City museum of the Fontane town, with local history, Fontane listening stations and a large collection of Neuruppin Bilderbogen (illustrated broadsheets).
October 11, 2026 – April 5, 2027
The temporary exhibition is devoted to the Quast family of Gut Radensleben and their art collection, which was largely lost or scattered at the end of the Second World War. Parts of the collection are shown together again for the first time.
From February 22, 2026
In the Bilderbogen room (illustrated broadsheets), new acquisitions of the broadsheet collection are shown, including pieces from the Dietrich Hecht collection as well as objects relating to the production of broadsheets.
The core of the museum is the collection of district administrator (Landrat) Friedrich Christian Ludwig Graf von Zieten, who began gathering objects from the Ruppin region around 1800. In 1844 he bequeathed them to the town of Neuruppin; since 1865 they have been open to the public, initially at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium.
In 1911 the collection moved into the Tempelgarten villa, and in 1954 to the Noeldechen House, its present location. Next to the old building, a new building with exhibition rooms on three floors belongs to the museum, and the neighboring Tempelgarten is included in the concept.
Over the past decades the collection has grown mainly through Neuruppin Bilderbogen; the museum now holds around 14,000 copies from several Neuruppin and European publishers. The permanent exhibition tells the town's history from its first mention in 1238 to the present, and presents Theodor Fontane, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the Orientalist painter Wilhelm Gentz as well-known sons of the town.
| Children & teens | –Kita (day-care) and school group tours: €1 per person plus admission |
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| Groups | –Group tour €50 (max. 20 people) plus admission |
| Three-museum ticket (Neuruppin, Wustrau, Rheinsberg; valid for one month) | €9cannot be combined with group rates or other discounts |
| Public guided tour including admission | €8 |
Flexible admission: the price for permanent and changing exhibitions can be chosen freely between €0 and €10. Members of the friends' association enter free.
All exhibition rooms in the old and new buildings are wheelchair-accessible; the accessible entrance to the new building is via the garden. Elevator with low, tactile controls and announcements. Mobile folding stools and benches. Tours for people with disabilities or learning difficulties by arrangement.
Great for kids & families
Puppet tour for the whole family, history suitcases, city rally, broadsheet folder and printing workshops; programs for schools and Kitas.
Museum (Bus)
RE6 to Rheinsberger Tor; bus lines 770 and 771
Free parking
Free parking within walking distance: Bernhard-Brasch-Platz and Karl-Liebknecht-Straße (each with an e-charging station), Regattastraße, REIZ car park. The Parkhaus Resort Mark Brandenburg is paid parking. Two accessible parking spaces with access between Präsidentenstraße 63 and 63a.
A24, exit Neuruppin or Neuruppin-Süd; parking guidance system in the town center.
Get directionsCloakroom and lockers in the foyer.
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| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group tours last 50 to 60 minutes and require registration. Public tours and a puppet tour with Theodor Fontane (about 60 minutes). 20 listening stations with Fontane texts in the permanent exhibition. |
