
Spargelmuseum Beelitz
Northern Germany's only asparagus museum in a historic coach house in Beelitz's old town – botany, cultivation, and cultural history of asparagus.
Over het museum
Beelitz has been closely associated with asparagus since the 19th century. In 1861, the farmer-citizen Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Herrmann planted the first asparagus field here, and other Beelitz residents followed. The proximity to the Berlin market made cultivation profitable, and after 1900 asparagus was also exported. In the 1920s and 1930s, Beelitz, with about 625 hectares of cultivated area, was the center of asparagus growing in the Mark Brandenburg; today asparagus is again harvested on about 1,500 hectares around the town.
The museum came about as a joint project of the town of Beelitz and the association "Beelitzer Spargel"; it opened in 1997. It is housed in a historic coach house building on Mauerstraße, just behind the courtyard of the Alte Posthalterei (Old Post Station), where the town operates another museum.
The exhibition spans the botany of the plant, cultivation techniques, and the history of Beelitz asparagus, as well as the art, cultural, and medical history surrounding the vegetable and the everyday life of the people who lived from asparagus. Many photographs come from Beelitz families, and loans such as asparagus servers and tableware recall the donors. The museum is open during the asparagus season and until the end of October.
Hoogtepunten
- The only asparagus museum in northern Germany
- Historic coach house building behind the Alte Posthalterei
- History of Beelitz asparagus growing since 1861
- Asparagus servers and tableware on loan from Beelitz families
- Historic photos from private Beelitz collections
Vaste collectie
- Spargel – Geschichte, Anbau und Genuss – Permanent exhibition on botany and cultivation techniques, the history of Beelitz asparagus, and the cultural and medical history of the vegetable, with photos and tableware from Beelitz families.
- Opgericht
- 1997
- Beheerder
- Stadt Beelitz mit dem Verein „Beelitzer Spargel“ e. V.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 4 |
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| Met korting | € 3 |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 12 jaar · Children up to 12 years free. |
| Combination ticket | € 10 |
Tickets at the Tourist Information (Poststraße 15) or directly at the museum.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- 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
Exhibition entirely at ground level and step-free; partly uneven flooring inside and outside. Storage for strollers and walkers.
Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig · 20 m naar de ingang
The museum is in the old town on Mauerstraße, behind the courtyard of the Alte Posthalterei (Poststraße 16).
Route plannenService & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Goed om te weten | Group tours by arrangement (tel. 033204 39154 or 39155). In October 2026, themed tours daily: until October 18 on cultivation techniques and history, from October 21 to 30 on the culinary side of asparagus. |





