Kulturquartier Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Over het museum

Since 2016 the Kulturquartier Mecklenburg-Strelitz has brought together several cultural institutions under one roof in the center of the residence town of Neustrelitz, between the market and the palace garden: the museum, the city library, the Karbe-Wagner-Archiv, and a café. It is operated by a non-profit company (gGmbH).

The core of the museum goes back to the Museum der Stadt Neustrelitz founded in 1973, which was built on private collections. It was meant to replace the Landesmuseum (state museum) of Mecklenburg-Strelitz that was lost in 1945. In 2016 the collection of around 800 exhibits moved into the new Kulturquartier.

The building on Schloßstraße was erected around 1900 as the Imperial Post Office in a style inspired by Romanesque and Gothic; on the same site the ducal mint had been located in the 18th century. Until 2000 the building served the postal and telecommunications services. After the city acquired it in 2008, it was comprehensively renovated and supplemented with a covered inner courtyard with reading and exhibition areas.

The permanent exhibition tells the roughly 300-year history of the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A dedicated room shows original furnishings from the lost Neustrelitz residence palace; further themes include the expansion of the town in the 19th century and the Peaceful Revolution of 1989. Media stations, an audio guide in the style of a radio play, and a digital family rally round out the offering.

Hoogtepunten

• Original furnishings from the Neustrelitz residence palace
• 300 years of state history of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Radio-play-style audio guide, free via app
• Virtual palace tours at media stations
• Historic Imperial Post Office with covered inner courtyard

Vaste collectie

• 300 Jahre Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Around 300 years of state history up to the Peaceful Revolution of 1989, with a room on original furnishings from the former residence palace and media stations with a virtual palace tour.

Opgericht

2016

Beheerder

Kulturquartier Mecklenburg-Strelitz gGmbH

Directie

Dorothea Klein-Onnen

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

With the Kurkarte (spa guest card; day Kurkarte also available on site) museum admission is free. Free also for members of ICOM, the Deutscher Museumsbund, the Museumsverband MV, the Kunsthistorikerverband, conservators, press, and city guides. Spending time in the library, café, and garden is free of charge.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The building is accessible, with an elevator and accessible restroom.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Family rally with loaner tablets and QR codes through the exhibition; children's city tour "Warum ist denn der Markt so schief?" (Why is the market so crooked?) for ages 7 to 11. In the café there are games and a table tennis table.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The building is located in the historic city center between the market and the palace garden.

Service & horeca

• Café

Culture café with cake, waffles, soup, and snacks as well as a garden terrace; open-faced sandwiches on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Open during the building's hours.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 100 personen.

Daniel-Sanders-Saal (110 m², 80–100 people, with lighting, sound, and projection technology) for concerts, readings, conferences, and seminars; project room for up to 20 people; café with terrace. Catering and tours can be added.

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