The XIX Legion was already established at the time of the Roman Civil War in 41/40 BC by the later Emperor Augustus. It is one of those three legions that were destroyed in the famous "Varus Battle" at Kalkriese in the Teutoburg Forest in the year 9 AD. A group of enthusiastic hobbyists is [...]
By popular demand, District Archaeologist Thomas Kassens offers an informal meeting for metal detectorists on the last Thursday of each month. Treasure hunting was already a topic in the early Middle Ages. From this time comes the so-called "Schatzregal", which states that all finds deeper than a plowshare (about 30 cm) belong to the [...]
In the fall of 2020, the newly established Meppen City Museum opened its doors at the Koppelschleuse. During a 60-minute guided tour of the museum, visitors will get to know the new museum and learn many interesting facts about the history of Meppen. You will travel through time with experienced museum guides who are [...]
As part of the exhibition project "ParkLicht. Lichtkunst an der Koppelschleuse", curated by Dirk Raulf, six light installations by artists from all over Germany will be shown at the Koppelschleuse from September 29 to October 29: A man in a gray suit carries a street lamp on his shoulder, in his hand he carries [...]
This workshop will focus on the application of lithography as one of the important flat printing processes in the artistic field. For the printing block we will not print from the stone (lithos), but we will prepare photocopies on paper and special foil, which have water-friendly and water-unfriendly parts, as a printing matrix and [...]
On the second Sunday of every month, parents can enjoy a hearty breakfast at the Youth and Cultural Guest House while the children give free rein to their creativity at the Art School. The breakfast buffet is available from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and costs €7.50 for adults and children 12 and older and [...]
Light bulb music is an audio-visual performance whose sounds are created through the use of various light bulbs and electrical control elements. The use of analog light controllers such as switches, dimmers, relays, flasher, etc. leads to multiple variations within the light event and the electrical current flow. This is made audible with the [...]
If you have a metal detector, don't just go digging for treasure. The basic prerequisite for this is a theory course and a practical course before the responsible monument protection authority can issue a search permit. Many future explorers have already successfully completed the theory course. This weekend, district archaeologist Thomas Kassens will again [...]
A production of the non-profit Hans Ohlms Foundation and the Otto Pankok Museum in Bad Bentheim, Germany On October 20, starting at 7 p.m., visitors to the City Museum in the Koppelschleuse will be treated to a 90-minute cultural presentation that may leave you wondering: what is this now? Lecture, visual happening, documentation? And [...]
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Cultural Network Koppelschleuse Meppen
Helter Dam 1
DE 49716 Meppen
Tel: 0049-5931 88387820
info@koppelschleuse-meppen.de
www.koppelschleuse-meppen.de
© Copyright 2024 | Cultural Network Koppelschleuse Meppen
