A New Museum in the Baltic Region

The University of Greifswald and the city council showed great commitment to the vision of a new State Museum at the Baltic coast. Both institutions actively supported the establishment of requirements necessary.

So the city council provided properties and the local collection. The University provided its most valuable art treasures. The German government and the federal state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania supported as strong partners the project.

Everybody was aware of the fact that a State Museum Pomerania is only feasible in co-operation with Poland and Sweden. That is down to the changeful and close history between the three countries. A scientific advisory council with professional representatives from Poland, Sweden and Denmark was established. This council should support the development of a concept of the museum.

The new house sees itself as an exhibition of Pomeranian history and culture as well as a place for a forum in the Baltic Sea area, for transnational work, especially for international youth work.

In 2000 the picture gallery opened as the first house of all. On the 4th June 2004 the whole complex, composed of six houses and four outdoor facilities, was opened to the public

Trust “State Museum of Pomerania”: Foundation 1996
The board of trustees represents:
Federal Republic of Germany
Federal State Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Federal State Schleswig-Holstein
University town and Hanseatic city Greifswald
Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald
Territorial Association Pomerania
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Polish Institute Berlin
Swedish Embassy Berlin

Dr. Arthur König (Chairman),
Mayor of Greifswald
Dr. Michael Roik (Deputy Chairman),
German Federal Commissioner for Cultural and Media Affairs
Tomasz Dabrowski, Director of the Polish Institute in Berlin
Ruth Jacoby, Ambassador of the Swedish Embassy in Berlin
Susanne Jaffke, Territorial Association Pomerania
Udo Michallik, Ministry for Education, Science and Culture of the federal state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Prof. Martin Onasch, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald
Dr. Helmut Sydow, Ministry for Education, Science and Culture of the federal state Schleswig-Holstein
Prof. Dr. Rainer Westermann, Chairman of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald
Norbert Zimmermann, Deputy Chairman of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation

Dr. Uwe Schröder (Chairman), Director “State Museum of Pomerania”
Ulf Dembski, Senator of the University Town and Hanseatic City Greifswald
Prof. Dr. Frieder Dünkel, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald

Prof. Dr. Martin Onnasch, Greifswald (Chairman)
Dr. Rafał Makała, Szeczin
Prof. Werner Müller, Greifswald
Prof. Thomas Stamm-Kuhlmann, Greifswald
Prof. Konrad Vanja, Berlin

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