Jochen Meiners

Dr. Jochen Meiners studied history, political science and folklore in Kiel and Freiburg. In 1985, he received his doctorate from the University of Kiel with a dissertation on the SED’s national policy as reflected in the newspaper Neues Deutschland from 1946 to 1952. From 1986 to 2002, he was deputy director of the Kiekeberg Open-Air Museum. In 2002, he became director of the Bomann Museum in Celle and, from 2004, also directed the Celle museums. His publications address, among other subjects, the history of technology and agriculture, folklore, and museum management.