Museum Papenhof
City museum in the Papenhof, the only surviving Kaland house in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a brick building from around 1490 with Renaissance half-timbering.
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About the museum
The Papenhof, west of the Marienkirche in Barth, was built around 1490 as a two-story gable house for the Kaland brotherhood, a community of priests. A beam in the southwest gable can be dated to 1482. After a conversion in 1521, the Barth church synods met in the tall hall (Diele), which is why the building was also called the Synodalhaus (synod house).
In 1585, district captain (Amtshauptmann) Joachim Steding received the house from Duke Bogislaw XIII and had it expanded in Renaissance style to double its floor area; from this period come the half-timbered gables, the gallery hall and the fireplaces. After the Northern Wars, the half-timbering gave way to a hipped roof, and in the 1830s the present staircase and double-leaf doors were added. Until 1989, the building was divided into apartments.
After the building was vacated, its fabric deteriorated, and in 2014 the town of Barth decided to restore it and convert it into a museum. Several years of building research documented historic room finishes and fragments of a Renaissance window. The new museum opened in September 2025 and, together with the neighboring Reuterschule and the Barth Culture Mile (Kulturmeile), is intended to become a place for exhibitions and education.
Highlights
- Only surviving Kaland house in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Late medieval brick building from around 1490
- Renaissance north facade and half-timbering from 1585
- Original building components from five centuries
- Part of the Barth Culture Mile, combined ticket with the Vineta Museum
Permanent exhibition
- Der Papenhof – Haus und Stadtgeschichte – The building itself is an exhibit: original components from five centuries show the transformation from Kaland house to Renaissance noble house to townhouse, and tell the story of Barth and Western Pomerania (Vorpommern).
- Founded
- 2025
- Operated by
- Stadt Barth
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6Students, pensioners, people with disabilities, recipients of social assistance, tour groups (per person) |
| Children & teens | €4Student price. |
| Seniors | €6Pensioners pay the reduced rate. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €6 |
| Students & apprentices | €6 |
| Groups | €6 per personTour groups pay the reduced rate per person. |
| Families | €162 adults with children; single-parent family (1 adult with children) €10. |
| Combined ticket Vineta Museum + Museum Papenhof (adults) | €12Reduced €9, children €5, family €25, single-parent family €15 |
| Holders of the FDZ guest card | €4Combined ticket €6 |
| Photo and film permit for private use | €3 |
Schoolchildren from Barth have free admission.
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Amenities & dining
- Lockers
Lockers available.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Photography | Photography and filming for private purposes permitted for a fee of €3. |
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