City History Museum of Wismar — Attraction in Wismar

A must visit in Wismar. The museum was founded in 1863 and it presents 800-year history of the city, manifesting the lives of princes, citizens and craftsman. The museum includes 3 exhibitions, history of the city, the house of Henrich Schabbel, and the transparent or glass museum. It presents about 2000 artifacts such as original parts of medieval ships. In the restoration laboratory you can experience the work that is done behind the scenes in museums. It's especially interesting as it is a combination of art and science. There are numerous interactive elements in the museum which servs as an attractive educational element for both adults and children. Also there is a section you can try kimono. We took the liberty and took a few pictures with my sister. It was an amazing experience. The museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm. The entrance fee for regular ticket is 6 € and reduced ticket such as for students and seniors is 4€. Meanwhile, the visit is free for children up to...

The city museum is located in the home of the mayor which is transformed to a world class museum with museum shop and garden. The exhibit is children friendly till the period of the Swedish occupation, then the exhibition becomes superficial and avoiding any controversial issues. There is nothing about women in Wismar, the exhibition is more like a factory history. The history of Nazism is hardly present, the Holocaust is missing. The painful history of the GDR is presented without any depth. Strongly recommended but if you want to know how the two totalitarian regimes ran the City from 1933 till 1989, go somewhere else. The collapse of communism and the Westernization of the East Germany are...

I found the museum really brilliant. There was so much to see and it was also very interactive. I'm 8 months pregnant so we saw the first floor of the exhibition then popped over the road to a cafe for a quick break and came back for the rest. It all looks so modern and so well kept! And I was so grateful to have a really great activity which got me out of the house but still allowed me to be near a free toilet at all times! The English translations were perfect (VERY rare for a museum in Germany) and the entry fee is so cheap, it made it feel like we'd paid for the...