Travel Reference
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with time spent hiking in the forest to make a well-rounded day out. hese include
the
Brücke Museum
, which showcases German Expressionism, the
Jagdschloss
Grunewald
with its small collection of old masters, the
Allied Museum
, which has
important relics of Cold War Berlin, and the
Museumsdorf Düppel
, which recreates
medieval village life.
Brücke Museum
Bussardsteig 9 • Wed-Mon 11am-5pm • €5 •
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bruecke-museum.de • U-Fehrbeliner Platz or S-Hohenzollerndamm then bus #115
(direction Neuruppiner Strasse) to “Pücklerstrasse” stop
he
Brücke Museum
displays German Expressionist works by the group known as
Die Brücke
(“he Bridge”), active in Dresden and Berlin from 1905 to 1913, and who
were banned by the Nazis. he big names are Kirchner, Heckel and Schmidt-Rottluff,
who painted Expressionist cityscapes - using rich colours and playful perspectives
- and who had a great influence on later artists. Many of their works were destroyed
during the war, making this collection all the more interesting. Exhibitions change
regularly, but tend to include early and later works from the movement.
10
Jagdschloss Grunewald
Hüttenweg 10 • April-Oct Tues-Sun 10am-6pm; Nov-March Sat & Sun 10am-4pm • €6 •
T
030 813 35 97 • U-Dahlem-Dorf, then bus
X83 to “Clayallee”
From the Brücke Museum it's a ten-minute walk west along Pücklerstrasse into the
depths of the Grunewald and
Jagdschloss Grunewald
, a royal hunting lodge built in
the sixteenth century and enlarged by Friedrichs I and II. Today it's a museum housing
old furniture and Dutch and German paintings, including works by Cranach the Elder
and Rubens. here's also a small hunting museum in the outbuildings. However,
walking around the adjacent lake, the
Grunewaldsee
, may prove more stimulating
than the collections.
Allierten-Museum
Clayallee 135 • Tues-Sun 10am-6pm • Free •
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alliertenmuseum.de • U-Oskar-Helene-Heim, then bus #115 to “Allierten-museum” stop
At the
Allierten-Museum
(
Allied Museum
) highlights include a segment of the Wall, a
guardtower, and, most impressively, the original Checkpoint Charlie guardpost. he
rest of the museum delivers a well-presented, somewhat turgid exhibition on Cold War
Berlin, enlivened only occasionally by a spy story.
Museumsdorf Düppel
Clauertstr. 11 • Easter-Oct Thurs 3-7pm, Sun & holidays 10am-5pm • €2 •
T
030 802 66 71,
W
dueppel.de • S-Zehlendorf then bus #115
to “Ludwigsfelderstrasse” stop
With its dozen thatched buildings built on the site of a twelfth-century settlement,
the reconstructed medieval country village
Museumsdorf Düppel
(Düppel Museum
Village), in the far southwest of the city, gives an impression of what things might have
looked like hereabouts 800 years ago. Traditional local breeds of sheep are reared and
old strains of rye grown, and you can see demonstrations of handicrafts and farming
techniques from the Middle Ages. Afterwards you can explore the lovely surrounding
Düppel Forest.
GRUNEWALD HIKES
The Jagdschloss is a good starting point for
hikes
into the Grunewald: a 45-minute ramble
along the eastern side of the Grunewaldsee brings you to S-Bahn Grunewald; or you can walk
south to U-Bahn Krumme Lanke in about an hour, crossing Hutten Weg and then Onkel-Tom-
Strasse to walk around the shores of Krumme Lanke lake.
