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 has [...]
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 model, [...]
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 [...]
1. and July 2 Historical market History comes alive: this weekend, craftsmen and traders set up their stalls around the Emsland Archaeology Museum at the Koppelschleuse and offer goods and craft techniques from more than eight centuries between 11 am and 6 pm. Craftsmen and merchants travel from near and far to advertise unusual goods [...]
July 3 - 28 Sculptor Summer Academy: Stone Age You would like to creatively implement your own ideas and designs in stone? Would you like to try something new or deepen your existing knowledge? Then our sculpting course is just right for you! Also this year Thorsten Sieber accompanies us as a lecturer of the [...]
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 king, [...]
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 [...]