Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Groß Raden

Om museet

Northeast of the village of Groß Raden, on a peninsula in the Sternberger See, lies the site of a Slavic settlement with a sanctuary and hillfort. Between 1973 and 1980, archaeologist Ewald Schuldt excavated about half of the former settlement area and fortifications. Because many finds lay within the groundwater level, numerous wooden remains had survived, allowing a very precise reconstruction of houses, paths and the cult building.

The excavations show two settlement phases: around 900 the site burned down, probably not as a result of warfare, but it was soon rebuilt in a different form. On the edge of the settlement stood a wooden cult precinct measuring about 7 by 11 meters; after its end, a new sanctuary was built on the island just offshore, surrounded by a rampart at least eight meters high.

Schuldt, then director of the Schwerin Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte (Museum of Prehistory and Early History), began planning an open-air museum at the original site in fall 1982. From 1983, craftsmen recreated the complex using old techniques and reforged Slavic tools; in 1987 the hillfort rampart was rebuilt and the museum opened in Schuldt’s presence.

Today the museum belongs to the Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (state office for culture and heritage). The exhibition building houses the treasury with important finds from the Slavic period, the “Slawenburg” exhibition since 2022, and changing special exhibitions; on the open-air site, reenactors in historical dress regularly set up medieval camps.

Højdepunkter

• Reconstructed Slavic temple site with a sanctuary made of carved oak planks
• Hillfort on an island in the lake with a replica tunnel gate
• Treasury with jewelry, trade and cult finds from the Slavic period in 21 display cases
• Medieval camp with Slavic and Viking reenactors at Easter, Pentecost and in the fall
• Rough-wooled Pomeranian sheep on the open-air site

Permanente udstillinger

• Slawenburg – Auf den Spuren einer Königin – The exhibition takes visitors back to the year 967 and follows the Obotrite princess Tove, daughter of Prince Mstivoj, on her last walk through Schwerin Castle before her marriage to the Danish king Harald Bluetooth.
• Schatzkammer – A selection of the most important and most beautiful finds from the Slavic period in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, covering jewelry, trade and religion.
• Freigelände mit Tempelort und Burgwall – A bridge and gatehouse lead into the reconstructed settlement with furnished dwellings and workshops, to the sanctuary and along a plank walkway up onto the hillfort with views over the lake.

Grundlagt

1987

Ejer

Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Landesarchäologie)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Higher prices apply during special events (e.g., medieval camps): adults €7, reduced €4, families €14. Annual pass €25, reduced €12.50. Public guided tours €1.50 per person (reduced €1) plus admission; museum education projects €1–€1.50 per person. Free admission for press and members of the Deutscher Museumsbund (German Museums Association) and ICOM.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The exhibition building is largely accessible and has an elevator. The open-air site has only limited accessibility: the paths are unpaved and partly uneven. Visitors with walking disabilities may drive to the exhibition building and the open-air site; the special permit is available at the parking lot in the village. Assistance via the ticket desk in the exhibition building (+49 385 58879382) or at the open-air site (+49 385 58879390). No animals are allowed in the exhibition building; no rule for assistance dogs is stated.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Legeplads / legehjørne

Playground halfway between the parking lot and the open-air site. During school holidays, hands-on activities for all ages without registration, plus medieval camps and a museum night; activity programs can also be booked for groups. Paths on the open-air site are unpaved.

Transport & parkering

Arrive by car, bicycle or boat (landing stage at the exhibition building). Navigation address: Kastanienallee 49, 19406 Groß Raden – there is no road open to vehicles from Loiz and Lübzin to the museum, even if navigation apps show one. Bicycle racks at the exhibition building and the open-air site.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik

No food service at the museum: free water dispenser and coffee machine in the exhibition building, drinks at the ticket desk at the open-air site; picnics allowed on the open-air site. Kiosk and two restaurants in the village of Groß Raden. Museum shop in the exhibition building. Small swimming spot on the lake. Dogs are allowed on the open-air site.

Arrangementer & udlejning

No venue rental listed; children’s birthday parties, workshops and group programs can be requested via the contact form.

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