Exhibition
Ritter, Burgen, schöne Fräulein
from July 05, 2026
Wie das Mittelalter ins Kinderzimmer kam und sich bis heute darin hält
Opening hours
January and February
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
from 2 pm to 5 pm
March to December
Tuesday to Sunday
from 2 pm to 5 pm
About the museum
The Glückstadt Detlefsen Museum was founded in 1894 and has been housed in the Brockdorff Palace at Fleth 43 since 1969. At that time it still shared the rooms with the town library. Since 1992/93, the stately building on Fleth has been used exclusively for the museum and the city archives. Since 2015, only the museum has been housed in the Brockdorff-Palais and presents its collection on over 1000 square metres.
Our collection areas
- Rural living environments
- Bourgeois living culture
- Painting & Graphics
- Trade & Crafts
- Herring fishing
- Vegetable growing and agriculture
- Military and fortress history
- Judicial and administrative history of Holstein
- Garden & Remise
- Town pharmacy
- Town history
- Residential town of Glückstadt
- Textiles
- Whaling
- Judaica
- City of tolerance Glückstadt
Get married in a historic farmhouse parlour
Say ‘I do’ in our enchanting 18th century Döns, a sumptuously furnished farmhouse parlour from the Holstein Elbmarschen.
Current exhibitions
Ritter, Burgen, schöne Fräulein – Wie das Mittelalter ins Kinderzimmer kam und sich bis heute darin hält
05 July 2026 -
23 May 2027
Regina Schween – Soul Painting
22 March 2026 -
25 October 2026
Want to travel back in time?
Immerse yourself in the year 1650 and experience a virtual summer morning at Glückstadt harbour. Fire a salute when the Danish king arrives.
Thanks to the support of the Schleswig-Holstein State Library, a historical VR application has been realised in collaboration with Dataport.
Current events
05SeptemberSaturday
Museum
LeseZeichen – Das Glückstädter BücherFest 2026
Time: Saturday, 5. September 202611:00 - 21:00 / Detlefsen-Museum Glückstadt
Eintritt frei – Spenden willkommen Bücher, Geschichten und jede Menge Überraschungen! Am 5. September 2026 wird das Detlefsen-Museum wieder zum literarischen Erlebnisort: Zum dritten Mal laden der SI Club Glückstadt und das Detlefsen-Museum gemeinsam zum BücherFest „LeseZeichen“ ein. Von 11 bis 16 Uhr heißt es: Mitmachen, entdecken, lesen, staunen und genießen! Im ganzen […]
12SeptemberSaturday
Glückstädter Kulturnacht – „Nennt mich meinethalben Ismael”
Time: Saturday, 12. September 202618:00 - 22:15 / Detlefsen-Museum
Über Jahrhunderte prägte der Walfang Wirtschaft und Städte. Auch Glückstadt blickt auf eine lange Walfangtradition zurück. Im Detlefsen-Museum erzählt Nicolo Kramer von dieser Geschichte und dem realen Vorbild für Moby Dick. 18.00, 19.30 Uhr | Detlefsen-Museum, Am Fleth 43 Eintritt 12 € | Kinder und Jugendliche bis einschließlich 18 Jahren frei. 15 € | Abendkasse Mit eurem […]
Our partners and sponsors
Visit the museum virtually?
With the help of our virtual and digital exhibitions, this is possible from the comfort of your own home or classroom.
Museum management
Christian Boldt M.A.
Opening hours
January and February
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
14 to 17 o’clock
March to December
Tuesday to Sunday
14 to 17 o’clock
Office hours
Tuesday to Thursday
9 to 12 o’clock
Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Detlefsenmuseums e.V.
Account details
Sparkasse Westholstein
IBAN DE 32 2225 0020 0021 2005 06
BIC NOLADE21WHO
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