Schulmuseum Reckahn
Brandenburg's school museum in the model schoolhouse of 1773: historic classroom, Rochow's rural school reform, and school lessons as in days gone by.
Om museet
The schoolhouse in Reckahn is itself the most important exhibit. The enlightened estate owner Friedrich Eberhard von Rochow and his wife Christiane Louise had it built at their own expense; lessons began in January 1773, in the new building from 1774. With the teacher Heinrich Julius Bruns, a two-class rural school emerged here with humane teaching based on conversation and observation. It soon came to be regarded as a model school, was visited by over 1,100 guests from all over Europe until 1805, and shaped the Prussian elementary school of the 19th century. Rochow's reader "Der Kinderfreund" reached a print run of over a million copies.
Lessons were held in the schoolhouse until 1946, after which the village school moved to the palace. After first exhibitions on Rochow in the palace from 1984, the schoolhouse was renovated in 1991/92 and opened as a school museum on February 26, 1992; the founder and first director was the educator Otto Günther Beckmann. Since 1996, the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark has been the operator, supported by the Förderverein "Historisches Reckahn" (friends' association).
Since 2001, the Rochow Museum in the neighboring palace has complemented the offering; both houses are managed jointly and offer a combination ticket. After a renovation, a new permanent exhibition opened in 2017, created in cooperation with the University of Potsdam. In seven rooms, it leads from Rochow's rural school through the Prussian elementary school reform to the region's school history in the 20th century.
Højdepunkter
- Historic classroom from around 1915 with desks for 25 "students"
- Historical school lessons and penmanship to experience
- Original model schoolhouse of 1773/74
- Rochow's reader "Der Kinderfreund" and the work of the teacher Bruns
- Collection of teaching aids and school wall charts of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Film and audio station comparing two teaching methods
Permanente udstillinger
- Dauerausstellung Schulmuseum Reckahn – Seven rooms on Rochow's model school, the teacher Bruns and the "Kinderfreund," Prussian school reform, and the change in general science teaching – with a historic classroom and project workshop on regional school history.
- Grundlagt
- 1992
- Ejer
- Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark
- Ledelse
- Dr. Silke Siebrecht-Grabig
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 7 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 5 €School students, students, people with low income or special needs |
| Børn og unge | 5 €gratis til og med 6 år · School students pay the reduced price. |
| Pensionister | –No separate senior concession listed. |
| Personer med handicap | 5 €ledsager gratis · Reduced for people with special needs; companions of wheelchair users free. |
| Studerende og elever | 5 € |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 6 € pr. personFrom 10 people; combination ticket for groups €8. Flat rates for school classes including admission to both museums and a historical school lesson or tour from €3.50 per child. |
| Familier | 20 €Flat rate for 2 adults and 2 school students. |
| Combination ticket Schulmuseum + Rochow Museum | 10 €Reduced €8. |
| Family combination ticket | 30 €2 adults and 2 school students, both museums. |
| Historical school lesson (45–60 min.) | 5 €Per person plus admission, from 10 people, otherwise minimum flat fee €50. |
| Museum tour (45–60 min.) | 5 €Per person plus admission, from 10 people, otherwise minimum flat fee €50. |
| Museum education program (e.g., papermaking) | 8 €School students €4, plus admission. |
Prices valid from September 1, 2026.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
First floor with a step-free restroom; the exhibition rooms on the second floor can only be reached by a steep staircase, and door thresholds are present. Tactile tours for people with and without visual impairments as well as inclusive tours by registration; school desks, slates, and calculating devices may be touched.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 6 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 20 € · Flat rate for 2 adults and 2 school students. |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
In the historic classroom, children can sit at old school desks and write on slates. Museum cases and the digital outdoor game "Der Schatz von Reckahn" (The Treasure of Reckahn) invite exploration; in the summer holidays there are children's holiday days, and every two years a historical school festival.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
By train to Brandenburg an der Havel Hbf, then bus 551 toward Golzow to Reckahn. On weekends and public holidays the line runs every two hours and continues as line 580 via Lehnin to Potsdam.
I bil
Parkering muligt · 10 m til indgangen
Car parking spaces on Meßduncker Straße parallel to the schoolhouse and on Reckahner Dorfstraße behind the church along the Plane. Buses park on Reckahner Dorfstraße behind the church and turn at the roundabout behind the Planebrücke at the palace.
By car via the A2, exit Brandenburg toward Bad Belzig, from Rotscherlinde toward Krahne/Reckahn.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
Museum café in the neighboring palace (Rochow Museum), March to mid-December Sat, Sun, and public holidays 13:30–17:30. Museum shop with publications.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Historical school lessons and tours (45–60 minutes) for groups of 10 or more by registration. Numerous museum education project days for school classes, usually combined with the Rochow Museum. |
