Stadtmuseum Schwedt/Oder

About the museum

The Stadtmuseum Schwedt/Oder tells the story of the town and its surrounding area. A local history museum opened as early as 1930 in the former baroque residence of the Schwedt margraves. Since 1997 it has been housed in a listed building that was built in 1860 as the residence and business premises of master painter Rudolph. At the beginning of the 20th century Rudolph decorated the ceilings with garlands, tendrils and flowers. After the family gave up the business in 1959, advertising firms used the building as a workshop and warehouse.

The permanent exhibition on the ground floor comprises four rooms. It begins with the oldest ground finds and the “Schwedter Hocker” (Schwedt stool), a Neolithic burial, shows finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages as well as the Taschengott (pocket god) from the Slavic period, and extends to the early modern era. Another room is devoted to the town's “Goldene Zeit” (Golden Age) under the margraves, a side line of the Hohenzollerns, who resided in the Schwedt Palace from 1690 to 1788. The final section covers the Huguenots, tobacco processing, fishing and other crafts, as well as a preserved dining room from around 1900.

Changing special exhibitions are shown on the upper floor, which is reachable by elevator. The museum also offers educational projects, lectures, storytelling café evenings and holiday activities, and it belongs to the Städtische Museen Schwedt/Oder (municipal museums of Schwedt/Oder).

Highlights

• “Schwedter Hocker” – a Neolithic burial in a modern display
• Taschengott (pocket god) from the Slavic period and a charter from 1265
• Margraves' era from 1690 to 1788 as the town's “Golden Age”
• Huguenots, tobacco growing and fishing crafts
• Preserved dining room from around 1900
• Museum in a listed townhouse from 1860

Permanent exhibitions

• Urgeschichte bis Frühe Neuzeit – From the Stone Age through the Slavic period and the Middle Ages to the Thirty Years' War, featuring the “Schwedter Hocker” and the Taschengott.
• Die Schwedter Markgrafen – The town's “Golden Age” under the margraves of Brandenburg-Schwedt between 1690 and 1788.
• Tabak, Fischerei und anderes Handwerk – Huguenots, tobacco processing and fishing crafts as the economic engines of the town, plus a dining room from around 1900.

Founded

1930

Operated by

Stadt Schwedt/Oder (Städtische Museen)

Admission & discounts

Admission is also free for tour guides, group supervisors and kindergarten teachers accompanying groups, school groups during class, members of ICOM and the German Museums Association, press, and recipients of Bürgergeld, Grundsicherung and asylum seeker benefits. Concerts and music events €20; events and lectures €5 per person.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• 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

The museum describes itself as barrier-free; the special exhibition rooms on the upper floor can be reached by elevator. There is a designated accessible parking space. Guided tours for guests with intellectual disabilities or learning difficulties are offered by appointment.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Museum education projects for school classes and kindergartens, as well as holiday programs; children and young people up to age 17 have free admission.

Getting there & parking

The Jewish Museum with a ritual bath is nearby.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with its own publications, museum and annual journals, cards and reprints.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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