Der Salmen

Der Salmen Offenburg © Dimitri Dell
Der Salmen Offenburg_Jüdische Geschichte © Jigal Fichtner
Der Salmen Offenburg_Hörstation © Jigal Fichtner
This exhibition is available in
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Democracy - Experience - Remembrance
Banquet hall. Synagogue. Electric store. Place of the history of democracy. Cultural monument of national importance. The Salmen has an eventful history that makes the building unique in Offenburg's city center. Since May 2022, Der Salmen has been open to all visitors as a modern museum after a renovation phase. 200 years of democratic history as well as current democratic events can be experienced in the Salmen through multimedia. What does democracy mean? What kind of society do we live in? And what does being free actually mean? These and similar questions are raised in the interactive exhibition, which not only conveys the past, but also invites visitors to engage with current social events.
Mon. closed
Tue. 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wed. closed
Thurs. 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Fri. 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Address
Lange Straße 52
77652
Offenburg
+49 781 82 2701
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Events in this museum
© Amnesty International
Event

In spring 2025, the Salmen will be showing three films about human rights and global grievances and problems. "Against the Current" tells the story of two sisters from Syria who manage to pull the ...

Der Salmen Offenburg © Jigal Fichtner
Event

The Gurs internment camp was located on the edge of the Pyrenees in a rugged landscape. The prisoners in the camp could see it through the barbed wire fence, but could not reach it. The camp was a ...

Der Salmen Offenburg © Jigal Fichtner
Event

A short tour for the lunch break: As a memorial site, the Salmen is mainly dedicated to the persecuted Jews of Offenburg. However, other groups were also affected by the terror and atrocities of the ...

Der Salmen_Jüdische Geschichte © Jigal Fichtner
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Open day on 26.1.2025 on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of National Socialism on 27.1.2025 Free admission for all!

Der Salmen Offenburg_Führung Demokratie © Jigal Fichtner
Event

The Salmen is a contemporary witness and cultural monument of national importance. It has an ambivalent history: built as a festival hall, it became famous as a place of revolution with the ...

Der Salmen Offenburg © Jigal Fichtner
Event

A short tour for the lunch break: Whether light bulbs, railroads or cameras: in the 19th century, technology found its way into various areas of people's lives. Everyday life, lifestyles and ...

© Amnesty International
Event

In spring 2025, the Salmen will be showing three films about human rights and global grievances and problems. "Dear Future Children" is a documentary about three young activists who are fighting for a ...

Der Salmen Offenburg_Führung Demokratie © Jigal Fichtner
Event

The gathering of 900 people on September 12, 1847 and their demands for more freedom and equality were a harbinger of what would become reality just a few months later: Revolution. But not only ...

Amalie Struve
Event

In the mid-19th century, politics was a man's business. Women's rights are therefore missing from the 13 demands of the people. Nevertheless, more women shaped democratic development during the ...

© Amnesty International
Event

In spring 2025, the Salmen will be showing three films about human rights and global grievances and problems. "Rise Up" seeks answers to the most important ecological and economic questions of our ...

Der Salmen Offenburg_Dauerausstellung_Jüdische Geschichte © Jigal Fichtner
Event

A short tour for the lunch break: Unfortunately, anti-Semitism is not a mindset that can only be found in times gone by, but is still a major problem that concerns us greatly in the present. We are ...