(Municipal Museum)

History,
Art and Culture under one roof
In
1990, the "Heimatmuseum" (local historical museum)
was removed from the Old Town Hall in the centre of Hattingen's
old town, and the idea to establish a new "Stadtmuseum"
(Municipal Museum) was born. The search for a new location
for the museum began: however, the houses in the old town
were too small, full of nooks and crannies or could not be
purchased. In 1994, the old administrative buildings at the
market place in Hattingen-Blankenstein became vacant. Until
1970, this historical landmark, dating from the middle of
the 19th century, served as the administrative seat of the
Blankenstein municipality. For the following 24 years it was
used by the municipal building administration. Reconstruction
began in 1996. The museum inventory was then relocated.
Because
the building's facade is protected as a historical landmark,
and because it is located in the centre of the historical
Blankenstein village, reconstruction was subsidized by public
funds for urban renewal. Behind these elegant sandstone facades,
bright rooms were created for the museum and plenty of space
for exhibitions, seminars and other museum activities.
History
and Culture ...
On
a floor space of 600 square meters, the permanent exhibit
introduces the history of Hattingen and its surrounding areas.
A circle in form of an accessible history book was created
in the centre of the museum to familiarise the visitor with
the history of the city. A time line on the circle's wall
gives an overview about the most important events in European
intellectual and cultural history. Photos from the town's
history are also presented on the circle's wall. Large books
documenting Hattingen's history and region both textually
and pictorially are installed everywhere in the museum and
await your perusal.
A
part of the museum inventory is presented in so-called object
chambers. The chambers show pieces of arranged collections
according to special groups: light and lustre, scales and
weights, flags, coins and household articles.
The
museum has special offers for different groups of visitors,
school types and age groups, which consist of a combination
of interpretation and activities to make learning as lively
as possible.
Creative
activities take place in the studio: project work, painting,
crafts, building and so on - a vast offering!
Art
..., Culture ...
In
addition to its permanent exhibition, the museum houses a
second presentation level for travelling exhibitions. The
city museum plans an open exhibition concept: project development
with different disciplines and changes of art-historical,
culture-historical, or
technology-historical exhibitions. Special exhibitions with
historical and/or artistic topics are continuously presented
in an open showroom. On the museum's opening day, six modern
artists present their contributions and objects, which were
the result of artistic interpretations of the museums rooms.
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