In the Middle Ages a place of prayer, later educational institution, today's Pomeranian State Museum invites to an entertaining voyage of discovery through 14,000 years of history. Culture, life, great politics and peculiarities of the region are brought to life through outstanding exhibits, dioramas and media installations. From the dinosaur to the sunken Vineta, from the ravages of the Thirty Years' War to the 'Bathtub of Berlin'. The Swedish kings, as well as magnificent Stralsund faience, and the 30 m² unique Croy carpet, which was added to the list of nationally valuable cultural assets in January 2014, are presented here.
The glass museum road connects the four buildings of the museum complex and leads directly into the Gemäldegalerie. The precious collection presents works by well-known painters such as Caspar David Friedrich, Frans Hals, Philipp Otto Runge, Max Liebermann, Max Pechstein and Vincent van Gogh, who were born in Greifswald. If you have seen a lot, you also have to take a break. The museum's own monastery garden, a meadow with Scandinavian boulders and also the museum shop offer this opportunity. Changing special exhibitions enrich the program of the Pomeranian Provincial Museum. The spectrum ranges from graphics, painting and photography to historical exhibitions.