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  • 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€

  • 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 [...]

  • Printing with the gel plate

    Kunstschule Koppelschleuse

    We want to use the gel plate to print interesting and surprising images. Each print is one-of-a-kind and can be used as a standalone piece of art or as part of a collage. You can also use it to create beautiful cards. For example, we will work with plants, stencils, different types of paper, and [...]

  • Festival of lights at the Koppelschleuse

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

    With a new program, the Festival of Lights at the Koppelschleuse offers a special aesthetic experience for the twelfth time. To celebrate the Festival of Lights, the Meppen Art Circle is presenting light art by Charlotte Wielage (Düsseldorf) at the Koppelschleuse Art Center. Students and instructors from the art school will use light objects and [...]

  • Zentangle® Basic Course

    Kunstschule Koppelschleuse

    Zentangle® is an artistic relaxation method that is very easy to learn. There are no mistakes in Zentangle® art, no "right" and "wrong". Anyone who is able to hold a pen can create magical works of art using this method. The Zentangle® method was developed by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas in the USA. This [...]

  • 34th Emsland Pottery Market

    Kulturnetzwerk Koppelschleuse

    The Meppen Pottery Market will take place again on September 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Around 30 potters will showcase new ideas, masterful ceramic art, and professional craftsmanship. The pottery market takes place on the lawn between Café Koppelschleuse, the Youth and Cultural Guest House, the Emsland Archaeology Museum, the Meppen City Museum, [...]

  • Pottery in the Evening

    Kunstschule Koppelschleuse

    If you’re looking for a break from your digital routine and want to let your creativity run wild, this course is perfect for you. The creative possibilities with clay are endless: from functional ceramics to freely designed objects, anything is possible. Pottery combines creativity and stress relief in a friendly group setting, offering a great [...]

  • Treasure hunters among themselves

    Emsland Archäologie Museum

    Communication, Sharing Experiences, News: District Archaeologist Thomas On the last Thursday of every month, Kassens makes himself available to volunteer metal detectorists for an informal get-together. Treasure hunting was already a topic of interest in the early Middle Ages. The so-called “treasure regality” dates back to this period; it stipulates that all finds discovered deeper [...]

  • Public guided tours of the Meppen City Museum

    Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen, Deutschland

    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 [...]

    6€