Rotkreuz-Museum Brandenburg

Current exhibitions

About the museum

In 2000 the DRK district association Fläming-Spreewald began collecting records of Red Cross history. This collection became the museum in Luckenwalde, which has used its own rooms since May 2007; these were expanded in 2012. Since 2014 the museum has been run by a legally independent foundation, the Stiftung Rotkreuz-Museum im Land Brandenburg. The district association is the founder, and the DRK state association of Brandenburg joined as the first additional donor to the endowment.

The permanent exhibition on about 200 square meters shows the history and present of the Red Cross movement from its beginnings to today. The holdings include documents, books, equipment, decorations and teaching materials. One focus is the Red Cross in Brandenburg and historical Prussia, along with the GDR period and the years 1933 to 1945. According to the museum, it is the only Red Cross museum in the state of Brandenburg.

The exhibition is complemented by a publicly accessible specialist library with more than 10,000 media items on national and international Red Cross history. The museum works with its friends' association (since 2008) and the Working Group of German Red Cross Museums, and it especially invites school classes and youth groups.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on regional and worldwide Red Cross history on about 200 m²
• Focus on the Red Cross in Brandenburg, Prussia and the GDR
• Publicly accessible specialist library with over 10,000 media items
• Audio guide for your own smartphone in four languages
• Virtual 360° tour online

Permanent exhibition

• Dauerausstellung zur Geschichte des Roten Kreuzes – Shows the regional and worldwide history and present of the Red Cross movement on about 200 m², with a focus on Brandenburg and Prussia.

Founded

2000

Operated by

Stiftung Rotkreuz-Museum im Land Brandenburg

Director

Rainer Schlösser

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
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The museum can only be reached via three staircases with 28 steps in total. The transport service in the same building carries mobility-impaired guests up in a carrying chair on request (register at least 3 working days in advance by email at fahrdienst@drk-fs.de or by phone at 0800 3753333; help is generally available Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00). Electric and care wheelchairs cannot be transported; maximum weight is 120 kg. A folding wheelchair is available in the museum.

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