Müritzeum
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Open today 10:00–18:00Erwachsene EUR 15 · Kinder von 4-16 EUR 7.50
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What's on here
Kasperkrimi oder der Beginn einer wunderbaren Freundschaft
Sunday · All day6 EUR
Von Kunst & Natur – Sammlung trifft Atelier
Monday · All day
Waldohreulen auf Streifzug durchs Müritzeum
Tuesday · All day65 EUR
Sonderausstellung "Glanzlichter 2022"
Wednesday · All day
Ab sofort im Müritzeum
Until 29 Nov
Sonderausstellung: Glanzlichter 2021
Thursday · All day
Sonderausstellungen
Tuesday · All day
Sonderausstellung "Unter unseren Füßen"
Tuesday · All day
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Why go
- A charred-larch building designed by Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh as two offset cones.
- Roof-terrace views over Lake Müritz and Lake Herrensee.
Plan your visit
Opening times
Closed on 5 Dec
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 15 Oct 2026
Don't miss
- Deep-water aquariumSee shoals of large and small vendace in the 105,000-litre central tank.Aquarium
- Recreated river sectionLook for river and stream fish, including endangered sturgeons.Aquarium
- Museum garden walkFollow the walk around Lake Herrensee through the two-hectare garden linking the exhibition buildings, with wildlife, beekeeping exhibits and a honeybee observation hive.Around Lake Herrensee
- Ancient stonesLook for pot querns, grooved stones, millstones, boundary stones and potato stones among the garden exhibits.Museum garden
- Ivenack oak modelFind the model trunk of a 1,000-year-old Ivenack oak in the exhibition.Exhibition
Know before you go
- Open 1 September–31 October, 10:00–18:00, and 1 November–31 March, 10:00–17:00.
- Closed on 5 December.
- Dogs may accompany visitors in the interactive exhibitions and aquariums.
What's inside
- Interactive exhibition areas cover underwater life, birds, forests, regional history and moorland.
- A time-travel exhibit follows the region’s past, including the glaciers of the last ice age.
- A multi-vision cinema film surveys Mecklenburg’s history.
- The House of Collections presents flora, fauna and geological objects gathered over more than 150 years.
- Displays cover the 1,000-year-old oaks at Ivenack, fieldstone churches and estate villages.
With kids
- The circular walk around Herrensee has one large playground and two smaller playgrounds.
- Young children can climb aboard a wooden ship in the adventure playground.
Tips for your visit
- For practical enquiries, call +49 3991 633680.
- Use the centre’s visitor information to find cultural and tourist attractions across the Mecklenburg Lake District and Müritz National Park.
- Rotating special exhibitions cover subjects including natural history, photography and art.
- Visitors can explore the interactive exhibitions and aquariums with their dogs.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided nature tours
- Nature of the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau Advance registration required.
Interesting facts4
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285,000 specimens
The natural history collections hold more than 285,000 specimens documenting Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s inland plants, animals and geology.
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16,000 volumes
The library holds about 16,000 volumes, mainly on regional studies and natural sciences.
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3,030 specimens
The bird collection includes more than 3,030 specimens and skins, 4,115 clutches, over 11,100 eggs and around 300 skeletons.
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150 years
A horse chestnut in the garden is about 150 years old, stands 26 metres tall and has a trunk circumference of 3.9 metres.
Get some fresh air and enjoy the Museum Garden
Shorts
History
Hermann von Maltzan appointed Waren teacher Carl Struck as the museum’s volunteer curator and director. In the final days of the war, fire destroyed Schloss Sophienhof and nearly all the collections stored there.
- 1866Hermann von Maltzan founded the Maltzan Natural History Museum for Mecklenburg, beginning the collections.
- 1884A museum building was constructed with support from the city of Waren.
- 1929The collections moved to a former citizens’ school building.
- 1957The natural history and local history museums merged as the Müritz-Museum.
- 24 June 1982An aquarium opened beneath the bridge at Herrensee.
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- 14 December 2005The foundation stone for the new exhibition building was laid.
- 2006The renovated historic museum reopened.
- 2 August 2007The new exhibition building opened, and the aquarium moved into it.
- 2018The museum was renovated and updated, including displays about the Serrahnerberge beech forests.
Accessibility
- Accessibility Most parts of the centre are accessible to visitors with disabilities. For specific access requirements, contact the centre before visiting.
Sources: Müritzeum - Wikipedia · Home | Welcome to the Müritzeum the Nature Expe… · Experience the Natural History Exhibition in th… · Get some fresh air and enjoy the Museum Garden · Müritzeum - Wikipedia · Muritzeum: booking (its own site) · Muritzeum: prices, seasons, description (its ow… · checked 10 Oct 2026
- Website
- mueritzeum.de/
- Phone
- +49 3991 633680
Questions and answers
How much are tickets to Müritzeum?
€15 for adults; €7.50 for children aged 4–16.
What else does the exhibition cover?
Displays also explore fieldstone churches and estate villages.
How large is the exhibition?
The museum presents nature, environmental, regional and collection history across about 2,300 m².
What is the address?
Zur Steinmole 1, Waren (Müritz).
What was the museum originally called?
Its collections began at the Maltzaneum, Mecklenburg’s first natural history museum.
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