Museum Fürstenwalde
City museum in Fürstenwalde/Spree: crafts, geology and urban history, a lighthouse exhibition and one of Europe's largest collections of glacial erratics.
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About the museum
The museum at Domplatz tells about 10,000 years of geological, prehistoric and urban history in Fürstenwalde, a town that was at once an industrial site, a bishop's town, a border town and a trading town. It is run by the Kulturfabrik Fürstenwalde gGmbH (non-profit company).
The permanent exhibition has several sections. Four cabinets show the workshops of important trades such as bakers, shoemakers and butchers, but also rope makers, brickmakers and pewterers. A separate section is devoted to the Pintsch company, which settled in Fürstenwalde from 1872 and made the town a center of navigation beacon construction; a lighthouse in the museum courtyard recalls this.
In the cellar rooms dating from the 15th century is the collection of glacial erratics assembled by Walter Bennhold, chief engineer at Pintsch; it counts among the largest of its kind in Europe. As a complement, a rock garden was laid out in the Bürgerpark by the cathedral. The museum also offers educational programs for school classes and supports the Stolpersteine working group.
Highlights
- Fürstenwalde's crafts history in four cabinets
- Navigation beacon construction by Pintsch, with a lighthouse in the museum courtyard
- Collection of glacial erratics in medieval cellar rooms
- Rock garden in the Bürgerpark by the cathedral
- Educational programs on the Ice Age, the Stone Age and school in earlier times
Permanent exhibitions
- Fürstenwalder Handwerksgeschichte – In four cabinets, the workshops of bakers, shoemakers, butchers, rope makers, brickmakers and pewterers show how crafts shaped the town.
- Stadtgeschichte – Around 10,000 years of geological, prehistoric and urban history, told through the people who shaped Fürstenwalde.
- Leuchten aus der Provinz – The exhibition explains how, from 1872, the Pintsch company made Fürstenwalde a center of navigation beacon construction.
- Operated by
- Kulturfabrik Fürstenwalde gGmbH
- Director
- Guido Strohfeldt
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3Pupils, students, unemployed people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Children up to age 6 enter free for all offers. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Pupils, students |
| Groups (20+ people) | €3 per personGroups of 20 or more, reduced by €2 per person. |
| Families | €12Two adults with school-age children; €10 with the Familienpass Brandenburg (Brandenburg family pass). |
| Guided tour of the museum | €20Plus admission, registration required |
| Special exhibition only | €3 |
Special exhibitions are included in the regular admission price.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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
Floors inside and outside have no steps; an elevator leads to the upper floor, handrails are on all stairs, and the guest restroom can be reached without steps. The basement with the Ice Age exhibition is accessible only by stairs.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €12 · Two adults with school-age children; €10 with the Familienpass Brandenburg (Brandenburg family pass). |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Hands-on programs for school classes, such as making fire and building tools in the Stone Age, or lessons as they were 100 years ago with slate pencil and slate board.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 20 m to the entrance
Visitor parking about 20 meters from the entrance.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | School classes and kindergarten groups are asked to book in advance, even without a guided tour. School programs: Ice Age hike (€2 per pupil), Living in the Stone Age (€3 including materials), School in Earlier Times (€2). |
