Spectacular criminal cases in the region. In cooperation with the Emsland/Bentheim police department, the Emsland Archaeology Museum is presenting the special exhibition "Crime Scene Emsland - Gangsters, Crooks and Gendarmes". The exhibition naturally includes a very famous historical "cold case" - the "Red Franz File", probably the oldest unsolved murder case in Emsland. In addition [...]
Now is the time, This is the hour, Ours is the magic, Ours is the power (The Craft,1996) The history of witchcraft in the western world begins with ancient myths and stories. In the early modern period, the climate changes of the Little Ice Age, wars and religious dogma led to a long and brutal [...]
This summer, the Emsland Archaeology Museum is showing the Emsländische Landschaft's special exhibition on Dr. Elisabeth Schlicht - on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Emsland Plan. But what does the Emsland Plan have to do with archaeology? The rapid infrastructural and agricultural development of the 1950s presented the first female district archaeologist [...]
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 summer academy. You can look forward to working with [...]
Have you ever dreamed of discovering archaeological treasures? If so, come to the museum for our vacation workshop excavation game. Will you be able to find a strategy to make a special find in the big excavation board game? If you use the quiz wisely, you can get closer to your goal. Whoever makes the [...]
The Hölting Mill on the headland between the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the River Hase is a so-called Dutch windmill with a wind rose and sails that was built in the 17th century and originally stood as a "Kranenkampmühle" in Bockhorn in the district of Friesland, where it was in operation until well into the 20th [...]
Would you like to experience what it felt like to wear prehistoric clothing? What did people wear in the past? In this workshop, we will take a look together at the clothing of times gone by, with a special focus on brooches - the zipper of early history. Each child can make their own brooch [...]
Advertising for change Movie night and panel discussion The infrastructure measures initiated from 1950 onwards as part of the so-called “Emsland Plan” brought about far-reaching changes for nature and the rural environment. In order to help the reform program to be implemented on a broad social basis, Emsland GmbH, which was entrusted with the implementation [...]
Quiz and excavations Think fast, laugh a lot and have fun at the quiz evening in Emsland Archaeology Museum! Answer our quiz questions in good company over a cool drink and discover finds from our model excavation field. Who will find the most buried treasures? Perfect for quiz fans and new players - come alone [...]
“Elisabeth Schlicht”, District archaeologist and finissage of the exhibition Dr. Elisabeth Schlicht - the first female district archaeologist in Emsland. At a time of great change and rapid infrastructural development, she was committed to the protection of many endangered archaeological monuments in Emsland. With few resources and in a strongly male-dominated (specialist) world, she campaigned [...]
This exhibition brings together the works of renowned artists Oleksii Gnievyshev, Lena Krashevka and Maxim Probst, who each reflect in a unique way on the connection between art, freedom and self-determination. Oleksii Gnievyshev, born in the Ukraine, combines classical painting techniques with contemporary themes and questions social norms and constraints through his works. Lena Krashevka, [...]