Schwedt celebrates: Three museums invite you to the anniversary celebration!

Schwedt celebrates: Three museums invite you to the anniversary celebration!

A truly exciting year lies ahead for the museums in Schwedt, as three institutions will celebrate anniversaries in 2025 that point to a rich history. The Jewish Museum looks back on 15 years, while the Tobacco Museum in Vierraden celebrates its 25th anniversary on September 3rd. The city museum can also look back on over 25 years of successful museum work. To mark the occasion, the Jewish Museum is holding a big anniversary celebration in the museum's garden on July 25th, where a swing band will provide musical entertainment and entry is free. As [Moz.de](https://www.moz.de/lokales/schwedt/museum-in-schwedt-pck-juedisches-leben-und-tabak-museen- Feiern-jubilaeum-78200774.html) reports, these anniversaries are not only a celebration of the past, but also a homage to the people of the region, as the head of the municipal museums, Anke Grodon, emphasizes.

The Jewish Museum in particular has established itself as an important place for communicating Jewish life. The famous mikveh - a historic diving bath - is the only surviving example in Brandenburg and attracts around 1,000 children every year who take part in projects on Jewish life. In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are also changing special exhibitions, such as the current exhibition “Expellees 1939”. Since opening 15 years ago, the museum has not only preserved cultural history, but also developed into an extracurricular learning space for young people in Schwedt. Those interested can find further information about the museum on the website of the city of Schwedt.

Diversity of museums

Schwedt has a lot to offer: The tobacco museum tells the history of tobacco cultivation in the region and is located in a listed tobacco drying barn. Here, visitors can not only learn more about the importance of tobacco for the region, but also learn about the consequences of tobacco use in a non-smoking room. This topic is particularly important because the importance of tobacco is very important both historically and in terms of health policy.

In addition, in February the city museum opened newly designed rooms on prehistory, early history and the early modern period, giving visitors a fresh look at bygone eras. A particularly exciting highlight is the special exhibition on GDR consumer goods made of polyurethane, which can be seen until October 19, 2025.

Cultural events and future prospects

The museums are planning many more cultural events in 2025. The concert “Baroque meets Tango” will take place in the Jewish Museum on August 23rd. Between May and September, various cultural events take place in the museum's garden, making perfect use of the summer ambience. The museums also have the idea of ​​presenting the history of their art exhibitions digitally on the Schwedt Museums website. This will not only benefit older visitors, but also introduce younger generations to the fascinating stories.

The Schwedt museums not only stand for the preservation of the past, but also for the active participation in shaping the future. They invite everyone who is interested to take advantage of the on-site offerings and be inspired.