Specialist museum on the history of water sports in Berlin, housed in the historic regatta grandstands of Grünau on the Dahme – free admission.
June 11, 2026 – December 31, 2026
The museum's first special exhibition, featuring selected images from the photo archive of the Sportmuseum Berlin – from regattas in the imperial era to Nazi propaganda images and private photos.
It all began with a school collection: from 1980, Grünau teacher Werner Philipp and his students gathered boats, photos and documents on water sports on the Dahme. In 1990, with support from the Köpenick cultural office and the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, this became a public museum, initially housed in the Grünau community center. A friends' association was formed in 1991, and in 1994 the collection was donated to the State of Berlin.
Around ten years after its founding, the museum moved to the grounds of the regatta course, where it presented more than 200 objects in two rooms. Because of the renovation of the listed regatta grandstand, it was closed from October 2016 to September 2024.
On September 6, 2024, the museum reopened in the historic grandstand buildings. Today it is part of the Sportmuseum Berlin, which falls under the Senate Department for the Interior and Sport. The newly conceived permanent exhibition “Wasser Sport Grünau” tells of boathouses and clubs, the first Berlin sailing regatta in 1868, the development of boatbuilding and the political ruptures that shaped sport on the regatta course – such as the Olympic rowing and canoeing events of 1936. Changing special exhibitions, often featuring material from the Sportmuseum's photo archive, as well as free tours and workshops round out the offering.
Admission is free.
| Children & teens | –Free admission for everyone. |
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Admission, public tours and booked group tours are free. Admission is charged for some evening events (e.g., €10 at the door).
Offerings such as the series “Wassersport ist inklusiv” (Water sports are inclusive; some events with German Sign Language interpretation) and a free telephone tour, “Bei Anruf Kultur”, for blind and visually impaired people; the museum does not publish general information on the physical accessibility of the building.
Only partly suitable for kids
The public tours are recommended for ages 15 and up; a group tour can be booked for ages 10 and up, and workshops are offered for school classes from elementary school on.
Regattatribünen · 100 m
Tram 68 to Regattatribünen.
Lockers in the entrance area. Library and archive of the Sportmuseum.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public tour “Die Ausstellung im Überblick” (The exhibition at a glance) every Sunday at 12:00 and 14:00 (free, no registration, ages 15 and up, approx. 1 hour); tour “Scharf gestellt” of the special exhibition every first Friday of the month at 16:00 (until December 2026). Further themed tours and workshops for groups and school classes free of charge by reservation, some also in English and Ukrainian. Audio walk across the regatta grounds. |
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