Pult & Federkiel-Museum Insel
School museum in the former village school of Insel near Schneverdingen, with a historic classroom and rooms on the poet Marie Kupfer.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The museum opened on June 13, 1998, in the building of the former village school in Insel, which had not held lessons since 1994/95. After the administrative reforms of the 1970s, many village schools in the surrounding area had been closed; in Insel an interest group formed early on to keep the building for the village. In the immediate area it is the third school museum of its kind, after those in Zetel and Steinhorst.
The museum is run by the Heimatbund Schneverdingen, which operates it as a separate department; running costs are governed by a usage agreement with the town. The old classroom was converted into a historic classroom, and the attic into an archive holding around 4,000 school books and 300 maps from dissolved schools of the former Samtgemeinde (collective municipality). The house also has rooms for a children's play group, a village kitchen and further exhibition space.
Visitors see multi-seat school benches with ink wells, a teacher's desk, blackboards, a harmonium and a peat stove. A separate room commemorates the heath poet Marie Kupfer (1864–1940), who was born in the schoolhouse as a teacher's daughter. Around 15 volunteers look after the museum and offer lessons in the style of the past to school classes and groups.
Highlights
- Historic classroom with multi-seat benches, teacher's desk and harmonium
- Room on the heath poet Marie Kupfer with her estate and original furniture
- Archive with around 4,000 old school books and 300 maps
- Lessons in the historical style for school classes and groups
- Natural history room with small skeletons and a whale vertebra
Permanent exhibitions
- Historisches Klassenzimmer – School benches with ink wells, a teacher's desk, blackboards, a harmonium and a peat stove show everyday school life before the digital age.
- Marie-Kupfer-Raum – The room commemorates the folk poet Marie Kupfer, who was born in the Insel schoolhouse; her estate and original objects are on display.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Heimatbund Schneverdingen
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
School classes and children's groups experience lessons in the historic classroom, with reading and singing in the old style.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Volunteers, including a retired teacher, guide groups, and especially primary school classes, through the museum and practice reading and singing as they did in school around 125 years ago. |
