Regional museum in Husum's Nissenhaus covering Rungholt, storm floods, dike building, life on the Halligen islands and Frisian domestic culture, plus art from the west coast.
OpeningstijdenToegang vanaf € 8 Rolstoeltoegankelijk Café
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Over het museum
The foundation was laid by Husum native Ludwig Nissen (1855–1924), who had made his fortune as a diamond dealer in New York. In his will he left his hometown money and his art collection for a "people's house" on the American model, which was to combine a museum, library and gallery under one roof.
The three-story building was constructed from 1934 to 1937 based on a revised competition design by the Eiderstedt architect Georg Rieve; the Nissenhaus opened in May 1937. It quickly became the most important museum on Schleswig-Holstein's west coast and received, among other things, the estates of regional painters. The originally planned east wing was not added until 1986.
After a fundamental remodeling, the museum reopened in 2007 as the NordseeMuseum with a new, accessible exhibition; since then the municipal library has also been housed in the building. Since 2016 it has been called Nordfriesland Museum. Nissenhaus Husum and belongs to the Museumsverbund Nordfriesland, a museum network supported by the Nissen Foundation, the town of Husum and the district of Nordfriesland.
The permanent exhibition spans the story from the lost settlement of Rungholt through storm floods and coastal protection to everyday life on the Halligen islands and the nature of the Wadden Sea. The network also includes the Ostenfelder Bauernhaus, which opened in 1899 as Germany's first open-air museum.
Hoogtepunten
Finds and stories surrounding the sunken town of Rungholt
Storm floods, dike building and coastal protection with models and hands-on stations
Original rooms from a farmhouse on Föhr and Frisian traditional costumes
Paintings by west coast artists such as Carl Ludwig Jessen and Hans Peter Feddersen
Branch site Ostenfelder Bauernhaus – Germany's oldest open-air museum
Vaste collectie
Leben an der Nordseeküste – Rungholt, storm floods and dike building, everyday life on the Halligen, Frisian domestic culture and the nature of the Wadden Sea, presented in a tour with models and hands-on stations.
Opgericht
1937
Beheerder
Zweckverband Museumsverbund Nordfriesland
Directie
Tanja Brümmer
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
Volwassenen
€ 8
Met korting
€ 6,50People with severe disabilities, groups of 10 or more, NOSPA partners and ADAC members
Kinderen & jongeren
€ 3,50gratis t/m 5 jaar · Children and teens aged 6 to 17
Senioren
–No senior discount stated
Mensen met een beperking
€ 6,50begeleider gratis · Companion free if noted on the ID
Studenten
–No student discount stated
Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.)
€ 6,50 p.p.School classes €3 per pupil, teachers free
Gezinnen
€ 16Max. 2 adults with children
Combined ticket for 3 museums (summer) – adults
€ 17Nordfriesland Museum, Schloss vor Husum, Ostenfelder Bauernhaus; children aged 6–17 €8
Combined ticket for 3 museums (summer) – family
€ 26,50
Annual pass, adults
€ 34,50Families €64
Network annual pass (3 museums), adults
€ 63,50Families €117.50
Group guided tour (approx. 60 min.)
€ 65Flat fee plus admission; costumed tour €85, for school classes €30 or €40
Prices valid from January 1, 2026. The price list gives an admission of €5.50 per person for guided group tours, while the regular group rate is €6.50. Special exhibition in October 2026 (lower level) free of charge.
Toegankelijkheid
Rolstoeltoegankelijk
Lift
Aangepast toilet
Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
Hulphonden welkom
Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
All floors can be reached by elevator; step-free access from the parking lot, accessible parking space. Accessible restroom with baby changing table. Directions in DAISY format for blind and visually impaired people available for download. Guide dogs and therapy dogs allowed.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
Toegang kinderen
gratis t/m 5 jaar
Gezinsticket
€ 16 · Max. 2 adults with children
Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
Doe- en voelstations
Verschoonruimte
Speeltuin / speelhoek
Kinderfeestjes
Designed to be family-friendly during the renovation; lots to try out. Dike-building and water playground in the inner courtyard, museum workshop, free explorer booklet (grades 3–5), rally sheets and treasure hunt, tours led by Junior Guides, children's birthday parties and the holiday project "Kinderstadt Lütt Lüttsum" (ages 6–12). Baby changing table in the accessible restroom.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Bahnhof Husum · 4 min. lopen
Husum station; the museum is located between the station and the old town.
Met de auto
Gratis parkeren
Free museum parking lot on Ludwig-Nissen-Straße with accessible parking spaces and step-free access.