Museumsdorf Düppel
Open-air museum in Zehlendorf with a reconstructed village from around 1200, old livestock breeds, crafts and living history – open from March to November.
About the museum
In the 1960s, remains of a late 12th-century settlement were discovered at the Krumme Fenn in southwestern Berlin. Excavations revealed a small village that was founded around 1170, was grouped around an open space and was abandoned again after a few decades, around 1230.
Based on these findings, a friends' association was founded in 1975 and began reconstruction at the historic site. Since then, replica dwellings, storehouses, workshops, a palisade, gardens and fields have been built on around eight hectares to show what rural life in the region might have looked like around 1200.
Since 1995 the open-air museum has been part of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin. To this day, the friends' association's volunteers bring the village to life on season weekends with craft demonstrations, farming and living history, while the museum is responsible for guided tours and educational programs for daycare centers and schools.
Experimental archaeology and the keeping of old livestock breeds are a particular focus: in addition to the rare Skudde sheep, the Düppeler Weideschwein (Düppel pasture pig) is bred here, an effort to recreate a vanished breed of domestic pig. The organically raised animals are part of a landscape concept based on diversity.
Highlights
- Reconstructed village from around 1200 with dwellings, storehouses and a palisade
- Living history and crafts on weekends
- Düppeler Weideschwein (Düppel pasture pig) and Skudde sheep
- Museum garden with historic crops and medicinal plants
- Archery and adventure playground for kids
Permanent exhibitions
- Leben im Mittelalter – Die Alltagswelt der Landbevölkerung – The open-air grounds and an exhibition room convey farming, crafts and domestic life in a village around 1200.
- Founded
- 1975
- Operated by
- Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin
- Director
- Julia Heeb
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | freeUniversity students, FSJ volunteers, recipients of ALG I/Bürgergeld (unemployment/basic income benefits), people with severe disabilities (degree of disability 50 or higher) and a companion, holders of the Berlin/Brandenburg Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card), WelcomeCard, Ferienpass and others – the reduced rate means free admission |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission under 18 |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free with a degree of disability of 50 or higher |
| Students & apprentices | freeUniversity students free (reduced rate) |
| Archery (5 shots) | €1Afternoons on opening days |
Online tickets available no earlier than 14 days in advance in the Stiftung Stadtmuseum ticket shop; non-refundable. Visitors with a Ukrainian passport or eAT residence permit are admitted free.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description: no information
Certified by "Reisen für Alle" (2025–2028). The grounds are step-free; ticket desk and exhibition via ramp (10%); main paths 2 m wide, side paths narrower and harder to navigate; some houses can only be reached via steps and narrow paths. Two accessible parking spaces at the entrance. Regular tactile tours and tours in German Sign Language (DGS); listening stations and audio via QR code. Website in Easy Language.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Playground / play area
- Kids’ birthday parties
On all open days, historic children's games, and in the afternoons archery (5 arrows €1) and Flammenbrot at the open fire (not during school holidays). Adventure playground with wooden animals and climbing features; family tours in the holiday program and bookable children's birthday parties. The offering is aimed mainly at families with children ages five and up.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Ludwigsfelder Straße (Bus 115) · 500 m
Bus 115 Ludwigsfelder Straße (approx. 500 m); bus 118 and 622 Clauertstraße (approx. 900 m); S1 Mexikoplatz (approx. 1.7 km); U3 Krumme Lanke (approx. 2.6 km)
By car
Parking available
Only a few parking spaces; two accessible parking spaces directly at the entrance (approx. 10 m). Arrival by S-Bahn, bus or bicycle recommended.
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
Snack bar/outdoor dining with flame-baked bread (Flammenbrot) from an open fire (snack bar under renovation in 2026, restrictions possible). Museum shop during museum hours. Leashed dogs welcome.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Audio guide | no |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tours (including theatrical tours and tours in DGS) on weekends; bookable tours and daycare and school workshops year-round. Living history by the friends' association on season weekends. Touching only at marked stations or after asking. |
