Südsee-Sammlung Obergünzburg

Over het museum

The foundation of the Südsee-Sammlung (South Seas Collection) comes from Karl Nauer (1874–1962), a soap boiler's son from Obergünzburg who went to sea and between 1903 and 1913, as a captain of the Norddeutscher Lloyd with the steamer "Sumatra," sailed the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago in what was then German New Guinea. He made contacts with ethnological museums and himself assembled an extensive collection, which he donated to his home community in 1913.

The objects first moved through various rooms of the local girls' school, from 1922 into its converted attic, and later into the neighboring parish barn from the 18th century, which eventually had to be cleared. In 2002 the municipal council decided to dedicate a building of its own to the colonial-era collection. The cubic new building with a green roof, whose colors deliberately allude to the South Seas cultures, opened in May 2009; for the occasion, four guests from Melanesia built a traditional dwelling of the Kastom people from the island of Pentecost (Vanuatu) in the museum.

The collection comprises everyday and ritual objects mainly from Melanesia and Micronesia – from obsidian weapons of the Admiralty Islands and ancestor figures from New Ireland to an initiation hat from the northern Solomon Islands – as well as around 400 glass plate negatives by Nauer. The museum takes a critical look at the colonial origins of the objects. In the neighboring former parsonage, the Historisches Museum Obergünzburg shows local and regional history.

Hoogtepunten

• Ethnographic collection of Captain Karl Nauer
• Rebuilt dwelling from the island of Pentecost (Vanuatu)
• Uli ancestor figure from New Ireland
• Around 400 historic glass plate negatives
• Media stations and a journey "through the earth" to the South Seas

Vaste collectie

• Südseehorizonte – die Sammlung Karl Nauer – On two levels, the museum shows the objects Captain Nauer collected in the Bismarck Archipelago and places their colonial history of acquisition in context. Media stations and a walk-in dwelling from Vanuatu provide insights into Melanesian cultures.

Opgericht

2009

Beheerder

Markt Obergünzburg

Directie

Martina Kleinert

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission for members of the friends' association, the German Museums Association, and some professional associations, as well as for holders of the Ehrenamtskarte Ostallgäu (volunteer card; with up to three companions) and the Ehrenamtskarte of the Kreisjugendring Ostallgäu.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• 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 grounds and paved paths are accessible; both exhibition levels of the new building can be reached by elevator, and there are wheelchair-accessible restrooms in the building. Multisensory stations and educational programs for blind and visually impaired people, for people with learning difficulties, and for people with dementia.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Member of the Netzwerk Familien Museen Allgäu (family museums network). Discovery case "Abenteuer Südsee" (South Seas Adventure) with treasure map, message in a bottle, and riddles (99 cents rental fee). Free open creative workshop "Freitags ins Museum" (Fridays at the Museum) for children aged 7 and up on the 4th Friday of the month, 15:00–16:30. Children's birthday parties for up to 8 children (approx. 2 hours, €50).

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Obergünzburg is signposted from the B12, the B16, as well as the A7 and A96; from there it is about a 20-minute drive in each case.

Service & horeca

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