Museumsdorf Düppel
Fancy a trip back to the Middle Ages? The open-air museum in Steglitz-Zehlendorf offers a glimpse into life back then. Here, you can find out how people worked, lived and shaped their landscape. A great day out for adults and children alike!
Location
Museumsdorf Düppel
Clauertstraße 11
14163 Berlin
Opening Hours
14 March – 1 November 2026
Sat + Sun | 10 am – 6 pm
during the holidays daily except Wed (please note special opening hours), bookable offers for day-care centres, school classes and groups possible all year round.
Special Opening Hours
see Info & Service
Admission
6 Euros / free admission (under 18 years or with reduction)
In the Krummen Fenn landscape conservation area, the remains of a 12th-century settlement were unearthed from the 1960s onwards. Today, the Museumsdorf Düppel stands on this historic site. Across an area the size of ten football pitches, you can explore reconstructed houses, storehouses and workshops. There are also gardens and fields – right in Berlin’s green outskirts. Since 1995, the open-air museum has been part of the Berlin Museum and invites you to explore life in the Middle Ages for yourself.
Thanks to the voluntary work of the members of the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e. V. (Friends of the Düppel Museum Village), you can experience the Middle Ages up close here at weekends. On all opening days, historical children’s games await you, and in the afternoon, children and adults can have a go at archery. Five shots cost 1 euro. There’s also crispy bread baked over an open fire, except during the school holidays. Good to know: dogs are welcome everywhere in our open-air museum, provided they’re kept on a lead!
Visitor notice
The caterpillars of the oak processionary moth have once again infested many of Berlin’s green spaces this year. The oak trees in the open-air museum are also affected. Please note that the caterpillars’ irritating hairs can be carried by the wind, so contact with them is possible anywhere on the museum grounds. If you are known to suffer from allergies, we advise against visiting at this time.
The Village Square
The museum village shows you what a village might have looked like in the Middle Ages – more specifically, between 1170 and 1220. The houses, the village square and the gardens give you an impression of what life in the countryside was like back then. At weekends during the season, the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e. V. looks after the village: its members build, maintain and bring everything to life.
Thanks to the voluntary commitment of the members of the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e. V., the Middle Ages can be experienced up close here at weekends. Food is cooked in the houses, wood is carved and wool is made into clothing. Medieval crafts are also demonstrated, such as blacksmithing, pottery and bronze casting. Thanks to the Grunewald Foundation, in 2023 it was also possible to set up a ropery.
Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V.
About
The aim of the association, founded in 1975, is to recreate historically accurate medieval life as it might have looked around 1200 at the present location of the museum.
Living History
The association is divided into various working groups that deal with the maintenance of the reconstructed dwellings in the museum villlage, crafts and garb, and agriculture in the Middle Ages. The members thus bring living history to the open-air museum.
Are you interested in the activities and actions of the association? Then take a look at the website!
At the Museumsdorf Düppel, everything revolves around the Middle Ages. Here, we explore, discover and try things out. We’ll show you what we’ve found out in a way that’s easy to understand.
The museum village is also home to old breeds of farm animals, such as Skudden. This breed of sheep is now threatened with extinction. With the Düppel pasture pig, we are even bringing back a breed that had previously become extinct. All the animals are reared organically. They form an integral part of our landscape concept, which is geared towards diversity. After all, treating nature sustainably is an integral part of what we do.
Touch it? Try it out? Yes, but…
At the Düppel Museum Village, you can experience the Middle Ages with all your senses. At designated stations, you can hear, feel and smell. If you’d like to touch anything else, please ask our team first. This ensures everyone’s safety and keeps the animals, plants and artefacts in the museum well protected.Snacks & refreshments
We have a new range of food and drinks in store for you for the 2026 season. However, due to necessary refurbishment work on our snack bar, service may be temporarily limited. We kindly ask for your understanding in this matter.
Exhibition
RETOLD
Since 2020, the Berlin Museum has been participating with its Museumsdorf Düppel in the EU project ‘RETOLD’. The aim of the project is to improve the documentation of building reconstructions and historical craft techniques. The museum village is gathering important knowledge for museum work and showcasing its work in videos.
Info & Service
Opening Hours
Season 2026
14 March – 1 November
Sat + Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
on all public holidays during the season | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
(during school holidays daily except Wed)
Special opening hours
09.07. – 23.08. (except Wed) | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (summer holidays)
17.10. – 01.11. (except Wed) | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (fall holidays)
Sat + Sun | 07. + 08.11. | 3 – 8 p.m. (St. Martin’s Event)
Sun | 06.12. | 12 – 6 p.m. (Winter Life)
Daycare centres, school classes and groups
We offer bookable offers for day-care centres, school classes and groups all year round during and outside the season.
The visitor rules of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply.
Directions
Museumsdorf Düppel
Clauertstraße 11
14163 Berlin
As there is only a limited parking space, we recommend arriving by S-Bahn, bus or bicycle. Dogs are welcome (leash required).
Contact
Infoline
+49 30 240 02 – 162
Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Write E-Mail
Tickets
Admission
6 euros / free admission (under 18 years or reduced)
FAQ
Please select the appropriate museum you would like to visit under Filter (above the calendar). Then select the desired day of your visit.
Variant 2:
Please select the desired day of your visit via the calendar. Now choose the ticket and the museum.
Accessibility
S-Bahn: S1 “Mexikoplatz” (distance to the museum approx. 1.7 km)
Underground: U3 “Krumme Lanke” (distance to the museum approx. 2.6 km)
Bus: 115 “Ludwigsfelder Straße” (distance to the museum approx. 500 m), 118 and 622 “Clauertstraße” (distance to the museum approx. 900 m)
The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association) offers support with the free VBB Bus & Bahn escort service to help you get to the museum by public transport.
Parking
Two marked parking spaces for people with disabilities are available directly at the entrance (distance to the museum approx. 10 m).
The grounds are accessible without steps.
The entrance has a visually contrasting design and glare-free lighting, the lighting in the permanent exhibition is dimmed.
The cash desk and the exhibition are accessible without steps via a 90 cm long ramp with a 10 % incline.
The cash desk is 75 cm high at its lowest point.
Information about the exhibition and the objects is predominantly visible while seated, and the signage is high-contrast.
The rooms and exhibits are well lit and glare-free.
Seating is available in the exhibition.
Information on the exhibits and objects is mainly provided in writing.
The narrowest passage is the exit at the end of the exhibition room. However, it is also possible to leave the exhibition through the entrance via the ramp.
The main paths in the grounds are 2 m wide and mostly easy to walk and drive on.
The side paths in the grounds are mostly about 1 m wide and more difficult to walk and drive on.
In the area of the village square, the ground surface is softer.
Some replica houses are only accessible via narrow paths (50-60 cm wide) and steps.
Some of the houses can be accessed via wooden planks and larger thresholds or steps (entrances sometimes less than 70 cm wide).
Barrier-free toilets are available in the entrance area of the open-air site, equipped with fold-up grab handles, door does not open automatically (door 80 cm wide, movement area in front of the toilet and washbasin 170 x 150 cm, to the left of the toilet 78 x 72 cm, to the right of the toilet 88 x 72 cm, washbasin with limited accessibility).
Non-barrier-free eco-toilets accessible via a step are available near the village square (door 84 cm wide).
Outdoor catering is available on the grounds.
Additional audio content can be accessed via QR codes in the grounds.
Tactile tours and tours in German sign language take place regularly.
For detailed information, see: www.reisen-fuer-alle.de