The Heinrich Schliemann Museum is a cultural site in
Ankershagen, in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...
, Germany. It is a museum about the life and work of the businessman and amateur archaeologist
Heinrich Schliemann
Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann (; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeolog ...
(1822–1890), in the building, formerly a rectory, where Schliemann spent his childhood years.
History
Heinrich Schliemann was born in
Neubukow
Neubukow (literally "New Bukov", where 'Bukov' is a Polabian adjective from "beech tree") is a town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km southwest of Bad Doberan, and 21 km northeast o ...
in 1822. His father was a pastor; the family moved to this 18th-century rectory in 1823. He lived here until 1832, a year after the death of his mother, when he moved to
Kalkhorst to live with his father's brother. From 1834 he attended school in
Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz (; East Low German: ''Niegenstrelitz'') is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 17 ...
.
Exhibition
The museum was opened in 1980.
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There is a permanent exhibition, in ten themed rooms, about his childhood, the subsequent years including periods as a businessman in Russia and banker in America, and his work as an amateur archaeologist, discovering the ]Mycenae
Mycenae ( ; grc, Μυκῆναι or , ''Mykē̂nai'' or ''Mykḗnē'') is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about south-west of Athens; north of Argos; and south of Corinth. ...
an culture and excavating the site of Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Ç ...
. Temporary exhibitions, about Schliemann or a different topic, are held on the attic floor.
Research
The museum has been established as a centre for Schliemann research. Its archive includes Schliemann's original letters, and copies of his 18 excavation diaries. The ''Heinrich-Schliemann-Gesellschaft'' (Heinrich Schliemann Society), founded in 1991, gives regular lectures about his life and work.["Gedenk- und Forschungseinrichtung"]
''Schliemann-Museum Ankershagen''. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
''Kulturelle Gedächtnisorte''. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
References
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Biographical museums in Germany
Archaeological museums in Germany
Museums in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania