--- title: "Museumsdorf Düppel" date: 2022-11-08 last_modified: 2026-05-07T13:30:15+02:00 generated_at: 2026-05-18T09:36:20Z url: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/museum/museumsdorf-dueppel" description: "Life in the Middle Ages" image: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MD_2021-©-Stadtmuseum-Berlin_Foto-Christian-Kielmann-36-1920x1280.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Museumsdorf Düppel ![Eine Gruppe von Mittelalter-Darsteller:innen sitzt an einem Tisch im Grünen, eine Frau und zwei Kinder schauen zu](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/G71A8707-300x200.jpg) All at the table: At weekends during the season, visitors are invited to watch medieval actors and actresses in everyday village life. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Christian Kielmann ![Eine Frau hält einem Kind eine Lupe vor das Gesicht, damit das Kind einen Gegenstand größer sehen kann. Beide sitzen auf dem Boden](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MD_2021-©-Stadtmuseum-Berlin_Foto-Christian-Kielmann-27-300x200.jpg) The open-air museum in the countryside offers a wide range of activities for the whole family. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Christian Kielmann - 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** 14 March - 1 November 2026 Sat + Sun | 10 am - 6 pm during the holidays daily except Wed (please note special opening hours), bookable offers for day-care centres, school classes and groups possible all year round. **Special Opening Hours** see Info & Service **Admission** 6 Euros / free admission (under 18 years or with reduction) [![Information about Accessibility](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Englisch_Logo_info_quer_RGB_128px_HG-grau-01.png)](https://www.reisen-fuer-alle.de/museumsdorf_dueppel_249.html?action=detail&item_id=3461) 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! ##### Visitor advice The oak trees in the open-air museum are highly affected by the caterpillars of the oak processionary moth this year. Please therefore keep your distance from the trees. For persons with a known tendency to allergic complaints, we currently advise not to visit. 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 ![Links ein Schild, auf dem "Museumsgarten" steht, daneben ein Zaun aus Holz, Blick ins Grüne](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_52671-300x200.jpg) A visit to the museum garden is worthwhile at any time of the year. Here you can find plants that were planted in the Middle Ages and some of which are still used in natural medicine today. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Fiona Hirschmann ![Drei Menschen in historischer Kleidung stehend auf dem Dorfplatz im Museumsdorf Düppel erzählen dem umstehenden Publikum, was man im Mittelalter getragen hat](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MD_2021_©_Stadtmuseum_Berlin_Foto_Christian_Kielmann_67-300x200.jpg) Fashion show on the village square: what did people wear in the Middle Ages? © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Christian Kielmann ![Blick auf ein Lagerhaus mit der Aufschrift "nicht betreten", darin Stroh](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_53401-2-300x200.jpg) In this thatched house the straw is stored for the village community. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Fiona Hirschmann 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](https://www.dueppel.de/)!** > 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. On the premises of the Museum Village Düppel live sheep of the medieval breed "Skudde". © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Robert Bußler ![Drei Schafe grasend in einem Waldabschnitt auf dem Gelände des Museumsdorf Düppels](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20201013_105726-300x225.jpg) 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. [ Video ](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTx-AGktHzHWxKJ9CrFT_HR5fQPqcdWM-) ## Exhibition - [ ![Room view permanent exhibition Life in the Middle Ages with audience](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ausstellung-leben-im-mittelalter-1-300x200.jpg) Permanent Exhibition ### Life in the Middle Ages Watch, participate, understand history Museumsdorf Düppel ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/life-in-the-middle-ages) ## In My View [ ![Ein Mann geht rechts an einem der rekonstruierten historischen Häuser im Museumsdorf Düppel vorbei](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-501-300x168.png) ### In My View: Andreas | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./ engl.) Andreas was born in Friedrichshain and works as a train driver. In his free time, he enjoys medieval music. In the Museumsdorf Düppel in the Nikolassee district of Berlin, Andreas is involved in the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V. Here, he and his family look after a house and its garden. Video 01:06 Minute ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-andreas-museumsdorf-duppel-ut-dt-engl) [ ![Junger Mann mit Schafen](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/aus-meiner-sicht-liam-300x178.jpg) ### In My View: Liam | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./engl.) Liam loves to be outdoors and on the move. That's why the voluntary ecological year at the Museumsdorf Düppel was the perfect opportunity before he began his studies in biology or nature conservation. In the video, he gives an insight into his favourite field: animal care. Video 01:20 minutes ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-liam-museumsdorf-duppel-ut-dt-engl) [ ![Ein Mädchen läuft über einen Heuballen](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MuseumsdorfDueppel_AusMeinerSicht-300x169.png) ### In My View: Miriam | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./engl.) For Miriam from Berlin, the Museumsdorf Düppel is a second home - and has been since she was two years old. The primary school pupil from Berlin-Zehlendorf has spent countless weekends at the open-air museum with her family. Above all, she enjoys the freedom this place offers. In the video, she talks about what she loves about Museumsdorf Düppel. Video 1:00 minute ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-miriam-museumsdorf-dueppel) [ ![Screenshot aus einem Video, der Titel "Aus meiner Sicht" ist in weißen Versalien über eine Frau gelegt, die in mittelalterlicher Kleidung in einem Holzhaus sitzt und spricht.](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MuseumsdorfDueppel_AusMeinerSicht_Brigitte-300x168.png) ### In My View: Brigitte | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./ engl.) The reconstructed houses in the open-air museum are looked after and brought to life by the members of the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V.. In the video, Brigitte Jusuf presents the interior of a house and the associated garden, both of which she maintains and looks after as a member of the association. Video 01:15 minutes ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-brigitte-museumsdorf-dueppel) ## Info & Service ##### Opening Hours **Season 2026** 14 March - 1 November Sat + Sun | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on all public holidays during the season | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (during school holidays daily except Wed) **Special opening hours** 09.07. – 23.08. (except Wed) | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (summer holidays) 17.10. – 01.11. (except Wed) | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (fall holidays) Sat + Sun | 07. + 08.11. | 3 – 8 p.m. (St. Martin’s Event) Sun | 06.12. | 12 – 6 p.m. (Winter Life) **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](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/besuchsordnung-stadtmuseum-berln.pdf) 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). [ Google Maps](https://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Museumsdorf%20D%C3%BCppel%2C%20Clauertstra%C3%9Fe%2C%20Berlin&aq=0&oq=Museumsdorf&sll=52.516626%2C13.406861&sspn=0.007547%2C0.015256&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&hq=Museumsdorf%20D%C3%BCppel%2C%20Clauertstra%C3%9Fe%2C%20Berlin&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A&cid=16028331331836067604) [ Bus & Train](https://www.bvg.de/de/verbindungen/verbindungssuche) ##### Contact Infoline +49 30 24 002-162 Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. [Write E-Mail](mailto:info@stadtmuseum.de) ## Tickets ##### Admission 6 euros / free admission (under 18 years or reduced) [ Ticketshop ](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/tickets/time?museum_id=7&group=day) ### Discount For students, international students, FSJ volunteers, etc., recipients of transfer payments (ALG I / citizen's income), severely disabled persons (at least 50% GdB) and their Personal Assistant, members of the Theater Gemeinde Berlin, holders of the WelcomeCard 2025, holders of the Berlin and Brandenburg volunteer card, members of the International Association of Art, Get2Card holders with appropriate proof, members of Kulturvolk / Freie Volksbühne e. V. with appropriate proof, the Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Stadtmuseums Berlin e. V., the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e. V., holders of the Berliner Ferienpass or Super-Ferien-Pass. ### Free admission for children and young people up to 18 years of age, persons accompanying people with a severe disability (at least 50 % GdB), persons with an electronic residence permit (eAT), Ukrainian passport or residence permit in Ukraine, members of the press and partner institutions, sponsors and members of sponsoring associations, ICOM and DMB members, holders of 3-day museum passes; participants in the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 receive free admission to the Nikolaikirche Museum on presentation of their accreditation ### Ласкаво просимо! Всі, хто має український паспорт, візу для України або дійсне студентське посвідчення українського університету та візу на проживання в Німеччині, можуть безкоштовно відвідувати всі наші локації; це також стосується всіх, хто має дозвіл на проживання в електронному вигляді (eAT). Ми з нетерпінням чекаємо на Вас! ## FAQ ### How is the advance sale regulated? Tickets are available at the earliest 14 days before the desired date of the museum visit. The tickets are not personalized and therefore transferable. However, please note here any discount reasons. ### How do I buy an online ticket? *Variant 1:* Please select the appropriate museum you would like to visit under Filter (above the calendar). Then select the desired day of your visit. *Variant 2:* Please select the desired day of your visit via the calendar. Now choose the ticket and the museum. ### How do I show my online ticket? Please bring your ticket(s) either printed out or digitally on your smartphone and present proof of any discount reasons without being asked. ### How can I ensure that I can show the online ticket on my end device (smartphone, tablet) even without a network if necessary? To be on the safe side, please take a screenshot(s) of your PDF ticket(s) after purchase and save it (them) e.g. under "Images" on your end device. ### Can I cancel my online ticket? Purchased tickets cannot be canceled, see the terms and conditions of Stadtmuseum Berlin GmbH. ## Accessibility ### Directions **Public transport** 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). ### Building and grounds The path to the entrance and the box office is not easily accessible. 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. ### Offerings Audio stations are available in the exhibition. Additional audio content can be accessed via QR codes in the grounds. Tactile tours and tours in German sign language take place regularly. ### Certification The Museumsdorf Düppel has been assessed and certified by “Travelling for All” in 2025 . The certification is valid until 2028. For detailed information, see: [www.reisen-fuer-alle.de](https://www.reisen-fuer-alle.de/museumsdorf_dueppel_249.html?action=detail&item_id=3461)