Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum, Biographical museum in Cuxhaven, Germany

The Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum is housed in a half-timbered building across from Schloss Ritzebüttel and displays works by the German artist and writer. The collection includes manuscripts, photographs, books, watercolors, and paintings that document his wide artistic output.

The Joachim-Ringelnatz-Stiftung was founded in summer 2001 to care for the writer and painter's estate, and the museum opened in November 2002 in a half-timbered house on Südersteinstraße opposite Schloss Ritzebüttel. Ringelnatz's literary works were destroyed in the 1933 book burnings, and his paintings were removed from museums and collections in the Nazis' 1937 "Entartete Kunst" campaign. In 2019 Norbert Gescher, son of Leonharda Gescher, donated his private collection and archive material to the museum, which marked its 20th anniversary with a special exhibition from 2022 to 2023.

The museum is run by the Joachim-Ringelnatz-Stiftung, founded in summer 2001 to care for the writer's estate, and is supported by the Ringelnatz-Gesellschaft based in Cuxhaven. It opened in November 2002 in a historic half-timbered house on Südersteinstraße, opposite Schloss Ritzebüttel. An audio guide is made for children and young people.

The museum occupies a historic half-timbered house on Südersteinstraße, directly opposite Schloss Ritzebüttel in central Cuxhaven. Access for wheelchairs is only partial, so ask which rooms can be reached before setting out. It is funded solely from its own income and supported by the Ringelnatz-Gesellschaft, also based in Cuxhaven.

One of the artist's most famous creations is the character Kuttel Daddeldu, a sailor brought to life in poems and pictures. This figure remains one of the most memorable characters in German literary history.