• Digital Offerings from the Meppen City Museum – Experience History at the Arenbergische Rentei

    Arenbergische Rentei

    In 2023, using funds from the municipal support program “Perspektive Innenstadt,” a complex of “experiential and informational spaces dedicated to Meppen’s city history” was created in the former Arenbergische Rentei building, along with attractive information stations offering innovative educational programs on local history. These include a digital city model, an engaging introductory film on Meppen’s [...]

  • “Meppen 1638” App – Become Part of History!

    This free app brings the history of Meppen Fortress and the era of the Thirty Years' War to life digitally. Augmented reality brings long-demolished ramparts, moats, bridges, gates, fortifications, and structures such as the Paulsburg back to life, providing a vivid picture of what was once the most powerful regional fortress in the Diocese of [...]

  • Writing Contest Hosted by the Emsland Archaeology Museum

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    The Story of Red Franz June 1900, Neu Versen: Peat cutter Bernard Herbers struck an obstacle with his spade. He quickly realized that he had found the body of a young man. 90 years later, laboratory analyses confirmed that the bog body was that of a 25-year-old man from the 4th century A.D. Today we [...]

  • In Search of the Truth.

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    2,000 Years of Criminal Investigation Special Exhibition at the Emsland Archaeology Museum “Please don’t touch anything!”—this line is familiar from many crime movies. But since when has it actually been the rule at a crime scene? In cooperation with the Emsland/Grafschaft Bentheim Police Department, the Emsland Archaeology Museum invites you on a captivating journey through [...]

    4€
  • ART 2026 – Members’ exhibition of the Meppener Kunstkreis

    Kunstzentrum Koppelschleuse An der Koppelschleuse 19, Meppen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

    ART 2026. Members' exhibition of the Meppener Kunstkreis Every two years, the Meppener Kunstkreis invites its members to an exhibition. As part of the exhibition, the artistic members present themselves to a broad public and thus give an impression of their artistic work. Works from the fields of sculpture, photography, graphics, ceramics and painting will [...]

  • From emergency vehicles to crime scene investigation

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    Police Awareness Day in cooperation with the Lower Saxony Police The event accompanies the current special exhibition “In Search of the Truth: 2,000 Years of Crime Investigation” at the Emsland Archaeology Museum. To complement the exhibition, the police are offering a diverse program for all age groups on the grounds of the Koppelschleuse: The K-9 [...]

  • Sculpture Summer Academy: “By Hand … with Mallet and Chisel”

    Kunstzentrum Koppelschleuse, Remise Meppen

    Would you like to creatively bring your own ideas and designs to life in stone? Would you like to try something new or build on your existing skills? Then our sculpture course is just right for you! Thorsten Sieber will once again be joining us as an instructor for the summer academy this year. Under [...]

  • History Before 8: Gender Stereotypes in Archaeology

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    Dr. Jana Fries, Head of the Archaeology Division at the Lower Saxony State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments, will speak about the history of gender studies in prehistoric archaeology and how modern stereotypes have long shaped our view of prehistory. Using archaeological examples, she will present current research and methods on gender roles, [...]

    4€
  • Cyanotype Workshop: Photography Without a Camera!

    Create unique photographs using the iron blue printing process! We’ll gather our images during a short outing in nature. Leaves, sticks, sand, and other objects will serve as our subjects, and we can capture them without a camera. Participants then place their image on the solar photo paper as they wish. Here, everyone can get [...]

  • Public guided tours of the permanent exhibition at the Emsland Archaeology Museum

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    Step back in time to the Emsland's earliest history! Every second Thursday of the month, the Emsland Archaeology Museum offers a guided tour of its permanent exhibition. You’ll discover significant finds and fascinating artifacts from past eras. The guided tour offers insights into the lives and mindsets of our ancestors from the Stone Age through [...]

    6€
  • Hands-On Wednesday at the Museum

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    Creative Workshop for Children The hands-on Wednesday combines knowledge and creativity: in this workshop, children learn about the way of life of our ancestors from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Roman period and put it into practice. By making and trying things out together, we create a lively approach to archaeology and the craftsmanship [...]

    4€
  • Open studio

    Kunstschule Koppelschleuse

    In the Open Studio we meet to create art together. Everyone who wants to develop their artistic skills is welcome here - children and adults, advanced and beginners, newcomers and "old hands"! The focus is on the joy of creating. There is an opportunity to try your hand at various materials: The premises of the [...]

    12€