Der Salmen

Der Salmen Offenburg © Dimitri Dell
Der Salmen Offenburg_Jüdische Geschichte © Jigal Fichtner
Der Salmen Offenburg_Hörstation © Jigal Fichtner
This exhibition is available in
German
French
English
Democracy - Experience - Remembrance
Banquet hall. Synagogue. Electric store. Place of the history of democracy. Cultural monument of national importance. The Salmen has an eventful history that makes the building unique in Offenburg's city center. Since May 2022, Der Salmen has been open to all visitors as a modern museum after a renovation phase. 200 years of democratic history as well as current democratic events can be experienced in the Salmen through multimedia. What does democracy mean? What kind of society do we live in? And what does being free actually mean? These and similar questions are raised in the interactive exhibition, which not only conveys the past, but also invites visitors to engage with current social events.
Mon. closed
Tue. 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wed. closed
Thurs. 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Fri. 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Address
Lange Straße 52
77652
Offenburg
+49 781 82 2701
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Events in this museum
Opus 45 © Daniel Häker
Event

May 8, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and Germany's liberation from National Socialism. In a musical reading, Roman Knižka and the OPUS 45 wind quintet take us back ...

Der Salmen Offenburg_How to Salmen-App © Lea Braun
Event

Free offer for the lunch break. The permanent exhibition in the Salmen is supplemented by a digital offering. This short tour will explain how the Salmen app is structured and how you can use it to ...

Der Salmen Offenburg_Tag der offenen Tür © Katerina Ankerhold
Event

Open day as part of International Museum Day, admission free! International Museum Day was established in 1977 by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICOM was founded in 1946 in cooperation ...

© Herbert Mau und Thomas Ahrens
Event

Guided tour with Herbert Mau and Thomas Ahrens through the special exhibition "The Rush of Time" In spring 2024, a total of 22 course participants from integration courses at the Institute for German ...

Der Salmen Offenburg © Jigal Fichtner
Event

The Salmen is a contemporary witness and cultural monument of national importance. It has an ambivalent history: built as a festival hall, it became famous as a place of revolution with the ...

Französisches Personal vor dem Militärtribunal in Offenburg © Stadtarchiv Offenburg
Event

What was the situation in France when its troops marched into Offenburg on April 15, 1945? In what state did the German occupiers leave the country socially, politically and economically? What lessons ...