Water, washboard, soap suds – on the cultural history of washing

Emsland Archäologie Museum

With the special exhibition "Water, washboard, soap suds - on the cultural history of washing" the Emsland Archaeology Museum starts into the new season. At the latest with the "invention" of clothing began all "misery" - namely, the need to clean not only the body, but also dirty clothes. In solving this problem, mankind [...]

Experiencing Meppen’s history in the Arenbergian Rentei

ehemalige arenbergische Rentei Meppen, Deutschland

With funds from the city's "Perspective on the City Center" development program, an ensemble of experience and information rooms on the city's history as well as attractive information islands with innovative mediation offers on local history were created and set up in the rooms of the former Arenbergische Rentei. This includes a digital city [...]

ParkLicht – Light art at the Koppel lock

Park an der Koppelschleuse An der Koppelschleuse 19, Meppen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

"ParkLicht" features a course of six light art installations. The works of artists from all over Germany react to their surroundings, enter into dialogue with the park and with the coincidences of weather, atmosphere, time of day and season. The artists accentuate undiscovered places, modify known places, create new spaces. The site is opened [...]

Field search – practical course for probes

Emsland Archäologie Museum

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 [...]

The Afternoon of Hans Ohlms (1908-1988) – Five Acts Fantasy with Raphael Oettel, Carsten Krabbe and Anselm Oettel Composition: Franco Zapondi (Accademia di Belle Arti) Assistance and presentation: Ulrich Oettel

Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen

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 [...]

10€

Vacation action for children

Emsland Archäologie Museum

Are the hands washed? Quickly some soap and water, ready. In the special exhibition, we first look together at how people used to wash and make soap. Have you ever made soap yourself? You can try it out at our vacation event. From strange flakes, some oil, water and flour we knead a dough, [...]

10€

Art in the Evening – Art School for Adults: Upcycling- Art from Everyday Objects

Kunstzentrum Koppelschleuse, Remise Meppen

Are you afraid to even begin to paint, draw, or to plasticize because you lack the space and room? Have you already the most beautiful colors or pens at home for years, but you lack the Leisure? Why not rather be creative together with other people and get be carried away by the inspiring [...]

Treasure hunters among themselves

Emsland Archäologie Museum

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 [...]

Of beguiling fragrances – lecture on “smelling

Emsland Archäologie Museum

The name de le Ney has always stood for beauty and grace. Matthias de le Ney carries the beautiful things of life into the world with his lectures, perfume seminars, but also with his company "Kammäleon & Nasenfein". His credo: Everyone should have the right to a touch of luxury. Chevallier Matthias Alexandre Xavier [...]

6€

Of beguiling fragrances – perfume seminar

Emsland Archäologie Museum

The name de le Ney has always stood for beauty and grace. Matthias de le Ney carries the beautiful things of life into the world with his lectures, perfume seminars, but also with his company "Kammäleon & Nasenfein". His credo: Everyone should have the right to a touch of luxury. Chevallier Matthias Alexandre Xavier [...]

75€

Public guided tour of the Meppen City Museum

Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen

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 [...]

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