Museum für brandenburgische Kirchen- und Kulturgeschichte des Mittelalters

Om museet

Burg Ziesar is mentioned in documents as early as the 10th century; the oldest surviving parts today, including the granite keep, probably date from around 1200. Its heyday began in the mid-14th century, when the bishops of Brandenburg expanded the complex into their residence. Up to the Reformation, living quarters with underfloor heating, wall paintings, and the castle chapel, consecrated around 1470, were built, an outstanding example of Brick Gothic in the Mark Brandenburg.

After the Reformation the castle served as an administrative seat; from 1819 to 1945 it was in private ownership. After the Second World War it was nationalized, first used as housing for refugees, and from 1954 to 1993 as a boarding school.

After several years of renovation, the Museum für brandenburgische Kirchen- und Kulturgeschichte des Mittelalters opened on May 13, 2005. The permanent exhibition "Wege in die Himmelsstadt" makes the castle itself the most important exhibit and tells of bishops, faith, and rule between 800 and 1550. Since 2019 an exhibition of paintings by the landscape painter Otto Altenkirch, born in Ziesar, has complemented the museum, and the boarding school period can be explored digitally by tablet. In the Jerusalem Room, large-scale wall paintings from the 1330s are presented with a light and sound installation; more recent research suggests that the map depicted there may be a map of Palestine.

Højdepunkter

• Castle chapel of 1470 with almost completely preserved painting
• Jerusalem Room with wall paintings from the 1330s
• Accessible keep, about 35 meters high, from around 1200
• Two medieval underfloor heating systems
• Paintings by the landscape painter Otto Altenkirch

Permanente udstillinger

• Wege in die Himmelsstadt. Bischof – Glaube – Herrschaft 800 bis 1550 – The main exhibition focuses on the architectural testimonies of the bishops' residence and explains medieval church and political history in the Mark Brandenburg.
• Otto-Altenkirch-Ausstellung – Over 20 paintings by the Impressionist landscape painter Otto Altenkirch (1875–1945), a native of Ziesar.
• Die Burg als Schulinternat – A digital search for traces by iPad on everyday life in the boarding school housed in the castle from 1954 to 1993.

Grundlagt

2005

Entrépriser & rabatter

Prices apply to the permanent exhibition. Admission to the castle chapel is free (donations welcome). Admission is also free for members of the press and ICOM members.

Tilgængelighed

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

Step-free side entrance (main entrance has steps) and elevator to all exhibition floors; wheelchair-accessible restroom. The castle courtyard is paved with coarse cobblestones, and the chapel can be reached only via a few steps. For blind and visually impaired guests, the tour "…aufgeschlossen! Die Burg mit allen Sinnen erleben" is available on request.

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Transport & parkering

By car or coach via the A2, exit Ziesar.

Service & spisesteder

The tourist information office is located in the museum.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer
• Bryllupper / vielser

Op til 1.000 personer.

Glass hall (up to 100 guests, for weddings, conferences, and cultural events), castle hall (up to 100 people, for family celebrations), small event room "Burgcafé" for 24 people, paved castle courtyard for large events with over 1,000 visitors, and castle park; use and costs according to the fee schedule, inquiries by email or phone.

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