House of History as a guest
MuseumMobil on the market square
NRW stories wanted
The MuseumMobil container opens its doors in search of the history of North Rhine-Westphalia. The exhibition invites visitors to discover stories from the state and to contribute their own NRW history to the collection of the new house on North Rhine-Westphalia's state history, which will be built in the Behrensbau in Düsseldorf in the coming years.
Dr Olaf Gericke, District Administrator of the Warendorf district, Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich and Dr Gabriele Uelsberg, member of the Executive Committee of the Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen Foundation, welcomed guests to the event. Gabriele Uelsberg then spoke with Dr Rudolf Grothues, Managing Director of the Geographical Commission for Westphalia of the LWL, Dr Knut Langewand, Head of the Warendorf District Archive, and Georgios Staikos, initiator of the first 3D printing house in Germany, about the history, development and future of Beckum as a cement location.
53 exhibits in the mini-museum
On ten days from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., visitors can talk to the team from the House of History of North Rhine-Westphalia at the MuseumMobil container on the market square and get an idea of the mobile exhibition on the state's history. The MuseumMobil container displays a total of 53 exhibits with stories from all parts of the state. Selected objects, documents and photos of the state's history are at the centre of the presentation. Interviews with contemporary witnesses and interactive access via tablets bring history to life.
Saturday, 27 April, 2 - 5 p.m.: Collecting Saturday at the City Museum
On "Collection Saturday", all residents of the district of Warendorf are invited to take part in building up the collection of the House of History North Rhine-Westphalia. We are looking for surprising and moving objects and stories from NRW from the period after 1946. On Collection Saturday in Beckum, the Haus der Geschichte NRW will take over a collection from the estate of railway conductor Johann Franz Rolf, including several uniform jackets from the Prussian railway and a timetable from the winter of 1921/1922. Experts from the Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen Foundation will be on hand to talk to you about your personal NRW history.