Museum Schloss Wiepersdorf

About the museum

The museum in Schloss Wiepersdorf uses five rooms to show how the manor house in the Niederer Fläming region of Brandenburg changed from the seat of the von Arnim family's estate into today's artists' house. Around 1735 the manor house was extended and remodelled in the Baroque style; it has belonged to the von Arnims since 1780. The poet Ludwig Achim von Arnim and his wife Bettina, née Brentano, moved here in 1814. Achim remained on the estate until his death in 1831, and Bettina later spent more and more time in Wiepersdorf; both are buried next to the village church.

The palace received its present appearance in the late 19th century from their grandson Achim von Arnim-Bärwalde. He had the terrace, park and orangery laid out and a large studio added; painted ceilings and doors from it can be seen in the museum.

After 1945 the house first became a poets' home, then a place of work for writers and artists of the GDR. The artists' house reopened in 1992, and since 2019 the Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf of the State of Brandenburg has run the estate with fellowships for artists and scholars. The exhibition focuses on the mindset of Romanticism and on the years 1945 to 1989. It sees the palace as a place of constant change and deliberately leaves the many gaps in the historical record visible, so that visitors can fill them in with their own imagination.

Highlights

• Five rooms on the palace's history, from the von Arnims to the artists' house
• Painted ceilings and doors from the studio of Achim von Arnim-Bärwalde
• Focus on Romanticism and the years as a writers' house, 1945–1989
• Palace park with orangery and café (Sundays in season)
• Free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Museum Schloss Wiepersdorf – Five rooms on the development of the palace, from the von Arnim family's manor house to the artists' house, with a focus on Romanticism and the years 1945 to 1989.

Operated by

Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf

Director

Annette Rupp

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the museum is free.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is low-barrier: a mobile ramp leads to the wheelchair lift, which reaches the museum floor. One room cannot be entered by wheelchair because the door is too narrow. There is no braille information. The park, café and the accessible toilets in the orangery can be reached by wheelchair.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Wiepersdorf lies south of Berlin in the Niederer Fläming. The Rufbus costs the VBB fare plus a €2 comfort surcharge per passenger per trip.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Café in the orangery, on Sundays in season 13:00–17:00.

Events & venue rental

As far as we know, the museum does not rent out spaces for external events.

The palace's rooms are not rented out for private celebrations. Instead, the Kulturstiftung invites visitors to a varied programme of events in which former and current fellows take part; dates are listed on the foundation's website.

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