Schulmuseum Leipzig

Schulmuseum Leipzig is an educational museum in Leipzig that focuses on school history. It displays schoolbooks, classroom furniture, writing boards, and other objects from school classrooms across different time periods, from the German Empire to East Germany.

The museum was founded in 1984 and collects school equipment from the German Empire through the East German period. Its collections document how teaching and the materials used changed over more than 100 years.

The museum shows how school lessons looked across different time periods and what materials teachers and students used in class. Visitors see the everyday objects that shaped teaching, from simple boards to textbooks from various eras.

The museum is located in Leipzig and is accessible by public transportation. Visits are often available only by appointment with a guide, so it is best to plan ahead.

The museum owns a German Primer from 1886, one of the oldest school textbooks in Germany with special practice boards for learning to write. These objects reveal how differently teaching was structured back then.

Location: Leipzig

Official opening: 1984

Address: Goerdelerring 20, 04109 Leipzig

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 09:00-16:00

Phone: +49(0)3411231144

Email: schulmuseum@leipzig.de

Website: http://schulmuseum.leipzig.de

GPS coordinates: 51.34219,12.37018

Latest update: December 8, 2025 21:04