Musea in Brandenburg

Museums and Historic Houses

Brandenburg's cultural landscape features diverse institutions ranging from the Prussian palaces of Potsdam to specialized industrial heritage sites. This collection includes the Museum Barberini's art exhibitions, the historic glassmaking village of Baruther Glashütte, and the Museumspark Rüdersdorf’s limestone mining history. Visitors can explore maritime traditions at the Oderberg Inland Navigation Museum, railway history in Wittenberge, and collections dedicated to local painters, agricultural machinery, and the pioneering photography of Oskar Barnack.

Museums and Historic Houses — Kaart

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Babelsberg Palace

Babelsberg Palace lies in the eponymous park and quarter of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg, near Berlin.

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Museum Barberini

The Museum Barberini is an art museum in Potsdam opened in 2017. Its exhibitions range from the so-called Old Masters to contemporary art,…

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Baruther Glashütte

A technical monument and museum village showcasing the history of traditional glassmaking in the Teltow-Fläming district.

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Oskar Barnack

Oskar Barnack was an inventor and German photographer who built, in 1913, what would later become the first commercially successful 35mm…

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Steintorturm

A historic city gate and landmark in Wittenberge, housing exhibits on local history and regional fortifications.

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Museum der Havelländischen Malerkolonie

Located in Ferch, this museum preserves the works and history of the 19th-century Havelland painters' colony.

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Barnim Panorama

The Barnim Panorama, owned by the municipality Wandlitz, was created in September 2013 by combining the Agrarmuseum Wandlitz and the…

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Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge

Brandenburg's largest railway museum, featuring a historic roundhouse and a collection of steam and diesel locomotives.

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Museumspark Rüdersdorf

An open-air industrial museum documenting centuries of limestone quarrying and processing, featuring historic kilns and machinery.

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Oderberg Inland Navigation Museum

Focuses on the maritime history of the Oderbruch region, featuring exhibits on inland shipping and historic watercraft.

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Ludwig-Leichhardt-Museum

Located in Trebatsch, this museum is dedicated to the life and Australian expeditions of the 19th-century explorer Ludwig Leichhardt.

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Stadtmuseum "Alte Burg"

Situated in Wittenberge’s oldest building, this museum displays regional history from prehistoric times to the industrial era.

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Bauern-Museum

An agricultural museum in Schlepzig showcasing traditional Spreewald farming techniques, tools, and rural domestic life.

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Landmaschinenmuseum

Located in Zixdorf, this collection features historic agricultural machinery and tractors documenting the evolution of regional farming technology.

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Ackerbürgermuseum

A museum in Gartz (Oder) depicting the lifestyle of town residents who maintained agricultural livelihoods.