Cultural network KOPPELSCHLEUSE Meppen

Five partners have joined forces here to bring culture and tourism together in a charming setting. The work of the renowned artist Franz Erhard Waltherthe town museum, the Emsland Archaeology Museum, the Meppener Kunstkreis e.V. with its art school and the town of Meppen. town of Meppen.

Youth and cultural guesthouse
Meppen Town Museum
Emsland Archaeology Museum
Meppener Kunstkreis e.V.
City of Meppen

The cultural network offers a varied program of events on fine arts, archaeology, music, theater and literature, exhibitions, seminars and projects, as well as guest rooms, seminar rooms, workshops and catering, and supports interested parties in organizing their own events.

The name of the Koppelschleuse cultural network is based on its immediate proximity to the historic Koppelschleuse lock, a special type of lock in which two lock chambers were installed one behind the other in order to overcome a greater difference in height.

Cultural network KOPPELSCHLEUSE Meppen

Five partners have joined forces here to bring culture and tourism together in a charming setting. The work of the renowned artist Franz Erhard Waltherthe town museum, the Emsland Archaeology Museum, the Meppener Kunstkreis e.V. with its art school and the town of Meppen.

A diverse program of events on visual arts, archaeology, music, theater and literature, exhibitions, seminars and projects are just as much a part of the cultural network’s offerings as the provision of guest rooms, seminar rooms, workshops and catering, as well as support for interested parties in holding their own events.

The name of the Koppelschleuse cultural network is based on its immediate proximity to the historic Koppelschleuse lock, a special type of lock in which two lock chambers were installed one behind the other in order to overcome a greater difference in height.

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Current events

Here you can see a small selection of upcoming events from the Kulturnetzwerk Koppelschleuse. You can find a complete list of our events here.

  • Special exhibition – Propaganda and enlightenment. The work of Emsland GmbH as reflected in its public relations work

    12. December 2025, 14:00 Uhr - 17. May 2026, 17:00 Uhr
  • Reading: Wiet Land unner de Wulken with Gesche Gloystein, Christian Quaing and Jan-Bernd Müller

    21. January 2026, 19:00 Uhr
  • “Two Times” by Rüdiger Barharn at the Koppelschleuse art center

    30. January 2026 - 29. March 2026
  • Open studio

    30. January 2026, 15:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr
  • Public guided tours of the Meppen City Museum

    30. January 2026, 15:00 Uhr
  • History before eight: News from the Emsland Archaeology Museum

    3. February 2026, 18:00 Uhr

Do you have any questions?
We will be happy to help you!
Phone 05931 7575