Manor palace in Berlin-Neukölln with historically furnished Gründerzeit living rooms, exhibitions, a palace park, and a historic estate farm.
November 7, 2026 – February 14, 2027
The exhibition presents artistic works by 14 artists depicting work from the Gründerzeit (the German boom period of the late 19th century) to the present day, including Käthe Kollwitz and Rosa Loy, and asks how the world of work has changed.
Gut Britz is first mentioned in the Landbuch (land register) of Emperor Charles IV. The designation “Schloss” (palace) became established in the early 19th century. Around 1700, Samuel von Chwalkowski replaced the medieval half-timbered building with a late Baroque manor house, and from 1705 Court Marshal Sigismund von Erlach had the park laid out.
The estate enjoyed a new heyday from 1824 under the estate owner Carl Jouanne, who rebuilt the estate farm together with a distillery. In 1865 the sugar manufacturer and banker Julius Wrede acquired the estate and in 1880 had the manor house remodeled in the Neo-Renaissance style by Carl Busse. In 1924 the City of Berlin bought the property. The manor house was at first privately inhabited, was used as a home for refugees and orphans after 1945, and then served as a children’s home of the Neukölln district until the 1980s.
After being placed under heritage protection in 1971, the manor house was restored from 1985 to 1988 and furnished with matching Gründerzeit furniture; it has been open to the public since 1989. The permanent exhibition “Wohnkultur der Gründerzeit” occupies five rooms on the southern ground floor. The Kulturstiftung Schloss Britz runs a year-round cultural program in the palace, park, and Kulturstall.
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3Students, people with severe disabilities (50% or more), Berliners with a Bewilligungsbescheid (benefit approval notice) or Bürgergeld, groups from disability facilities, and holders of the Berlin and Brandenburg volunteer cards (Ehrenamtskarte), each with proof |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 12 · Children up to age 12 enter free; from age 13, the reduced price applies to students. |
| Seniors | –No separate senior discount. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3companion free · Reduced admission for a disability of 50% or more; a companion of a person with a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis) enters free. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Reduced with proof. |
| Groups | –Groups from disability facilities pay the reduced price. Daycare and school class tours cost €2 per child. |
| Public guided tour (second Sunday of the month, plus admission) | €314:00 permanent exhibition "Wohnkultur der Gründerzeit", 16:00 current special exhibition |
| Individually booked guided tour (plus admission) | €60Request at least 10 days in advance |
| Tour for daycare groups and school classes (per child) | €2Two supervisors per group free of charge |
The ticket is a combined ticket for the special and permanent exhibitions. Free admission also applies to teachers accompanying a school class, members of the Förderverein (friends' association), press representatives, and members of ICOM and DMB (Deutscher Museumsbund). Advance tickets and reservations by phone at 030 6097923-0 or online via the events calendar.
The listed manor house is only partially accessible; the special and permanent exhibitions can be reached from the park side via the terraces. There is no accessible toilet in the historic building, but there is one on the grounds. Wheelchair users are asked to register in advance on 030 6097923-0. A limited number of parking spaces for guests with reduced mobility are available at the estate farm. Information material in Braille is available at the reception.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 12 |
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Children aged 6 to 12 can take an audio-play tour of the palace and estate farm. The free family rally "Wildtiere" (Wild Animals) leads across the grounds; the guide is available at the ticket counter. Daycare groups and school classes can book children's tours of the estate farm and animal enclosures (Tuesdays and Fridays, 10:00, about one hour, admission free). Children up to age 12 enter free.
U Parchimer Allee
U7 to Parchimer Allee; buses M44 and M46 to Fulhamer Allee; bus 181 to Britzer Damm/Mohriner Allee.
Parking available
Parking on Parchimer Allee (signposted "Gutshof Britz"); from there a footpath leads across the estate farm to the palace.
The restaurant "Buchholz – Gutshof Britz" is located in the Swiss House (Schweizer Haus) on the estate farm.
Up to 260 guests.
Available for rent are, among others, the Small Hall in the manor house (60–70 seats), the Large Hall in the Kulturstall (220–260 seats) and its foyer (up to 100 people), the open-air stage (240 seats), and a conference room (up to 14 people). The manor house is not available for private wedding photo shoots.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours are offered in German and English. Public guided tours take place on the 2nd Sunday of the month (permanent exhibition 14:00, special exhibition 16:00, palace park and estate farm 12:00). Further dates upon registration on 030 6097923-0 or info@schlossbritz.de. Daycare groups and school classes can book guided tours from Tuesday to Friday from 10:00. The audio-play tour for children can be used via QR code; audio guides in German and English can be borrowed at the ticket counter for €1. |
