With innovative design ideas and the use of modern media, the City and Industry Museum presents itself in the former hat factory of Carl Gottlob Wilke, the German inventor of the weatherproof woollen felt hat. A museum to experience with digital perspective and virtual reality.
Under 14 themed bonnets hanging from the ceiling, the multifaceted history of Guben's town and industry can be experienced in German and Polish on around 450 square metres. Historical knowledge about the town's history and traditional hat making can be experienced in a variety of ways: through stories to listen to and marvel at, interesting things to read and watch, history to touch and hats to try on in the "Virtual and Real Hat Try-On Station".
The world of old crafts can be experienced interactively in virtual reality via VR glasses. In addition to these VR glasses, since 2022 there have also been ten QR codes that can be called up with one's own mobile phone. You can listen to ten audio episodes (podcasts) on the topic: "The 10 secrets of hat making in Guben" as a contemporary witness report on hat making in Guben in the former VEB Hutwerke Guben.
History and industrial museum
City, regional and local museum
Accessible for people with impaired mobility
Level, trip-free flooring everywhere (inside and outside)
Everything is accessible at ground level / without stairs
Guest WC is accessible without stairs
Convenient arrival by public transport possible
There are enough seats available
There are borrowable seats available
Distance of the visitor parking spaces to the entrance :
20 m
Adults Including film screening: "How a hat is made". | 4,00 EUR |
Discounts Including film screening: "How a hat is made". | 3,00 EUR |
Children Including film screening: "How a hat is made". 7 until 18 years | 2,00 EUR |
Holidays:
new year: closed all daychristmas eve: closed all day25.12. (1. Weihnachtsfeiertag): closed all day26.12. (1. Weihnachtsfeiertag): closed all daysilvester: closed all day
Other opening hours:
On request also in the morning. November - March, only open on every second and fourth Sunday.
** Öffnungszeiten können aufgrund von Covid-19 abweichen.
All information, times and prices are regularly checked and updated. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee the correctness of the data. We recommend that you enquire about the current status by telephone / e-mail or via the provider's website before your visit.