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GDR Everyday Life Museum Malchow

GDR Everyday Life Museum Malchow

Opening hours

Sonntag, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag11:00 – 15:00 o'clock
Sonntag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag10:00 – 16:00 o'clock
Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag10:00 – 17:00 o'clock
Sonntag, Samstag, PublicHolidays11:00 – 17:00 o'clock
The building was inaugurated in 1957 as a "movie palace", but today presents objects from times gone by. The former cinema and event building now houses a museum on everyday GDR history. On December 14, 1957, the "Film-Palast" was ceremoniously opened and inaugurated with a screening of the Soviet film "The Prologue". The painter and graphic artist Sieghard Dittner, who had created a mural for the entrance hall, was invited as a guest of honor. Since 2008, his works can be admired in the art museum at the monastery in the island town of Malchow. Since October 1999, the exhibition has been constantly expanded and restaged. In the meantime, visitors can experience everyday life in the GDR in many different ways and find interesting information on a wide range of topics. Whether cinema, weddings, vacations or technology, there is something for every passion. The expansion of the building and the large collection make it possible to constantly change the exhibition. Visitors can now even be transported back to childhood and take a curious look at various living areas from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

DDR Museum of Everyday Life Malchow on the Baltic Sea - history you can touch

The GDR Museum of Everyday Life Malchow is a special excursion destination in the Baltic Sea region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Housed in a former cinema and event building, which was ceremoniously opened as a "film palace" on December 14, 1957, the permanent exhibition has been showing an impressive picture of everyday life in the GDR since October 1999. The museum complements the diverse cultural landscape that also characterizes cities such as Rostock, Stralsund and Wismar.

Living room, children's land and technology - experience everyday life in the GDR in Malchow

The exhibition is constantly being expanded and redesigned. Visitors can immerse themselves in recreated living areas from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and discover topics such as cinema, weddings, vacations and technology. Even the children's land of the GDR era can be experienced here - an offer that appeals to young and old alike.

From movie palace to museum - history of the building in Malchow

The Soviet film "The Prologue" was shown at the opening in 1957. The painter and graphic artist Sieghard Dittner, who had created a mural for the entrance hall, was invited as a guest of honor. His works can now be seen in the art museum at the monastery in the island town of Malchow, which has been presenting his work since 2008 - another cultural focal point in the small island town in the middle of the Mecklenburg Lake District, not far from the Baltic Sea coast.