Museumspark Rüdersdorf

Over het museum

Limestone has been quarried and burned in Rüdersdorf for more than 750 years; by the 17th century at the latest, the town was considered Berlin's most important supplier of building materials. Numerous well-known buildings in Berlin and Brandenburg were built from Rüdersdorf stone, and the quarry is still in operation today.

After 1990, monument conservationists, volunteers, and associations campaigned to save the decaying industrial facilities on the northern edge of the quarry. Kilns and rope-pulley pillars were elaborately restored in the 1990s, and the Museumspark was able to open in 1994. Since 2008, a municipal company of the municipality of Rüdersdorf has operated the park, today the Museums- und Kultur GmbH.

On about 17 hectares, the park combines outdoor areas and indoor exhibitions: visitors can see a Germanic kiln, a 17th-century chamber kiln complex, the Rumford kilns from the early 19th century, and the shaft kiln battery built from 1871. Exhibitions are devoted to the geology of the Muschelkalk (shell limestone) in the Otto-Torell-Haus, building materials, cement, laboratory work, and the prison system in the GDR era. The grounds also serve as an event venue and film set.

Hoogtepunten

• Shaft kiln battery, the "Cathedral of Lime"
• Rumford kilns and 17th-century chamber kiln complex
• Monumental rope-pulley pillar
• Geological exhibition in the Otto-Torell-Haus
• View into Brandenburg's only active limestone quarry
• Fossil hunting in the quarry on the Geo Tour

Vaste collectie

• Geologische Ausstellung im Otto-Torell-Haus – The "Haus der Steine" (House of Stones) explains how the Rüdersdorf Muschelkalk was formed and reached the surface, and commemorates Otto Torell's proof of the Ice Age.
• Baustoff für Generationen – The exhibition shows the history and variety of the building materials produced in Rüdersdorf.
• Zeitreise Zement – Everything about cement, for which Rüdersdorf limestone remains an important raw material to this day.

Opgericht

1994

Beheerder

Museums- und Kultur GmbH Rüdersdorf

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Have ID ready for reductions; card payment possible. Additional tours (Geo, quarry, kayak tour, etc.) with their own prices.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• 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

Loan wheelchairs and electric mobility scooters (€3 per hour, €15 per day; free with a severe disability ID). Paths partly of limited accessibility, some monuments only reachable by stairs; guest restroom accessible without steps. Comfort tour in an electric golf cart for guests who have difficulty walking.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

Playgrounds, seven stamp stations with a solution word and a small surprise, vacation program (e.g., fossil hunting from age 6), rental karts for children from about age 5, wagon rental (€4 per day), and free cargo bikes.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Via the A10 (Berliner Ring), Rüdersdorf interchange, then follow the signs. The 66-Seen-Wanderweg passes the park; bicycles allowed in the park.

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

Restaurant "Bergschreiberamt am Mühlenfließ" (Heinitzstraße 11, Wed–Sun 11:30–21:00). The Café Magazin opens only for selected events and public holidays; picnicking in the park is expressly welcome. Tourist information in the entrance area; dogs on a leash welcome.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Buildings and open spaces such as the KulturDach in the Steigerhaus, Bohlenbinderdach, Café Magazin, Bergschreiberstube, Festwiese at the Rumford kiln, festival grounds, and the shaft kiln area; weddings in the wedding pavilion on the water or in the municipality's wedding room in the historic Bergschreiberamt; also photo and film productions.

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