History before eight: Man and hunting 400,000 years ago

Emsland Archäologie Museum

About the oldest surviving hunting weapon in the world. State archaeologist Dr. Henning Hassmann talks about the Schöningen spears They are between 290,000 and 337,000 years old and were once used for hunting by one of our ancestors, homo heidel-bergensis: The Schöningen spears. This makes them the oldest surviving hunting weapons in the world. The [...]

Treasure hunters among themselves

Emsland Archäologie Museum

Communication, exchange of experiences, news: District archaeologist Thomas Kassens is available to volunteer metal detectorists at an informal meeting on the last Thursday of every 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 [...]

The Nordhorn artist Hans Ohlms – Five Act Fantasy with Raphael Oettel, Carsten Krabbe and Anselm Oettel (Compilation: Franco Zapondi (Accademia di Belle Arti) Assistance and lecture: Ulrich Oettel)

Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen

Hans Ohlms was one of the most influential artists in the region in the 1960s. He created landscape paintings, portraits, commercial graphics and caricatures, as well as sculptural works and public art. In Meppen, he designed the windows of the Gustav Adolf Church, among other things. From the end of the 1930s onwards, he created [...]

With fineliner to a small work of art

There is an artist in everyone. Come and try it out. We draw small motifs on watercolor paper with the finest fineliner and then paint them with watercolor crayons and brushes. The result is wonderful watercolor pictures that make you smile. Your own ideas are always welcome. Previous knowledge is not required. I would be [...]

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 happy [...]

Creative with paper

Paper is a very interesting and versatile material. There are many ways to use paper creatively and make beautiful things. For example, we want to treat it so that it feels and looks like leather. We can marble paper, treat it so that it looks like it has been scooped and make notebooks and beautiful [...]

Artist talk with Anne Nissen

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

The artist Anne Nissen will give a guided tour of her exhibition at the Koppelschleuse art center.   Place: Koppelschleuse Art Center Start: 3 pm Admission: free

Carrie Clark & the Lonesome Lovers

Café Koppelschleuse An d. Koppelschleuse 20, Meppen

Carrie Clark & the Lonesome Lovers (USA) draw from a wide range of Americana, folk and rock genres to create their very own flavor of modern pop honkey-tonk. They will be touring Europe to showcase their latest album "Split at the Seams", which was completed during the Corona pandemic and has been described as expansive, [...]

Painting for adults

When you paint a picture, you intuitively create exactly the right mood, that you need right now to feel good. Landscapes, Faces, animals or abstract painting. Everyone does what they already wanted to paint for a long time, with my guidance and help. Paints and brushes are available. Canvases are to be brought along.   [...]

Pottery course – advanced technique (first day)

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

Pottery course for beginners and the curious, on 02. and November 09, 2024 Discover pottery without a wheel, with slab and body techniques This course offers the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the material clay. Under guidance, a 1.60 / 1.80 meter high stele for the garden is to be created On the first course [...]

Painting for adults

Kunstzentrum Koppelschleuse, Remise Meppen

When you paint a picture, you intuitively create exactly the right mood, that you need right now to feel good. Landscapes, Faces, animals or abstract painting. Everyone does what they already wanted to paint for a long time, with my guidance and help. Paints and brushes are available. Canvases are to be brought along.   [...]

Printing with the gel plate

We want to use the gel plate to print interesting and surprising pictures as individual works of art or as part of a collage. We use plants, stencils, different types of paper and other different materials.   Head: Monika Lübbers-Hillers Age: young people from 16 and adults Date: Tuesday, 05.11.24, 7 - 9 p.m., 1 [...]

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