In October of 2021, the former Puppet Theatre of Lübeck (Kolk 20/22) had it’s internal structure removed with the help of a crane leaving only the bare outside walls. Inside, a ‘house within a house’ will be built within which, new exhibition rooms will be built...
Historical paintings in the Kolk – preserved for the future
In the early 1990’s the remnants of historical paintings were discovered in the Kolk buildings. However it was not until the renovations of the Kolk 17 buildings began that the walls could be thoroughly stripped back to reveal their historical treasures,...
Archaeological Excavation in the Kolk
Whenever construction work above and below ground begins on the island upon which the medieval town of Lübeck is situated, Archaeolologists’ work in tandem with the construction company because the entire town; situated on the island (Lübeck has other suburbs which...
10 questions for building researcher Dr. Margrit Christensen
Dr. Margrit Christensen has been a building researcher in Lübeck for over 40 years. She shares her unique knowledge of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lübeck's Old Town Island as a non-fiction author in her book "Small Houses in Lübeck" and "Monument Topography,...
Around 1170, what was actually going on in Lübeck?
Admittedly, the Slavic settlement with fortifications in the north already existed. Some Slavs still settled there, but the castle was dilapidated and abandoned. Count Adolf II of Schauenburg had seen this coming: A stone hill and a navigable river leading to the...
Archaeologists in Lübeck discover the oldest brick house in the Hanseatic city to date
Lübeck archaeologists discover Lübeck's oldest house to date: At that time, the excavation pit had to be braced against the pressure of the adjacent Church of St. Peter with heavy oak planks and large posts that protrude from the bottom of the pit. They date from the...
6 Archaeological finds from the Kolk, which have amazed us
We are very happy to be able to tell you a very special story about our construction site today. After the archaeologists sifted through their findings in the earth under the Puppet Theater building (Kolk 14), we would like to present six particularly interesting...
View of the construction site in Kolk
It all began with the dream of an elevator and some new display cabinets — by now the renovation and alteration works in the Kolk have been going on since more than two years. Accompany us behind the heavy doors of the Kolk and discover together with us the...
Puppet Theatre Mobile Office and Shop: Visit us in the churchyard of St. Petri.
Astrid Franck in the Puppet Theatre Mobil in the Churchyard of St. Petri © Foto: Lutz Roeßler While the Museum of Theatre Puppets and the Puppet Theatre in Lübeck are being renovated, we are still accessible and approachable. Our colleagues Astrid Franck and Julika...
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