Schulmuseum Hildesheim
The University of Hildesheim's school museum shows the history of schooling from the 18th century to the present in a historic classroom.
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About the museum
The school museum goes back to the collection of Hildesheim education professor Rudolf W. Keck. He gathered teaching materials and textbooks from dissolved elementary schools in the district and, in 2003, when he retired, founded the museum on that basis.
For 14 years it was housed at the Domäne Marienburg, the university's culture campus. In 2018 it moved to the ground floor of the Volkshochschule (adult education centre) in the city center; the archive and storage are on the university's main campus.
The collection comprises around 17,000 textbooks and school-historical objects, plus wall charts, photographs and films. It is a non-independent foundation (unselbstständige Stiftung) within the Stiftung Universität Hildesheim. Since 2020 the holdings have been gradually digitized, and virtual tours are also available.
Highlights
- Historic classroom as a permanent exhibition
- Around 17,000 textbooks and school-historical objects
- Historic lessons for groups
- School history suitcase to borrow
- Digital collection and virtual tours
Permanent exhibition
- Das historische Klassenzimmer – Selected items from the collection (textbooks, wall charts, photographs and films) document school history in the German-speaking world from the 18th century to the present.
- Founded
- 2003
- Operated by
- Stiftung Universität Hildesheim
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1Children and young people up to age 18 |
| Children & teens | €1Children and young people up to age 18 |
| Families | €4 |
| School class | €20 |
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- 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
An elevator at the entrance leads directly to the exhibition rooms; seating in the exhibition; accessible toilet on the lower level.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | €4 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Hands-on stations
Children write with slate pencils on slate boards in the offers for younger visitors; there is a museum rally for grades 3–5.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Hindenburgplatz
By car
Paid parking
The fee-charging "Museum" car park (Am Steine) opposite the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum is recommended; parking in the surrounding area is scarce.
The Bohlweg stop is currently not served due to construction work; the alternative is Hindenburgplatz. The museum is on the ground floor of the Volkshochschule in the cultural quarter of the old town.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Register your visit through the visitor service. Offers include, among others: a historic lesson (60 minutes, from preschool age to adults), "School in the Past" for preschool children up to grade 2 (45–60 minutes), a lesson-style time travel and museum rally for grades 3–5, a fairy tale hour for grades 2–3, and a program on teacher training in the GDR for grades 9–13. |
