Geschichte der Kindheit

Permanent exhibition
Children and toys in the 19th and 20th centuries. The second floor of the castle houses one of the most comprehensive permanent exhibitions on the history of childhood in this region. The lives of many children are depicted in an exhibition area using christening gowns and letters, godparents' gifts and furniture for children.

In addition to education at home, the village school of the 19th century played an increasingly important role. The focus of the presentation is the reconstruction of a historical classroom at the beginning of the 20th century.

The "Historical toys" exhibition area is divided into "educational toys", toys for boys and toys for girls. Construction sets, optical toys and steam engines introduced children of the 19th and early 20th century to the adult world in a playful way. The mechanization of everyday life gave rise to a large number of toys that were primarily aimed at boys, with mobility of all kinds at the forefront of interest. The exhibition shows a cross-section of products from the most important German toy manufacturers. Dolls, doll's houses and kitchens as well as soft toys are the focus of the toys for girls. Among the soft toys, a teddy bear produced in a workshop in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt between 1945 and 1952 is worth mentioning.

Another segment of this section is dedicated to the "militarization of childhood". Rarely have children and young people been so prepared for a coming war with toys, books and school materials as in the years between 1910 and 1945.

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Eligibility

  • Bad Weather Offer

  • Suitable for any Weather

  • Target Group Adult

  • Target Group Family

  • Target Group the Elderly

  • for Children of the age of 6-10

  • for Groups

  • for Class

  • for familys

  • for individual guests

Foreign Language

German

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Tourist-Information Salzgitter
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Contact

Städtisches Museum Schloss Salder
Museumstraße 34
38229 Salzgitter - Salder

Organizer

Städtisches Museum Schloss Salder, Museumsleiter Arne Homann
Museumstraße 34
38229 Salzgitter - Salder