Friedensmuseum Lindau, Peace museum in Lindau, Germany.
The Friedensmuseum, now called friedens räume, occupies the east wing of Villa Lindenhof in Bad Schachen, a villa designed by Franz Jakob Kreuter for the merchant Friedrich Gruber. Its rooms are decorated with Pompeian frescoes. The building stands in a 19th-century English landscape garden laid out by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe.
The museum was founded in 1980 on the initiative of the Augsburg architect and Pax Christi member Thomas Wechs. After a phase of reorientation, it reopened in 2001 as "friedens räume – museum in Bewegung", a concept developed with the leadership team and the Austrian artist Ruth Gschwendtner-Wölfle. It is run by the Augsburg diocese branch of the Catholic peace movement Pax Christi and occupies the east wing of Villa Lindenhof in Bad Schachen.
The museum's name reflects its dedication to the peace movement, and its rooms are arranged to encourage visitors to reflect on conflict and understanding. The interactive stations with music and quiet areas invite people to engage with questions about peace.
The best time to visit is during warmer months when Lindau island is most active. The rooms are easy to navigate and typically take one to two hours to explore thoroughly.
A special walking route connects the museum to several peace-related locations across Lindau island. This pathway allows visitors to discover the peace message beyond the museum walls throughout the town.
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