Bremen-Mitte in Mitte, Germany — Central Europe
Übersee-Museum
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Overseas Museum
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2025
1. Übersee-Museum / Overseas Museum Marker
Built in 1891-94 by the Bremen architect Ludwig Beermann, with a second light well added in 1907-11 by the Bremen building inspector Heinrich Flügel. The building is designed as a place of learning and combines collections on nature, ethnology and commerce as well as colonial history. After several phases of reconstruction, the building has been thoroughly modernised since 2000 by the Bremen architect Hartmut Stechow.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Bremen Red Key series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 15, 1896.
Location. 53° 4.972′ N, 8° 48.665′ E. Marker is in Bremen, in Mitte. It is in Bremen-Mitte. It is on Bahnhofsplatz. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Bahnhofspl 11A, Bremen 28195, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other
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1. Overseas Museum, Bremen (Wikipedia). (Submitted on May 31, 2025.)
2. History (Übersee-Museum Bremen). Introduction:
Übersee-Museum first opened its doors as the “Städtische Museum für Natur -, Völker- und Handelskunde” on the 15th of January 1896. The founding director, Hugo Schauinsland, presented exhibitions that had the goal of being equally fascinating for scientists and interested laypersons, and depicted humans and animals in their natural environment for the very first time. His central theme was: “The World under one Umbrella”. The museum rapidly gained renown as a place of interest that was well-known far beyond Bremen’s borders and this still holds true to this very day.(Submitted on May 31, 2025.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2025
2. Übersee-Museum / Overseas Museum Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2025
3. Sphinx
The museum entrance is flanked by a pair of sphinxes, one of which is depicted here.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2025
4. Übersee-Museum / Overseas Museum and marker
The Overseas Museum in Bremen (German:Übersee Museum Bremen) is a Natural History and ethnographic museum in northern Germany. In an integrated exhibition of Nature, Culture and Trading, the museum presents aspects of overseas regions with permanent exhibitions relating to Asia, South Pacific/Oceania, Americas and Africa. The building is protected by the monument protection act. - Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
