• 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€
  • Charlotte Wielage – Photons

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

    Photons are the smallest units of light and, at the same time, the starting point for these works, in which visibility is understood as a dynamic process. Charlotte Wielage’s works reinterpret the classical glazing technique by using everyday materials such as adhesive tape and ink. Through layering, transparent spaces of color emerge that are reminiscent [...]

  • Theater in the Café – The Artificial Silk Girl

    Café Koppelschleuse An d. Koppelschleuse 20, Meppen

    *The Artificial Silk Girl* is set in the early 1930s and tells the story of eighteen-year-old Doris. The secretary is fed up with poverty and small-town life; she wants her life to be like a movie: “With a white car and bathwater that smells like perfume.” With nothing but a stolen fur coat in her [...]

    14€
  • Write Your Own Mystery Novel! Writing Workshop for Teens

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    A mysterious death in the Emsland region. Hidden clues. And you’re right in the middle of it all. In our writing workshop for teens, you’ll write your own mystery novel and learn from renowned mystery author Marc Stroot how to bring suspense, secrets, and surprising twists to life on the page. Whether you already love [...]

    9€
  • Zentangle Class: “Avocado Ink and Coffee”

    Kunstschule Koppelschleuse

    You can make an interesting ink from avocados. We’ll use this, just like coffee, to dye the tiles and create patterns. This produces many beautiful effects and great results. You must have completed a Zentangle beginner’s course to enroll. Please bring your own basic supplies (fine-tip marker, pencil, and tortillon). The additional materials required for [...]

  • Sterre Weldring

    Café Koppelschleuse An d. Koppelschleuse 20, Meppen

    Through her songwriting, Amsterdam-based artist Sterre Weldring seeks to untangle the complex emotions that many of us encounter. She channels her wonder at human behavior and the conflict between the head and the heart—which is so often present—into melancholic folk-pop songs. Inspired by artists such as Florence + The Machine, Tom Odell, and Ben Howard, [...]

    14€
  • TACK TACK TACK – Paintings by the “Völker” class at the Münster Academy of Fine Arts

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

    At the Kunstverein Meppen, Cornelius Völker’s painting class will showcase various artistic approaches by young students. With their works, a class from the Münster Academy of Fine Arts is moving into the Kunstverein’s historic, protected spaces for an exhibition for the first time. In addition to painting, the students also work with sculpture or incorporate [...]

  • Murder in the Emsland Region—Crime Novel Reading with Irmela Schröck

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    Crime novelist Irmela Schröck will present the first volume of her Haselünne crime series, “Death at the Movies,” during an exciting reading. When a body is found in the small town of Haselünne, Inspector Mark Köster takes charge of the investigation and quickly realizes that his girlfriend may be more deeply involved in the case [...]

    4€
  • The Schindlers’ Legacy – Lecture by Erika Rosenberg-Band

    Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen, Deutschland

    Who was Oskar Schindler (1908–1974), known for the famous Spielberg film *Schindler’s List*, really? Letters and documents that were unexpectedly discovered in an attic in Hildesheim in 1999 offer new insights into both the dramatic events of that time and Schindler’s life in the postwar period. These documents not only shed new light on Schindler [...]

  • Art Journal for Beginners

    Kunstschule Koppelschleuse

    In this course, you’ll learn how to bind your own art journal. Among other things, we’ll use a gel printing plate to create papers that will form the basis of the journal. This mixed-media technique is easy to incorporate into your daily routine, as it doesn’t require much setup or a lot of time. Led [...]

  • Folk & Country at the Höltingmühle with Joseph G. Thompson

    Höltingmühle Meppen Am Nachtigallenwäldchen 2a, Meppen, Germany

    The Meppen Cultural Management Office and City Museum once again invite you to an atmospheric folk evening at the Höltingmühle. The guest performer is New Zealand-born musician Joseph G. Thompson. The music of this folk and Americana singer-songwriter reflects over two decades of songwriting and performing, during which he has shared the stage with artists [...]

    10€
  • Zentangle Christmas Class

    Kunstschule Koppelschleuse

    In this course we will look at patterns that are perfect for designing Christmas cards or gift tags. Design your personalized Christmas mail in a very special way! You must have completed a Zentangle beginner’s course to enroll. Please bring your own basic supplies (fine-tip marker, pencil, and tortillon). The additional materials required for this [...]