Fantastic museum in Potsdam, I'd highly recommend visiting!…read more My friend gives tours here so she gave us an abridged tour, where we spent about 30 minutes total and she went through the highlights of the museum. Throughout its use, thousands of victims have passed through this place was used from 1933 until 1989 for both the repressive Nazi and DDR regimes. From the outside, a casual passerby would assume this building to be just another building, nothing about it stands out to indicate it was once a prison. The prison itself focuses on 3 different periods of time: the Soviet secret police period ('45-'52), the Stasi period ('52-'89) and the Democracy movement ('89/'90). In this former prison, you are able to see how the people were brought in and interrogated (for hours, even days at a time) at the desk of a Stasi officer with a view of the street outside (freedom so close but unable to go out into a normal life). You hear personal stories of individuals brought in for reasons as simple as applying for visas to leave the DDR and their entire experience from the time they were brought in until after they left and recovered from their time in the prison. You are able to see the actual cells (some still set up as they were years ago) that prisoners lived in. What I find most interesting is that once the wall came down in 1989, those involved in the democracy movement went into the ironically called "Lindenhotel" to preserve the prison as it was in order to keep as many records of what occurred as possible. Although all information is only in German, tours can be arranged in different languages, depending on availability of tour guides.

From the owner: Das museum FLUXUS+, ein Museum für moderne Kunst, ist mit seiner Ausrichtung auf die…read moreFluxus-Bewegung und der umfangreichen Privatsammlung von Werken Wolf Vostells und Arbeiten zeitgenössischer Künstler einzigartig in Berlin, Potsdam und Umgebung. Die Fluxus-Dokumentation "permanentFLUXUS" im atrium, regelmäßige Musikveranstaltungen und Kunstvermittlungsangebote leisten einen positiven Beitrag zur kulturellen Entwicklung der Region und bieten dem Besucher viel Vergnügen und spannende Einblicke in die so viel diskutierte Kunstform Fluxus. In der Dauerausstellung werden Werke aus Privatsammlungen gezeigt. Sie umfassen Korrespondenzen, Fotos, Bücher, Kataloge, Zeitschriften, Filme, Videos, Aktionsrelikte, Multiple, Objekte, Installationen und Kunstwerke. Schwerpunkt der Sammlung sind Arbeiten des Künstlers Wolf Vostell. Als zweiter ständiger Ausstellungskomplex werden Werke von Künstlern der Fluxus-Bewegung und aus dem nahen Umfeld gezeigt, welche einen Überblick über die Entwicklungen in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhundert bieten. Eine Präsentation von vier zeitgenössischen Künstlern rundet die Sammlung ab und ermöglicht einen Blick auf eine heutige Interpretation der Maxime "Kunst ist Leben, Leben ist Kunst".

From the owner: Willkommen im Haus der Brandenburgisch-Preußischen Geschichte (HBPG), einem faszinierenden…read moreAusstellungshaus im Herzen von Potsdam. Doch es ist mehr als das – es ist ein Ort, der die brandenburgische Kultur und Geschichte lebendig werden lässt und ein spannender außerschulischer Lernort. Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Geschichte Brandenburgs und erleben Sie interaktive Ausstellungen, beeindruckende Artefakte und multimediale Inszenierungen, die Ihnen einen tiefen Einblick in die Vergangenheit dieser Region geben. Die engagierten Mitarbeiter des HBPG stehen Ihnen jederzeit zur Verfügung und teilen gerne ihr umfangreiches Wissen und ihre Leidenschaft für die Geschichte mit Ihnen. Das HBPG ist ein absolutes Muss für Touristen in Potsdam. Es ermöglicht Ihnen, die reiche Kultur und Geschichte Brandenburgs hautnah zu erleben und eine neue Wertschätzung für diese faszinierende Region zu entwickeln.

When I went to the museum to pick up my guitar from a cancelled exhibit, the museum assistant…read morelaughed at me. I've have previously done volunteer work at the museum... BUT NEVER AGAIN. The museum is plagued now by elected officials and a village administrator obsessed with their power and authority. It is apparent this administration is in over their heads and are incapable of leading the village in a civil manner.

While this museum isn't as large as some others art museums in the greater Berlin area, it makes…read moreample use of the 2.5 floors of gallery space. They're best known for their collection of Impressionist works including a notable number of pieces by Monet, Renoir, Signac, Sisley. Their 34 Monets are the largest collection by the artist in Europe outside of Paris. It was cool to view this collection since it contained some of the smaller format, less commonly seen works of Monet and other artists. Their main collection extended to most of the upper 2 floors. A couple smaller sections reserved for temporary exhibitions including the Maurice de Vlaminck retrospective when I was there in October 2024. Located within a 15 minute walk or 8 min bus/tram ride over a pedestrian-friendly bridge to Potsdam Hbf, it's easily accessible. If you're visiting the sites within Potsdam and flexible on a later dinner time, my recommendation is to schedule it at the end of a day at Sanssouci Park, considering it's open daily 10-7pm except closed Tuesdays. It takes about 2 hours if you want go thru the museum at leisurely pace. Full admission is €16 weekdays Mon, Wed-Fri and €18 weekends and holidays, though €10 after 5:30pm. If you purchase a Sanssouci+ package there's a discount for same day Museum Barberini tickets, though not combinable with the evening discount. Audio guides are free by downloading their app. There is a cafe and gift shop in the building. Large bags must be checked in lockers.

TLDR Organizing a visit is a pain…read more Great artwork but the logistics of the visit is horrendously organized. You need to buy tickets online (had an episode where we showed up and could not get in - nowhere on the website did it say that you need to buy tickets for a certain time otherwise you won't get in). Online mobile store simply does not work. The desktop website is confusing. Overall first time had so many problems simply trying to visit a museum.

The Russian colonies in Potsdam are well worth a visit, situated just on the edge of town, its a…read morebit of a trek on foot, but no problem by bike or public transport. The charming district is small but full of character.

A small church with political history tied to its foundation. The Church of Peace was dedicated in…read more1848 by King Frederich Wilhelm IV, as completed in 1854. Its designs are thought to be based on the Basilica di San Clemente in Rome, with a 13th century Venetian mosaic included in the apse that was shipped from Murano via boat. Aside from acting as the royal chapel and church building for the local parish, it's thought that a subtext of this undertaking was for the king to reestablish the divine right of monarchy in relation to the Protestant church majority that was present in Prussia during his reign. History aside, this building is fairly simple and unadorned compared to others on the park ground. The church building (with apse, in altar, baptistery, sacristy, naves) is connected to a cloister, campanile bell tower and courtyard surrounded by porticos. The exterior of the building on the northeast side sits along a manmade pond, the rest along the Sanssouci Park garden paths. The church is free to visit during the hours of 11:30am-4pm Saturday and 12-4pm Sunday from mid-October to mid-March, and from 11am-5pm Monday-Saturday, 12-5pm Sunday during the warmer months. Paid parking is located closer to the windmill or outside the park and then walkable within 10-15 minutes.