The Pomeranian State Museum is an important destination for anyone interested in the culture, history and art of Pomerania. The museum is located in Greifswald and includes numerous collections spanning several centuries.
"A New Museum in the Baltic Sea Region" – under this guiding slogan, a group of collaborating partners established the "Pomeranian State Museum Foundation" in 1996. The donors of the foundation are the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of 
deu. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, eng. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a state in the northeast of the Federal Republic of Germany with more than 1.6 million inhabitants. The capital is Schwerin. As early as 1945, a state of the same name was formed in the Soviet occupation zone from the state of Mecklenburg, which had been united in 1934, the previously Prussian Vorpommern and the Amt Neuhaus, which had previously belonged to the Prussian province of Hanover. From 1947, the state was officially known only as Mecklenburg County, and it was dissolved again as early as 1952. It was not until German reunification in 1990 that the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was re-established.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at Google Maps
  and the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald. In addition to the scientific presentation and didactic communication of Pomeranian regional and cultural history, the museum is also a meeting place – a forum in the Baltic Sea region with numerous accompanying programs and special exhibitions. A cultural office financed by federal funds also promotes, among other things, cross-border and wide-ranging cultural work. Historically, the foundation’s scientific advisory board has included specialist representatives from 
Poland
deu. Polen, pol. Polska

Poland is a state in Central Eastern Europe and is home to approximately 38 million people. The country is the sixth largest member state of the European Union. The capital and biggest city of Poland is Warsaw. Poland is made up of 16 voivodships. The largest river in the country is the Vistula (Polish: Wisła).

Polen in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Polen at Google Maps
, Sweden and Denmark – a policy and tradition that is still continuing today.
South view of the museum. Armin Wenzel / Pommersches Landesmuseum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
South view of the museum. Armin Wenzel / Pommersches Landesmuseum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
In the center of the university and Hanseatic city of Greifswald, the museum presents its collections in an award-winning architectural space that merges medieval architecture with Classicism and Modernism. The first buildings of the Franciscan monastery were built shortly after 1250. In the course of the Reformation, the city took possession of the monastery buildings. The town school was built on the foundations of the monastery church between 1793 and 1795. The architect was none other than J. G. Quistorp, the drawing teacher of Caspar David Friedrich. Soon after, it was rebuilt again and today houses the art gallery. In 1845, one of the most modern nursing homes for the poor and elderly in Pomerania was built, which was given the name "Graues Kloster" (Gray Monastery), in reference to the grey color of the monastic habit of the Franciscans. Today, the museum’s main building houses the permanent exhibitions on 
Pomerania
deu. Pommern, pol. Pomorze

Pomerania is a region in northeastern Germany (Vorpommern) and northwestern Poland (Hinterpommern/Pomorze Tylne). The name is derived from the West Slavic 'by the sea' - 'po more/morze'. After the Thirty Years' War (Peace of Westphalia in 1648), Western Pomerania initially became Swedish, and Western Pomerania fell to Brandenburg, which was able to acquire further parts of Western Pomerania in 1720. It was not until 1815 that the entire region belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia as the Province of Pomerania. The province existed until the end of World War II, its capital was Szczecin (today Polish: Stettin).

Pommern in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)Pommern at Google Maps
's geological and regional history as well as the entire service area containing the foyer, gastronomy and a museum store. The medieval complex surrounding the monastery library is available for special exhibitions and museum education events. The glass, multifunctional "museum street", which houses the conference and event area, serves as a link for all the historic buildings. This is a place that has grown through the ages and has many different faces!
A glimpse into the national history exhibition focusing on the Middle Ages. Pommersches Landesmuseum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
A glimpse into the national history exhibition focusing on the Middle Ages. Pommersches Landesmuseum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The exhibition of regional history showcases 14,000 years of Pomeranian history, from the first settlers to the glorious era of the Hanseatic League, the Griffin dynasty, Swedish and Prussian rule, and takes us into the 20th century with its wars, multiple system breakdowns and vast population shifts. The picture gallery shows a top-class collection from the Baroque to the 20th century.
The exhibition includes a section on the period of economic recovery in the Polish part of Pomerania. For example, "Junak" motorcycles were produced in the former Stoewer-Werke factory. Pommersches Landesmuseum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The exhibition includes a section on the period of economic recovery in the Polish part of Pomerania. For example, "Junak" motorcycles were produced in the former Stoewer-Werke factory. Pommersches Landesmuseum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Holding

Collection of the Pomeranian State Museum

The holdings of the Pomeranian State Museum include approximately 60,000 objects with a focus on painting and graphic art. Works by Frans Hals, Caspar David Friedrich, Vincent van Gogh and the legendary Croy carpet from 1554 are among the highlights.
Online library catalog

Online access to selected holdings of the Pomeranian State Museum

Discover a wide collection of paintings and objects of the Pomeranian State Museum online. Highlights among the digitized works include the legendary Croÿ carpet from 1554 as well as works by Caspar David Friedrich and Vincent van Gogh.
Permanent exhibition

Regional history – 14,000 years of history in Pomerania and art gallery

14,000 years of human history along the southern Baltic coast are presented in the historical rooms of the 'Grey Monastery', built in 1845. Throughout the 1,300 square meters of exhibition space, visitors can experience up-close the culture, the life, the development of the landscape and the great...

Pomeranian Artisans Market

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conference

Regional Customs of Pomerania

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