Haus Elsfleth

Over het museum

The villa on Weserstraße was built in 1907 as a captain's house in the regional style of an "Oldenburger Hundehütte" (Oldenburg doghouse): a one-and-a-half-story, gable-fronted plastered building with a carved gable that is now a listed monument. It later belonged to the district physician Dr. Christian Steenken, who also headed the Elsflether Heringsfischerei-Gesellschaft (herring fishing company); hence the name Villa Steenken.

On March 14, 2010, the Schiffahrtsmuseum der oldenburgischen Unterweser opened its third house here, alongside Haus Borgstede & Becker and the Telegraph in Brake. A shipowner from Elsfleth made the building available. While the Brake houses deal mainly with earlier eras, Haus Elsfleth is devoted to maritime development along the Lower Weser in the 20th century.

The exhibition looks at the port and town of Elsfleth, the region's shipping companies, herring fishing with luggers, and the nautical training that has made Elsfleth the largest maritime training center in Germany. Further topics are shipyards on the Lower Weser, women at sea, and the chronometer maker Wempe, which has its roots in Elsfleth. An exceptionally extensive collection of boatbuilding tools, media stations, and a ship bridge simulator complement the tour.

Hoogtepunten

• Ship simulator: steer a ship yourself
• Extensive collection of boatbuilding tools
• History of herring fishing and shipping companies
• Presentation on the chronometer maker Wempe
• Listed captain's villa from 1907 with museum garden

Vaste collectie

• Maritime Unterweser im 20. Jahrhundert – The exhibition shows the port and city history of Elsfleth, shipping companies, herring fishing, shipyards, and nautical training on the Lower Weser, complemented by boatbuilding tools, media stations, and a ship simulator.

Opgericht

2010

Beheerder

Schiffahrtsmuseum der oldenburgischen Unterweser e.V.

Directie

Dr. Christine Keitsch

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Toegankelijkheid

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

Step-free access; the elevator to all floors is reached via the museum garden – please register in advance on 04404 988742 so the team can help with access. Wheelchair-accessible restroom on the first floor. Assistance dogs permitted upon presentation of ID at the information desk.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Children up to age 6 free. At the ship simulator, visitors can steer a ship themselves. Children's tours (60–90 minutes), museum scavenger hunt with question sheets, during holidays puzzle sheets and craft activities such as ship-in-a-bottle building (with registration), as well as family festivals in the museum garden.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car via the B212.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop with regional and maritime products, accessible without admission.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Civil weddings in various rooms of the house (additional cost €150); appointment via the Standesamt Elsfleth (registry office).

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