Experiencing Meppen’s history in the Arenbergian Rentei

ehemalige arenbergische Rentei Meppen, Deutschland

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 [...]

Sandra Pulina – Savage Beauty

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

Sandra Pulina's works translate the complex content as well as the beauty and elegance of traditional oil painting into a light, contemporary appearance. Her works are abstract interpretations of old master paintings, reminiscent of mythological scenes of love, longing and passion. Her work combines her uniquely developed photographic techniques with painterly questions. Sandra's award-winning [...]

Art in Emsland – a journey through time from 1866 to 1973

Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen, Deutschland

With over 160 works by 60 artists, the exhibition center Gut Altenkamp presents or presented a multifaceted insight into the art landscape and regional history of the Emsland until August 2024. The exhibition is the result of an intensive search for artistic traces that poses the question: Who was artistically active in Emsland, when and [...]

History before eight: The Varus Battle? What was going on in Kalkriese?

Emsland Archäologie Museum

Lecture evening on excavations in the Kalkrieser-Niewedder depression, finds and their interpretation   Was it in the Osnabrück region, the legendary last battle of Publius Quinctillius Varus, or was it at one of the other more than 700 places where the slaughter is believed to have taken place? The fact is that the Cheruscan prince [...]

Art made from paper wire

Here you will find time to create small works of art with paper wire in a cozy, relaxed atmosphere. With this lightweight material, many figures and objects can be bent and covered with fabric or paper. This is a quick and easy way to create enchanting, filigree eye-catchers or small gifts for Christmas. I look [...]

Open studio

In the Open Studio we meet to create art together. Everyone who wants to develop their artistic skills is welcome here - children and adults, advanced and beginners, newcomers and "old hands"! The focus is on the joy of creating. There is an opportunity to try your hand at various materials: The premises of the [...]

Art therapy program for young people aged 16 and over and adults – “Traces of the soul”

The dust of everyday life... ...like an archaeologist, with a brush, very carefully wiped aside. Piece by piece. It takes patience and good teamwork to safely unearth the treasure. Artistic creation can also help to uncover valuable discoveries within yourself. We embark on an artistic search for traces of the wonderful things that lie dormant [...]

Public guided tour 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 [...]

Clay workshop for adults

Beginners and advanced clay artists meet in this clay workshop to model steles, vessels, figures or abstract objects out of clay. Each participant chooses their topic and receives individual support. The objects are glazed on the second date.   Head: Tanja Fischlein-Holtz Age: Adults Dates: Saturday, 11.01.2025, 9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Saturday, 01.02.2025, 9.30 [...]

Lecture: Helga Baltabol – an artist from Silesia in Emsland

Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen, Deutschland

Helga Baltabol was born in Riga in 1913, but had to flee from Lithuania to Upper Silesia in 1918 after the October Revolution, where she found a new home. She attended the State Academy of Arts and Crafts in Dresden and then worked as a freelance graphic designer. After the Second World War, she first [...]

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Lecture: Art from the “Emsland camps”

Stadtmuseum Meppen An der Koppelschleuse 19a, Meppen, Deutschland

The 15 so-called "Emsland camps" existed from 1933 to 1945. In total around 80,000 concentration camp prisoners and more than 100,000 prisoners of war were interned here and suffered the cruellest treatment. Hunger, deprivation, inhumane living conditions and forced labor shaped the daily lives of the prisoners. In the midst of terror and suffering, however, [...]

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Soapstone figures

Soapstone is a soft stone that can be easily worked with rasps and files to create small sculptures. It's a lot of fun. You need a little stamina, but in the end you have created a unique object.   Management: Dipl. Art therapist Anke Keuter Age: Adults Dates: Wednesday, 12.2.2025, 12.3.2025, 23.4.2025, each 7 - [...]

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