Westfälisches Schulmuseum Dortmund, Education museum in Marten district, Dortmund, Germany.

The Westfälisches Schulmuseum Dortmund occupies the former Protestant elementary school built in 1904/05 at An der Wasserburg 1 in the Marten district, sharing the listed building with the Marten branch library. Its permanent exhibition traces 500 years of schooling in five epochs, from the beginnings through the Kaiserreich, the Weimar Republic, National Socialism and the period after 1945. A classroom furnished as in the early 20th century is used for museum-education sessions.

The museum documents teaching and school life from the Middle Ages through the National Socialist period. The exhibition shows how teaching methods, school buildings, and the role of schools in society changed fundamentally.

The collection shows how female education developed and how teaching methods changed across German history. Visitors see school objects and teaching materials that reveal what role education played in everyday life.

The museum occupies the former evangelical Volksschule built in 1904/05 at An der Wasserburg 1 in Marten, shared with the Marten district library. The building is a listed monument; the historic classroom of the early 20th century is used for museum-education sessions, so school classes may occupy it. Marten is a western district of Dortmund, reached by suburban rail and bus.

A birthday party in the old classroom: Children can celebrate their birthdays here in the historic classroom setting and play learning games from different time periods. This hands-on experience reveals how different school life was in the past.