Stories that bring the museum to life.
The museum lives through the people who have been here. Share your memory, explore the community board, test your knowledge in the quiz and vote.
Share a Memory NowThe museum lives through the people who have been here. Share your memory, explore the community board, test your knowledge in the quiz and vote.
Share a Memory NowCommunity memories appear here — after review by the museum team.
Your memory could be pinned here. Share your story from the Wesermarsch.
Share now →A photo makes your memory come even more to life.
Upload a photo →Be the first person from your community to share their story.
Submit your story →Submitted memories appear here after review by the museum team.
"A wonderful place where history is not kept behind glass but can actually be felt. A real experience for the whole family."
Every memory is a piece of history that would otherwise be lost. Short or long, what you experienced is what makes this museum come alive.
Fill in the short form and describe your story — briefly or in detail, however you like.
The museum team reads your submission, reviews it carefully and gets in touch if there are any questions.
Your story becomes part of the living memory board — visible to all visitors.
"Every memory is a piece of history that would otherwise be lost."
Did you eat bread from an old stone oven as a child? Do you know someone who practised a craft in the Wesermarsch? Or do you connect very personal moments with everyday life back then?
We welcome every memory — short or long, heard from others or lived yourself. The most touching contributions appear on the Memory Board and in the museum.
Your memory has been received safely.
The museum team will read your submission carefully. Once reviewed, it will appear on the Memory Board and make the museum a little more alive.
5 questions about crafts, the region and the museum. Test your knowledge and learn something new.
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Perhaps there are treasures at home that belong in the museum. Every donation or loan is a gift to the next generation.
Photographs from the Wesermarsch of craft businesses, village communities and everyday life, whether black-and-white or from the 1990s and early 2000s alike.
Original tools from baking, smithing, weaving or other craft trades of the region. Even damaged or incomplete items are welcome.
Items from daily life in the community of Ovelgönne and the Wesermarsch district that tell a story, from the home, the neighbourhood or village life.
Invoices, letters, recipes, journeyman's and master craftsman's certificates, or work records from craft businesses in the Wesermarsch.
You — or someone you know — experienced craft life in the Wesermarsch first hand? We invite you to share your story in person. Drop by on a Sunday or get in touch to arrange a conversation with our team.
Request an appointmentDo you have something suitable? We would love to hear from you.
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Sharing a memory is just one way. There are others through which you can help strengthen this museum.
As a member of the Heimat- und Kulturverein you help keep the museum alive. Membership from €15 per year.
Join nowThe museum runs entirely on volunteer effort. At the entrance, in the workshop or at events: every hour you give counts.
Volunteer with usBeen to the museum? Share your photo on Instagram and tag us. Every image helps make the museum more visible.
@handwerksmuseum_ovelgoenneOpen every Sunday 2 to 6 PM. School groups, parties and guided tours can be booked in advance.
Plan your visitIn the digital offer you will find 3D scans, the multimedia guide and the interactive Time Crank about the history of the Wesermarsch.
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