Schulmuseum Middelhagen
Village school from around 1825 in Middelhagen on Rügen with a classroom and teacher's residence – with historical school lessons for young and old.
About the museum
The school museum is located in the former sexton's house in the center of Middelhagen on the Mönchgut peninsula of Rügen, right next to St. Katharinen church. A predecessor building – a smoke house without a chimney – is documented since 1747; the present building dates from around 1825. Besides schooling, the pastor also used the house for a time for his official duties.
For generations, children of all ages learned together here in a single room; as late as 1946, up to 60 children in grades 1 to 8 crowded into the schoolroom. Until 1962, the building served as a one-room feeder school for the new Zentralschule Mönchgut. The school museum opened in it on August 1, 1986.
On display are the classroom with school desks from different eras – from a plain bench from the time of construction through the widespread Rettig bench to East German furniture of the 1980s – as well as wall charts, reading boards, and other teaching aids. The furnished residence of the teacher and sexton has also been preserved. Today the Museumsgesellschaft Mönchgut-Granitz (museum society) runs the museum; in historical school lessons, visitors experience the strict teaching of the past.
Highlights
- Original village school from around 1825
- Classroom of the former one-room school
- Furnished teacher's and sexton's residence
- School desks from 1825 to the 1980s
- Historical school lessons with a report card
Permanent exhibitions
- Schulalltag auf Mönchgut – The original schoolhouse with classroom and teacher's residence shows how people taught and lived on Mönchgut about a hundred years ago.
- Founded
- 1986
- Operated by
- Museumsgesellschaft Mönchgut-Granitz mbH
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3Children and young people up to 18, school students, students |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 6 |
| Students & apprentices | €3 |
| Groups (8+ people) | €4 per personSchool classes €2.50 per person |
| Adults with Kurkarte (visitor's card) | €4 |
| Historical school lesson – adults | €8.50With Kurkarte €7.50 |
| Historical school lesson – school students and students | €4.50Preschool children free, report card €1.50 |
Residents have free admission.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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- Family tours & workshops
In the historical school lesson, children and adults sit together at the old school desks; at the end, a report card is available on request.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 300 m to the entrance
Public parking in front of the Kurverwaltung Middelhagen (spa administration).
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Historical school lesson in the original classroom on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 and 11:30, advance registration required. In the neighboring thatched hall house from the 18th century, there is an exhibition on village life. |
