Ostdeutsches Heimatmuseum Schleswig

About the museum

The museum has been housed since 1979 in the Präsidentenkloster on Stadtweg, a building from 1656 that Johann Kielmann von Kielmannseck, chancellor to the Dukes of Gottorf, had built as an almshouse. Until 1973, elderly residents lived there; today two museums share the two wings, with a historic chapel in between.

Members of the East and Central German regional associations (Landsmannschaften) built up the collection and still look after it on a volunteer basis. It is arranged by region: Silesia and the Sudetenland, Pomerania and East Prussia each have their own room. On display are models, textiles, maps, photographs, souvenirs and personal keepsakes; the hallway also holds traditional costumes and a handcart.

The house sees itself as a place of encounter. It informs visitors about the everyday life, outlook, culture and customs of people in eastern and central Germany before 1945, and recalls war, flight and expulsion as a reminder of the importance of peace and tolerance.

Highlights

• Separate rooms for Silesia/Sudetenland, Pomerania and East Prussia
• Costumes, maps, photographs and personal keepsakes
• Building from 1656 with a historic chapel
• Looked after by volunteers from the regional associations

Permanent exhibition

• Heimatstuben der Landsmannschaften – Silesia/Sudetenland, Pomerania and East Prussia each have a room with typical objects, models, textiles, maps and photographs.

Founded

1979

Operated by

Ehrenamtliche Mitglieder der Ost- und Mitteldeutschen Landsmannschaften

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