Gründerzeitmuseum im Gutshaus Mahlsdorf, Manor house museum in Mahlsdorf, Germany
The Gründerzeitmuseum in Gutshaus Mahlsdorf is a manor house displaying furniture, household items, and decorative arts from the German Founder Epoch. The building itself dates to around 1780 and contains across multiple floors a collection of objects documenting life during that period.
The manor house was built around 1780 and converted into a museum in 1960 by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. She spent decades gathering objects from the Founder Epoch, creating a living archive of 19th-century domestic culture.
The eleven furnished rooms show how people lived between 1870 and 1900, with furniture and objects from that time. Visitors see everyday details from this era throughout, revealing how both different and familiar domestic life was then.
The museum is located in eastern Berlin and can be reached on foot or by public transport. Visitors should know that certain days can get crowded, so checking ahead is helpful before planning a visit.
In the basement sits a reconstruction of the legendary Mulackritze, a historical Berlin pub that has been faithfully rebuilt here. This hidden area shows what a working-class gathering spot looked like and how it operated back then.
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