Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig

Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig

Verein Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig

Sønderborg, Denmark

HeritageArts & CultureEducation
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Profile last updated: April 3, 2026

About

Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig is a non-profit association based in Sønderborg, Denmark working on heritage, arts & culture, education.

The Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig in Sønderborg, Denmark, presents the history, culture, schooling and identity of the German minority in Northern Schleswig, covering themes such as the 1920 plebiscite, the border demarcation and the Nazi period. It is run by the registered association Verein Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig and is housed together with the Deutsches Archiv Nordschleswig, which holds original sources on people, associations and institutions of the minority. The museum was rebuilt and reopened in August 2020 with a new exhibition arranged over several floors, including a section on art by Northern Schleswig artists. It offers guided tours, educational programmes for school classes and group visits, city walks and events, and the archive offers research access by appointment and digitised holdings via arkiv.dk.

Location

Sønderborg, Denmark

Organisation type

Association

Legal name

Verein Deutsches Museum Nordschleswig

Registration

40727175

Focus areas

German minorityMuseumArchiveNorthern SchleswigLocal historyCultural heritage

Languages

DEDA

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageArts & CultureEducation

Works for

Communities

How they work

Awareness & educationResearchCommunity programmes

Programmes

Deutsches Archiv Nordschleswig

Heritage · Denmark

Archive holding personal papers, association records, photographs, newspaper cuttings and correspondence on the German minority in Northern Schleswig, accessible for research by appointment.

Countries of operation

Denmark

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsLotteries

Ways to support

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Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Bund Deutscher Nordschleswiger

Partnerships

Museum Sønderjylland, Bund Deutscher Nordschleswiger, Sønderborg Kommune, Sønderjysk Forsikring

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