
| Public guided tour of the border transit camp (third Sunday of the month, March to November, 15:30) | €2Duration 60 minutes |
Free admission: Every first Friday of the month (MuseumsFREItag) with extended opening hours until 19:00
Admission is also free for refugees. Payment by debit card or credit card is not possible.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- 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 elevator is currently out of order, so parts of the exhibition and the sanitary facilities are not accessible. Animals are not allowed in the building, except assistance dogs.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 18 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
Dialogic tour "Kinder auf der Flucht" (Children on the Run), as well as workshops with a memory box, a photo rally (ages 5 to 10), and a bilingual reading; each is bookable from age 5 and for a fee.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Regional train Cantus from Göttingen or Kassel to Friedland (Han); the museum is in the former station building.
By car
Parking available
Parking for cars and buses directly at the museum.
By car via the A 7 and A 38 to the Friedland junction, then signposted via the K 74 and B 27 to the museum. Bicycle racks and an e-bike charging station are available; stop on the Leine-Heide cycle route.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Small shop in the foyer with books and museum merchandise; a café is planned in the extension building.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Free audio guides for the permanent exhibition. Public tours are dialogic, with up to 10 people, without advance registration; group tours can be booked about 14 days in advance; tours in foreign languages (Arabic, Russian, Farsi, English, French) on request. |
