State museum (Landesmuseum) in Greifswald covering 14,000 years of Pomerania – with the Croy Tapestry and the Galerie der Romantik centered on Caspar David Friedrich.
November 26, 2026 – February 28, 2027
Cabinet exhibition marking the 150th birthday of the Stettin-born landscape painter, with oil paintings and drawings from all periods of his work; for the first time, his portraits of his mother from Greifswald and Stettin hang side by side.
January 22, 2027 – June 6, 2027
Black-and-white portraits of survivors of Nazi concentration camps with biographies and quotations, including witnesses from Poland and from Ravensbrück; the traveling exhibition is on view in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for the first time.
The Pommersches Landesmuseum is a young institution with old collections. The University and the Hanseatic City of Greifswald took up the idea of a state museum for Pomerania on the Greifswalder Bodden; the city contributed buildings and its municipal collections, the university its most valuable art treasures, and the federal government and the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern supported the project. The Stiftung Pommersches Landesmuseum was founded in 1996.
The site has a long history: in 1262, Franciscans founded the “Graue Kloster” (Grey Friary) here. After the Reformation, the town school and poorhouse moved into the buildings; the neoclassical Quistorpbau was built in 1793–97, and from 1929 to 1999 the monastery library and convent building housed the municipal museum. From 1998, the architects Sunder-Plassmann renovated and expanded the ensemble; the painting gallery opened in 2000, and the entire museum on June 4, 2005, with the glass Museumsstraße as a connecting element.
The core holdings consist of the Stettin painting collection, most of which had been evacuated to Coburg in 1945, the holdings of the Kiel-based Stiftung Pommern, and the collection of the Greifswald municipal museum – around 60,000 objects in total. In addition, there are loans from Germany, Sweden, and Poland, including the University of Greifswald’s Croy Tapestry.
The regional history exhibition was expanded in 2010 and 2021. In December 2025, the Galerie der Romantik (Gallery of Romanticism) opened, centered on Greifswald-born Caspar David Friedrich; its upper floor, with works from Frans Hals to Vincent van Gogh, follows in November 2026. The museum works closely with the National Museum in Szczecin and other Polish and Scandinavian partners.
| Adults | €12 |
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| Reduced | €10University students, apprentices, job seekers, people with severe disabilities, holders of the volunteer card (Ehrenamtskarte) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern or of the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, and groups of 10 or more (with proof) |
| Children & teens | €5free up to age 5 · Children up to age 5 free; children and teens aged 6 to 17 €5. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €10Reduced with valid proof; no policy for companions stated. |
| Students & apprentices | €10Reduced with valid proof. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €9 per personGroup ticket for 15 or more people €9 per person; groups of 10 or more pay the reduced price. Guided tours for max. 15 people: €50 (60 min.) or €75 (90 min.), in English or Polish €60/€85, curator’s tour €100, each plus admission. |
| Families | –No family ticket listed. |
Admission covers the permanent exhibitions “Galerie der Romantik” and “Pommern / Pomorze – Land am Meer”. Caspar David Friedrich combination ticket €16 (reduced €12), including a visit to the Caspar-David-Friedrich-Zentrum on the same day, available on site only. Annual pass €45, reduced €37, children €17.
According to the museum, the entire building is accessible; wheelchair-accessible restroom and baby changing room on the first floor. According to tourist information, entrance via a ramp and elevators to the vaulted cellar and upper floors. Folding stools can be borrowed free of charge. The visitor rules prohibit animals in all indoor and outdoor areas; an exception for assistance dogs is not stated.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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Interactive tours for daycare, after-school, and school groups (including dinosaurs, the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, monastic life; some for ages 5 and up, approx. 1.5 hours) by registration; dedicated family programs for individual visitors are not listed. According to the visitor rules, small children must be held by the hand. Baby changing room available.
From Greifswald station on foot or by city bus; the museum is on the edge of the old town near the market square.
Parking available
Underground parking “Am Markt” directly beneath the museum forecourt; tour bus parking in front of the museum.
Bicycle racks and rental bikes on the museum forecourt.
Get directionsOn the museum grounds: “Natürlich Büttners – Restaurant & Manufaktur” with regional cuisine and a delicatessen (according to its own website only Fri/Sat 12:00–22:00, Sun 9:30–18:00), which also hosts culinary events in the monastery garden. Museum shop with online shop. Free coat check, lockers with a €1 coin; bags larger than letter size (A4) must be checked. Free Wi-Fi.
Up to 200 guests.
The glass Museumsstraße (around 500 m², air-conditioned, overlooking the old town ramparts) for up to 200 people: receptions, concerts, seminars, conferences, and lectures; equipment (Wi-Fi, projector, sound system) available, cultural supporting program and referrals to catering partners on request. Contact: +49 3834 831210, info@pommersches-landesmuseum.de.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, PL) |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography and filming for private purposes allowed without flash; commercial photography only with written permission. |
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