Chronicle: Wolhynier Umsiedlermuseums in Linstow

Museum Chronicle

1947	Construction of the first farmhouse using traditional timber-frame construction
1987	The house is ordered to be closed by the building authorities and is slated for demolition
1990	Acquisition of the house slated for demolition and commencement of its conversion into a museum
1993	Opening of the museum Founding of the Linstow Local History Association Construction of a bakehouse and a shed for agricultural equipment
1996	Construction of a new farm building
1998	Erection of a gravestone from Volhynia in the Garden of Remembrance
2004	Construction of an earth cellar First educational programs for children and youth with students from Hohen Wangelin, Malchow, and Krakow am See
2005	Inauguration of the Education and Museum Barn
2007	Renovation of the attic in the Education Barn Redesign of the outdoor areas
2009	Recording of interviews with eyewitnesses
2012	Publication of “Volhynia – Linstow: Memories for the Future”
2015	Erection of a multilingual memorial stone for all victims of flight and expulsion
2017	Redesign of the permanent exhibition on the refugees’ new beginnings in the postwar period and development of a traveling exhibition on the migration history of the Volhynian Germans
2020	Development of the educational box for pedagogical work with student groups
2022	Language and integration project with refugees from Ukraine
2023	Renovation of the museum and repair work on the buildings