Brandenburg-Preussen Museum, Private historical museum in Fehrbellin, Germany.
The Brandenburg-Preussen Museum is a two-storey brick building with hand-moulded bricks, erected on the site of a former rectory garden in Wustrau. Its ground floor holds the main exhibition in six themed rooms — Expansion, Authority, Pragmatism, Efficiency, Innovation and Resistance/Protest — while the upper floor is reserved for changing special exhibitions. A 3D puzzle of Malbork Castle and a dice game on immigration sit among the objects.
The museum opened in September 2000 on the site of a former rectory garden, in a new two-storey brick building. Berlin private banker Ehrhardt Bödecker (1925–2016) initiated it and directed it until 2013; 220 objects from his collection formed the core. His son Andreas took over the Ehrhardt-Bödecker Foundation, founded in 2007, and the original concept was later fundamentally revised.
The displays show how Brandenburg and Prussia developed their identity over time, focusing on the people and events that shaped the region. Visitors can see how this history comes alive through the objects and rooms on view.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, with longer hours during the warmer months. It helps to check the specific times beforehand, as these vary by season.
The exhibition includes a 3D puzzle of Malbork Castle and a dice game about immigration, alongside a medieval vault brick from Malbork given by Polish partners. A section on the Free State of Prussia after 1918 highlights its stabilizing role in the Weimar Republic, a democratic chapter rarely known.
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