Museum Haldensleben

About the museum

The Museum Haldensleben was founded in 1910. Its foundation was the collection of the local Aller-Verein (Aller association) and the prehistoric and early historic finds of the municipal secondary school. At first only two rooms were available in a late Neoclassical school building on Breiter Gang, completed in 1866; the museum is still housed there today.

In the Second World War, the collection was moved out for safekeeping and suffered great losses. In 1953, the museum, until then run by the town, passed into the care of the district and was now able to use the entire building. Today it belongs to the district of Börde and, together with the Museum Wolmirstedt and the Börde-Museum Burg Ummendorf, forms a museum network.

A special feature is a partial estate of the Brothers Grimm and their family, which a granddaughter of Wilhelm Grimm gave to the museum in 1963 and 1974 – with furniture, clothing, busts, documents, and parts of the family library. In addition, the museum shows archaeological finds of the region, city history with the original Riding Roland of 1528, ceramics from the Haldensleben manufactories, and middle-class and rural living culture of the Biedermeier period.

Two half-timbered houses with demonstration workshops, a chicken yard, and a flower garden in the museum courtyard round out the museum into a small open-air museum. The museum also includes the Schulmuseum Hundisburg (school museum) and the Haus der anderen Nachbarn in the former synagogue.

Highlights

• Partial estate of the Brothers Grimm and their family
• Original figure of the Riding Roland of 1528
• Biedermeier rooms and half-timbered houses with demonstration workshops
• Archaeological finds from the Haldensleben region
• Ceramics from the Haldensleben manufactories Nathusius and Uffrecht

Permanent exhibitions

• Die Brüder Grimm und ihre Familie – Furniture, clothing, busts, letters, and books from the Grimm family's possessions offer insight into the life and surroundings of the fairy-tale collectors.
• Kulturgeschichte der Region Haldensleben – From prehistory and early history through the medieval town with a city model and the Riding Roland to the district history of the 20th century.
• Kulturgeschichte der Biedermeierzeit – Urban and rural living rooms, ceramics, and half-timbered houses with historic workshops in the museum courtyard.

Founded

1910

Operated by

Landkreis Börde

Director

Judith Vater

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

The museum is described as having limited barriers; further details on request.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

By car from the A 2 via the B 245 or from the A 14 via the B 71. About a 15-minute walk from the sport boat harbor on the Mittelland Canal.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop.

Events & venue rental

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