Museumsdorf Düppel
This seasonal open-air museum takes adults and children on a journey of discovery into the life, landscape and rural culture of the Middle Ages.
Location
Museumsdorf Düppel
Clauertstraße 11
14163 Berlin
Opening Hours
29 March – 2 November
Sat + Sun | 10 am – 6 pm
(during the holidays daily except Wed), bookable offers for day-care centres, school classes and groups possible all year round.
Admission
6 Euros / free admission (under 18 years or with reduction)
Excavation work in the 1960’s uncovered the remains of a 12th-century village in what now makes up the Krummes Fenn nature reserve. Built on approximately eight hectares of the historical site, surrounded by gardens and fields, the Museum Village Düppel displays replicas of homes, storehouses and workshops from the Middle Ages.
Since 1995, the open-air museum has been part of the Stadtmuseum Berlin as a place of experience in the countryside. An exhibition in the reception building and various themed stations in the open-air grounds are dedicated to the Middle Ages, also with regard to a more sustainable future. On all opening days there are historical children’s games , and young and old can try their hand at archery (5 shots for 1 euro). There is also crispy bread on a stick from the open fire (except during the holidays). By the way: dogs on a lead are welcome in the open-air museum!
Thanks to the voluntary commitment of the members of the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e. V., the Middle Ages can be experienced up close here at weekends. Food is cooked in the houses, wood is carved and wool is made into clothing. Medieval crafts are also demonstrated, such as blacksmithing, pottery and bronze casting. Thanks to the Grunewald Foundation, in 2023 it was also possible to set up a ropery.
The Village Square
The village square is modelled on a medieval settlement from the period between 1170 and 1220. The replica houses provide insight into life in the Middle Ages. They are built and maintained by the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V. and open to guests at weekends between March and November.
Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V.
About
The goal of the association, founded in 1975, is to recreate historically accurate medieval life as it might have looked around 1200 at the present location of the museum.
Living History
The association is divided into various working groups that deal with the maintenance of the reconstructed dwellings in the Düppel Museum Village, crafts and garb, and agriculture in the Middle Ages. The members thus bring living history to the Zehlendorf open-air museum.
Are you interested in the activities and actions of the association? Then take a look at the website!
As an open-air laboratory, the Düppel Museum Village is a living field of research and experimentation. Exciting projects about medieval life are communicated in an easily understandable way.
Old livestock breeds, such as the endangered sheep breed Skudde, are also present in the museum village. The ecological animal husbandry is embedded in the biodiverse landscape concept. This is because the sustainable treatment of nature is also part of the educational work.
Touch it? Try it out? Yes, but…
In the Düppel museum village, you can experience the Middle Ages with all your senses. In the exhibition and on the open-air grounds, specially marked stations invite you to hear, feel and smell. Outside of these stations, however, we kindly ask you to ask our staff on site in advance whether you are allowed to explore something with your hands or not – both for your own safety and out of respect for the people, animals, plants and objects in the museum.
RETOLD
Since December 2020, the Stadtmuseum Berlin and the Museumsdorf Düppel have been participating in the EU project “RETOLD”. In this project, a cross-museum strategy for documenting archaeological building reconstructions and historical craft techniques is being developed. The Düppel Museum Village presents the work of the open-air museum in videos and at the same time digitizes knowledge that is relevant for museum work.
Exhibition
Info & Service
Opening Hours
Season 2025
29 March – 2 November
Sat + Sun | 10 am – 6 pm
on all public holidays during the season | 10 am – 6 pm
(during school holidays daily except Wed)
Differing opening hours:
Fri | 18.04. (Good Friday) | 10 am – 6 pm
Mon | 21.04. (Easter Monday) | 10 am – 6 pm
Thu | 01.05. (Labour Day) | 10 – 6 pm
Thu | 08.05. (Liberation Day) | 10 – 6 pm
Thu | 29.05. (Ascension Day) | 10 – 6 pm
Mon | 09.06. (Whit Monday) | 10 – 6 pm
Fri | 03.10. (German Unity Day) | 10 – 6 pm
Special opening hours
Autumn holidays | 18.10. – 02.11. | 10 am – 4 pm
St Martin’s Day | 08.11. | 3 – 8 pm
Winter Life | 07.12. | 12 – 6 pm
Daycare centres, school classes and groups
We offer bookable offers for day-care centres, school classes and groups all year round during and outside the season.
The visitor rules of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply.
Directions
Museumsdorf Düppel
Clauertstraße 11
14163 Berlin
As there is only a limited parking space, we recommend arriving by S-Bahn, bus or bicycle. Dogs are welcome (leash required).
Contact
Infoline
+49 30 24 002-162
Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Write E-Mail
Tickets
Admission
6 euros / free admission (under 18 years or reduced)
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Accessibility
S-Bahn: S1 “Mexikoplatz” (distance to the museum approx. 1.7 km)
Underground: U3 “Krumme Lanke” (distance to the museum approx. 2.6 km)
Bus: 115 “Ludwigsfelder Straße” (distance to the museum approx. 500 m), 118 and 622 “Clauertstraße” (distance to the museum approx. 900 m)
The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association) offers support with the free VBB Bus & Bahn escort service to help you get to the museum by public transport.
Parking
Two marked parking spaces for people with disabilities are available directly at the entrance (distance to the museum approx. 10 m).
The grounds are accessible without steps.
The entrance has a visually contrasting design and glare-free lighting, the lighting in the permanent exhibition is dimmed.
The cash desk and the exhibition are accessible without steps via a 90 cm long ramp with a 10 % incline.
The cash desk is 75 cm high at its lowest point.
Information about the exhibition and the objects is predominantly visible while seated, and the signage is high-contrast.
The rooms and exhibits are well lit and glare-free.
Seating is available in the exhibition.
Information on the exhibits and objects is mainly provided in writing.
The narrowest passage is the exit at the end of the exhibition room. However, it is also possible to leave the exhibition through the entrance via the ramp.
The main paths in the grounds are 2 m wide and mostly easy to walk and drive on.
The side paths in the grounds are mostly about 1 m wide and more difficult to walk and drive on.
In the area of the village square, the ground surface is softer.
Some replica houses are only accessible via narrow paths (50-60 cm wide) and steps.
Some of the houses can be accessed via wooden planks and larger thresholds or steps (entrances sometimes less than 70 cm wide).
Barrier-free toilets are available in the entrance area of the open-air site, equipped with fold-up grab handles, door does not open automatically (door 80 cm wide, movement area in front of the toilet and washbasin 170 x 150 cm, to the left of the toilet 78 x 72 cm, to the right of the toilet 88 x 72 cm, washbasin with limited accessibility).
Non-barrier-free eco-toilets accessible via a step are available near the village square (door 84 cm wide).
Outdoor catering is available on the grounds.
Additional audio content can be accessed via QR codes in the grounds.
Tactile tours and tours in German sign language take place regularly.
For detailed information, see: www.reisen-fuer-alle.de