Till-Eulenspiegel-Museum Schöppenstedt

Over het museum

The museum is based on the Eulenspiegel collection of Erich Leimkugel, an Essen pharmacist originally from Schöppenstedt, who made it publicly accessible in the late 1930s and donated it to his hometown in 1947 shortly before his death. In 1950, the Freundeskreis Till Eulenspiegels (circle of friends) was founded, which expanded the collection through many purchases, ran the museum for a long time and later supported it as a friends' association. Today the Samtgemeinde Elm-Asse (joint municipality) is the sponsor.

Since 1961, the museum has been located on Nordstraße. Even the first permanent exhibition, with scholarly ambition, addressed the question of how the figure was received and reinterpreted over the centuries. The collection and archive with around 3,000 volumes of primary and secondary literature became a point of contact for researchers from Germany and abroad; the Eulenspiegel-Jahrbuch (yearbook) has also been published since 1960.

In 1996, an extension was added whose shape resembles a jester's cap. It enlarged the space to around 600 square meters and offers room for special exhibitions, theater, lectures, conferences and concerts.

Since 2017, a newly designed, inclusive permanent exhibition has shown the many faces of the jester without committing to a single interpretation: from the coarse trickster of the chapbook to the children's book hero to a political projection screen. Among the most precious items is an edition of the Eulenspiegel book printed in Frankfurt am Main in 1555.

Hoogtepunten

• Rare Eulenspiegel edition, printed in Frankfurt am Main in 1555
• Extension in the shape of a jester's cap
• Inclusive permanent exhibition with listening and hands-on stations
• Eulenspiegel archive with around 3,000 volumes
• Starting point for Eulenspiegel cycling, hiking and driving routes

Vaste collectie

• Überraschen! Irritieren! Widersprechen! – The permanent exhibition, opened in 2017, traces how Till Eulenspiegel went from the coarse trickster of the chapbook to a children's hero and political symbol – with prints, pictures, music and films.

Opgericht

1940

Beheerder

Samtgemeinde Elm-Asse

Directie

Benedikt Einert

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets at the museum ticket desk. Vouchers for museum visits can be ordered by email.

Toegankelijkheid

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

All exhibition areas can be reached by elevator. In every room, "inclusion drums" provide texts in plain language and Braille; the listening stations can be turned up for people with hearing impairments. Tours for people with visual impairments on request.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Children's tours for families and children's groups, which combine well with a scavenger hunt in Eulenspiegel's footsteps through the museum; children's birthday parties can be celebrated at the museum. The exhibition with interactive stations is expressly aimed at guests from 3 to 103 years old.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car via the A39, exit Sickte, and the L625 to Schöppenstedt; in town turn left onto Elmstraße and then right onto Nordstraße.

Service & horeca

• Café

On Sundays during opening hours, homemade cake and coffee are available; for groups, the museum will arrange a coffee table at any time on request. Nearby is the Gasthaus "Zum Zoll" with a beer garden.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten

The extension serves as a venue for lectures, conferences, concerts and children's birthday parties; inquiries directly to the museum.

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