Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum

Over het museum

The roots go back to 1933, when the teacher Richard Suhr assembled a city history collection for the town's 700th anniversary. Partly scattered after the war, it was on display again from 1954 as a local history museum in a building of the former Poor Clares' convent.

In 1963 a separate room on amber was added, also inspired by Ribnitz's tradition of amber processing. Since 1975 the house has been called the Bernsteinmuseum (Amber Museum), and since 2000 it has borne the honorary name Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum. Under Hans Erichson, who directed it from 1966 to 1991, the collection grew steadily. Since 2002 a museum association has run the museum; in 2010 the convent church was included, with an exhibition on the history of the convent and the later noblewomen's convent.

One focus is holdings of the former Staatliche Bernstein-Manufaktur Königsberg, which were long shown on loan from TUI AG and were acquired for the city of Ribnitz-Damgarten in 2023 with the help of the federal government, the state, and foundations. In addition there is an exhibition on the history of Ribnitz and Damgarten as well as changing special exhibitions.

Hoogtepunten

• About 1,600 exhibits on the natural and cultural history of Baltic amber
• Rare inclusions, including a scorpion in amber
• Amber art of the 16th and 17th centuries and works from the Königsberg manufactory
• Replica of a panel from the Amber Room
• Convent church with Gothic furnishings from the 14th century
• Amber grinder at work

Vaste collectie

• Bernstein – Gold des Nordens – About 1,600 objects explain the formation, find sites, and processing of Baltic amber – from inclusions and cabinet-of-curiosities pieces of the 16th and 17th centuries to contemporary jewelry.
• Dame von Welt, aber auch Nonne – vom Klarissenkloster zum adligen Damenstift – The exhibition in the convent church tells of the lives of the Poor Clares and later noblewomen through the medieval furnishings and small finds from beneath the nuns' choir stalls.
• Grenzland – Ribnitz und Damgarten zwischen Mecklenburg und Pommern – The city history exhibition illuminates, with exhibits and a film, the history of the two towns once separated by a state border.

Opgericht

1954

Beheerder

Museumsverein Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum Ribnitz-Damgarten e.V. (Eigentümerin: Stadt Ribnitz-Damgarten)

Directie

Axel Attula

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets can also be booked online.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

According to the museum, the exhibitions are accessible. For travelers with disabilities, there is a stopping area directly in front of the museum.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Open ErlebnisWerkstatt (experience workshop) with amber grinding, searching for amber in sand, painting, experiments, and a quiz; museum rally for children; family tours on request. Children's birthday parties from age 6 (approx. 90 minutes, up to 10 children) with a tour, birthday table in the café, and amber they grind themselves.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car via the B105 between Rostock and Stralsund. Stopping area in front of the museum for travelers with disabilities. Easily reached by bike paths.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel

Café in the glass annex with a view of the convent courtyard (54 seats inside, seats in the courtyard in summer) with cake, ice cream, and a daily changing snack; museum shop with amber jewelry from souvenirs to necklaces.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten

Family celebrations and larger groups in the museum café by reservation.

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