Folklore Museum

Name

Folklore Museum

Legal name

Volkskundemuseum in Schönberg e.V.

Website

https://museumschoenberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Museum

NAICS

Museums (71211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Historical Sites (712120)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Museums (e.g., Maritime, Aviation, Sports, Music, Film) (THAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

Keywords

• Folk heritage museum
• Cultural exhibitions
• Regional history collections
• Heritage tourism
• Museum guided tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Schönberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission Fees: The museum generates revenue through admission fees charged to visitors for access to the permanent exhibition, special exhibitions, and historic farmstead (Denkmalhof/Schulzenhof).

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Folklore Museum is a regional cultural heritage museum that operates a permanent exhibition on local folk traditions, an adjoining heritage farm (Bechelsdorfer Schulzenhof), and a museum collection amassed over more than 100 years. It sells admission-based visiting, guided tours (Führungen), wedding ceremonies, bread-baking demonstrations, and special exhibitions/events to individual visitors and groups.

Product overview

The Volkskundemuseum (Folklore Museum) in Schönberg/Mecklenburg operates as a traditional cultural heritage museum offering multiple visitor experiences. The core offering consists of a permanent exhibition (Dauerausstellung) opened in May 2017, a searchable museum collection spanning over 100 years, and the Denkmalhof (heritage farm). Additional services include guided tours, bread baking demonstrations, wedding services, and rotating special exhibitions. The museum is one of the oldest in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and is located near Boltenhagen, the Baltic Sea, and Schaalsee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Exhibition Modern permanent exhibition on regional folk heritage and traditions, available to visiting individuals, families, and groups.
• Heritage Farm (Denkmalhof Bechelsdorfer Schulzenhof) An adjoining heritage farm showcasing traditional rural buildings and folk traditions, extending the museum experience with outdoor exhibits and demonstrations.
• Museum Collection The museum's own collection, built over more than 100 years, forming the core of the permanent exhibition and special exhibitions. An online searchable database supports catalog access.
• Guided Tours (Führungen) Guided tours of the museum and heritage farm for individual visitors and pre-booked groups.
• Wedding Ceremonies (Heiraten) Wedding and civil-style ceremony bookings held at the museum site for couples and local residents.
• Bread Baking Demonstrations Hands-on traditional bread-baking demonstrations at the heritage farm, aimed at families, school groups, and cultural visitors.
• Special Exhibitions and Events Rotating special exhibitions and seasonal events (including lectures) supplementing the permanent exhibition, open to museum visitors and the local community.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Märchenstraße (Fairytale Route Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe museum is affiliated with the Märchenstraße (Fairytale Route) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a cultural tourism route. Their logo appears on the museum's website indicating partnership in this regional cultural tourism initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Regional players

• Otto-Lilienthal-Museum Anklam: Specialty museum in Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, dedicated to aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal. Comparable as a regional specialty museum in the same federal state serving domestic heritage tourism.
• Müritzeum (Müritzeum Waren): Nature park and discovery center in Waren, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Comparable as a regional museum in the same German federal state, serving similar heritage/tourism audiences in the Müritz region.
• Deutsches Meeresmuseum Stralsund: Major museum in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Stralsund) covering marine and natural history. Regional peer — same state, similar visitor profile of Baltic Sea coastal holidaymakers, but significantly larger and a broader museum operator.
• Staatliches Museum Schwerin: State art and cultural history museum in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Regional peer operating in the same state with a broader curatorial mandate; comparable in serving the cultural tourism circuit of the region.
• Agrarmuseum Alt-Schwerin: Agricultural heritage museum in Alt Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Strong regional peer: same federal state, similarly focused on rural/folk heritage traditions, comparable scale, and overlap in target audience of cultural tourists in the Mecklenburg lake district.
• Pommersches Landesmuseum Greifswald: Regional cultural history museum in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Comparable as a heritage institution in the same state targeting cultural tourists and local residents interested in regional history.

Direct peers

• Freilichtmuseum am Kiekeberg: Open-air folk heritage museum near Hamburg showcasing rural life and traditions. Direct peer given the shared Volkskunde/folk heritage focus and similar use of historic farmsteads (Schulzenhof) as a core attraction.
• Karl-May-Museum Radebeul: Specialty cultural museum in Saxony dedicated to author Karl May, with historic buildings and themed exhibitions. Comparable as a small German specialty museum operating a main exhibition building plus a secondary heritage property.
• Stiftung Museumsdorf Cloppenburg: Lower Saxony's open-air folk museum complex with traditional farmsteads and rural heritage exhibitions. Direct peer: comparable scale, similar folk heritage (Volkskunde) mandate, and analogous reliance on historic farm buildings as core attractions.
• Schleswig-Holstein Freilichtmuseum Molfsee: Open-air folk museum near Kiel documenting rural life in Schleswig-Holstein with historic farmsteads. Direct peer in Northern Germany with a closely parallel folk heritage (Volkskunde) mandate and heritage farmstead exhibition model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/volkskundemuseuminschoenberg

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Investors

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Investments

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