Heimathaus Prieros
Local history museum in an 18th-century half-timbered house in Prieros with a black kitchen, crafts, fishing, and archaeological finds.
About the museum
The single-story half-timbered house on the Prieros village green was built around the middle of the 18th century; it is documented in 1742. In the 1950s the dilapidated building was threatened with demolition. At the instigation of a Berlin chronicler and the village teacher, it was instead placed under protection and opened on August 14, 1955 as a local history museum – according to the municipality, the first museum in what was then the district of Königs Wusterhausen.
In 1988/89 the house was reconstructed, and in 2000 it received a new roof. Today the owner is the municipality of Heidesee; the Heimatverein Prieros (local history association) supports the upkeep of the house and organizes the Heimathausfest every year.
The exhibition combines the preserved rooms of the farmhouse with objects on local and everyday history. At the center is an originally preserved black kitchen (Schwarze Küche) with a large smoke hood. Also shown are farm household goods, painted furniture and textiles, tools of fishermen, blacksmiths, millers, and brickmakers, as well as archaeological finds from prehistory and early history, including remains of a mammoth and a Neolithic crouched burial. Special pieces include an iron chest with multiple locks and two pictures by the painter Max Lingner, who had a summer residence in Prieros. Outdoors, a bell tower, a farmhouse garden, and historic farm machinery round out the ensemble.
Highlights
- Originally preserved black kitchen
- Archaeological finds back to the Stone Age
- Iron treasure chest from the 17th century
- Two original pictures by Max Lingner
- Farmhouse garden and bell tower
Permanent exhibitions
- Bäuerliche Lebensweise und Ortsgeschichte – Exhibition in the historic rooms of the half-timbered house with a black kitchen, farm household goods, hand tools, and archaeological finds from the region.
- Founded
- 1955
- Operated by
- Gemeinde Heidesee
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €1.50 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personAdult groups of 10 or more €2 per person; children's and school groups of 10 or more €0.50 per person. |
Children up to age 6 free. Guided tours for groups: price on request.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: not available
- 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
Only very limitedly suitable for wheelchair users: one step of about 20 cm at the entrance, uneven brick floors and several steps in the house. There is no restroom in the house; a public accessible restroom is about 50 m away.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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Tours for daycare and school groups are also possible outside opening hours.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 10 m to the entrance
Parking about 10 m from the entrance.
The Heimathaus is on Route 2 of the cultural bike tours of the Museumsverbund Dahme-Spreewald; a bike path passes nearby.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group tours on the history of the house and the region last about 1.5 hours, preferably on Wednesdays; dates and prices on request from the municipality of Heidesee. The highlight of the year is the Heimathausfest. |
