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Museum der Schöfferstadt Gernsheim
Museum der Schöfferstadt Gernsheim
64579 Gernsheim
April to September: Wednesdays from 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm
October to March: Wednesdays from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm
and every first Sunday of the month from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm, as well as by appointment
The museum is closed during school holidays and on public holidays.
Visitors to the section on the town’s history will find numerous artefacts relating to its various periods within the museum. Whilst the town is the museum’s sponsoring body, the Art and Cultural History Society is responsible for its management and acts as its board of trustees. In addition to exhibition spaces spread over several floors, the historic fire station of the voluntary fire brigade has also been incorporated into the museum’s layout. Collaboration with private collectors and museums expands the existing collection, which is organised into the following sections:
- Ice Age fauna and flora
- Prehistory and early history
- Town and church history
- Historical and contemporary inland waterway transport
- The life and work of Peter Schöffer and Joseph Schmitt
- Hunting and fishing
- Historical Fire Brigade
- East German Local History Room
Thematic lectures and special exhibitions regularly complement the existing programme. These may take the form of travelling exhibitions or art displays.