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Wittenberge celebrates new exhibition archive – open day on June 28th!
An open day for the new exhibition archive will take place in Wittenberge town hall on June 28th. Visit us!
Wittenberge celebrates new exhibition archive – open day on June 28th!
There's a lot going on in Wittenberge! Preparations for a new exhibition archive in the Ratskeller are in full swing. There is a lot of work going on in the basement of the town hall: custom-made shelves are being installed, lights are being installed and the first moving boxes are being packed. The aim is to give citizens better access to the treasures of the city archive. On June 28th, as part of the town hall festival to mark the city's 111th birthday, interested parties are invited to take a first look at the new archive. The gates will open from 11am to 4pm and it will be a fabulous opportunity to see what's on offer that will make the City Archives even more attractive.
However, city archivist Carola Lembke warns that not everything will be perfectly arranged on the open day. Nevertheless, visitors can marvel at the rooms with their impressive wooden paneling, paintings and colorful glazed windows. In the new public area of the archive you will find newspaper archives, municipal minutes, civil status documents as well as CDs and videos - true to the motto: there is something for every need for information. The costs for the redesign are also impressive: 105,000 euros are invested in structural maintenance, while the equipment costs a further 140,000 euros. The Ehrhorn carpentry shop takes care of the floor work, while the Block Ladenbau company from Bad Wilsnack takes care of the interior design.
A treasure trove of information
What exactly can you expect in the Wittenberge City Archives? Historical views, maps and maps of the city are just some of the offerings. There is also a lot on offer for genealogy: citizens have the opportunity to purchase original newspapers or receive support in creating their family trees. If you want to learn more about the history of houses, you've come to the right place.
- Helpful Facts:
- Öffnungszeiten: Dienstag 09:00-11:30 und 13:00-17:30 Uhr; Donnerstag 09:00-11:30 und 13:00-15:30 Uhr; Termine nach Vereinbarung.
- Die Kontaktdaten für Anfragen sind sehr übersichtlich: August-Bebel-Straße 101, 19322 Wittenberge; Telefon: (03877) 951-118; E-Mail: archiv(at)wittenberge.de.
The archive also offers support for students working on bachelor's, master's or specialist theses. Together with a well-founded collection of posters, pictures and chronicles about the city's history, the aim is to create an all-round informative offering. Whether as a researcher or simply out of curiosity – everyone will find something suitable here.
The new exhibition archive is not a small thing, but a big sign of the city of Wittenberge's appreciation of its own history and commitment. If you would like to find out more about the necessary steps in other countries, then it is worth taking a look at the Latvian archives, for example, which store a variety of historical documents from many centuries. By opening the exhibition archive, Wittenberge has clearly shown a good hand!
So be there on June 28th and let yourself be inspired by the fascination of history, which is often overshadowed these days. The new exhibition archive will certainly become a heated topic of conversation and perhaps one or two people will even discover their own roots in Wittenberge.