Schulmuseum Dresden

Over het museum

The Schulmuseum is located in Friedrichstadt at a site with a long tradition of schooling: the neighboring school building from 1785 is considered the oldest school building in Dresden still in use, and from 1787 to 1865 it housed the first teacher training college in Saxony. The front building, which houses the museum today, was built in 1886 and initially served as a boys' school.

The museum is run by the Verein Schulmuseum Dresden, an association founded in 1997 that came together after the closure of an earlier school history institution. It takes care of operations, education and the collection; about a third of its more than 60 members are actively involved in the museum, and guided tours and supervision are largely in the hands of volunteers. The current exhibition on Seminarstraße opened in 2006.

Four period rooms trace everyday school life from 1871 to 1990: the Imperial-era classroom with slate and cane, the room on the progressive education of the Weimar Republic, the room on education under National Socialism and the GDR classroom. A visitor center with a writing station and changing display-case exhibits completes the tour. In its storage facilities the association keeps one of the largest schoolbook collections in eastern Germany, as well as teaching charts, school films and a chronicle of Dresden's school history.

Hoogtepunten

• Re-enacted Imperial-era school lesson with slate pencil and slate
• Four period rooms from 1871 to 1990, including a GDR classroom
• Writing station with pen and ink at historic school desks
• Large schoolbook collection and chronicle of Dresden's school history
• Building next to Dresden's oldest school building still in use

Vaste collectie

• Kaiserzeitzimmer (1871–1918) – Reconstructed classroom from around 1900 with original furniture and a portrait of the Kaiser, where the strictness, drill and punishments of school life in the Wilhelmine era become tangible.
• Weimarer Republik und Nationalsozialismus (1918–1945) – Two rooms contrast Dresden's school reform movement during Germany's first democracy with the ideological infiltration of teaching in the Nazi state and the fate of Jewish students.
• DDR-Klassenzimmer (1949–1990) – School desks, packed satchels and teaching materials invite visitors to try things out and to talk with contemporary witnesses about schooling in the GDR.

Beheerder

Schulmuseum Dresden e. V.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Unguided visits during opening hours are free; donations are welcome. Proof of eligibility is required for reductions.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The listed building is not wheelchair-accessible. For blind and visually impaired visitors there are tactile stations, personal guidance and audio media. The website is also available in Easy German (Einfache Sprache).

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations

Lots to try out: slate and slate pencil, abacus, writing with pen and ink, satchels from the GDR era. Age-appropriate guided tours even for preschool and after-school groups; themed programs also for children and families.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

Library, storage and archive can be used by researchers upon prior request.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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