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
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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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Der Salmen Offenburg © Jigal Fichtner
Event

The Gurs internment camp was located on the edge of the Pyrenees in a rugged landscape. The prisoners in the camp could see it through the barbed wire fence, but could not reach it. The camp was a ...

Buchcover "Im Westen Nichts Neues"
Event

On the evening of June 17, 1933, books and magazines were also burned on the market square in Offenburg, mainly by members of the local Hitler Youth. A list of 28 privately owned books and libraries ...

Teilnehmerin des Fotoprojekts für "Das Rauschen der Zeit"
Event

Free short tour for the lunch break, duration: 15 minutes In a photo project by Herbert Mau and Thomas Ahrens, 22 course participants from integration courses at the Institute for German Language ...

In einer Führungsszene hören sechs Menschen der Referentin zu. Sie befinden sich im Ausstellungsraum zum Thema demokratischer Aufbruch 1847.
Event

The gathering of 900 people on September 12, 1847 and their demands for more freedom and equality were a harbinger of what would become reality just a few months later: Revolution. But not only ...

Teilnehmerin des Fotoprojekts für "Das Rauschen der Zeit"
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In a photo project by Herbert Mau and Thomas Ahrens, 22 course participants from integration courses at the Institute for German Language Offenburg were portrayed and interviewed about their lives ...

Junge Menschen hören einem Referenten bei einer Führung zu und schauen sich im Ausstellungsraum zum Thema demokratischer Aufbruch 1847 um
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Around 900 people gathered in the Salmensaal on September 12, 1847 for the meeting to which the "Determined Friends of the Constitution" had invited to proclaim the 13 demands of the people. By the ...

Farbige Zeichnung von Amalie Struve
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In the mid-19th century, politics was a man's business. Women's rights are therefore missing from the 13 demands of the people. Nevertheless, more women shaped democratic developments during the ...