Fokke Museum
Schwachhauser Heerstra ß e 240, 28213 Bremen, Germany
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The Focke Museum, located in the German city of Bremen, is the main local history museum of the city. The museum complex consists of the main building, a modern extension and four historic buildings located in the museum park.
The main building was built in 1964 to the design of Heinrich Bartmann and is a transparent structure with lighting in the style of "classical modernism". The 2002 annex, which is a cube with a copper shell, allows you to observe optimal climatic conditions for storing the collection and is attached to the main building by three transparent glass transitions.
Among the exhibits of the Foke Museum, you can see the originals of the head of the statue of Roland, standing on the main square of the city - in front of the Bremen Town Hall, a locally produced Borgvard car. The expositions of the museum allow you to trace the development of culture and art in Bremen, changes in the life of its residents. The museum exhibits archaeological excavations, interior items, paintings by famous local artists and exhibits related to the most important phenomena in the history of the city - religion, trade, navigation.