When does the exhibition take place?

The Open-Air Exhibition starts on 28.06.2026 and runs until 29.06.2026 according to the event information.

Is the entrance free of charge?

Yes, the event is free of charge according to the available information.

Where is the event location?

In the Prince Pückler Museum Park & Castle Branitz, Robinienweg 5, 03042 Cottbus.

Is the exhibition indoors or outdoors?

It is an Open-Air Exhibition in the park, thus an offering outdoors.

Are there any indications for guided tours or educational offerings?

The exhibition is designed as a parcours with five stations and conveys historical content in the sense of cultural education. No further specific tour details were provided.

What topics are at the center?

The focus is on the work of Princess Lucie Pückler, the early development phases of Branitz Park, and the first renovations of the castle.

Lucie Pückler in Branitz Park: Garden Art, History and a Quiet Exhibition Wonder

Name: Open-Air Exhibition – Princess Lucie Pückler in Branitz
Start: 2026-06-28T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-29T02:00:00+02:00
Location: Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Schloss Branitz

Lucie Pückler in Branitz Park: An Open-Air Exhibition about Idea, Garden Art and Personality

In the year of the 250th birthday of Princess Lucie Pückler, Branitz places the focus on the woman who significantly influenced the dreamland of the park. The Open-Air Exhibition takes visitors through five stations that showcase the early development phases of the site and makes visible how a unique total work of art emerged from planning, reconstruction, and landscape vision.

A Journey through History and Atmosphere

Walking through the Pleasureground, visitors experience not an ordinary display series, but a walkable art experience in the open air. The park itself becomes the exhibition space: light, paths, vegetation, and sight axes combine with historical information to create an aesthetic experience that brings together art history, landscape design, and memory culture.

The Princess as Designer of the Whole of Branitz

Lucie Pückler does not appear as a marginal figure here, but as a wise, experienced co-designer of a culturally and historically significant place. The exhibition draws attention to her role in the early years of the park and to the renovations of the castle that laid the foundation for today’s Branitz. In this way, a central chapter of 19th-century garden art is made newly accessible.

Branitz as Total Work of Art

The Branitz park and castle are considered an ensemble of architecture, garden art, spatial experience, and collections. This very complexity also shapes the tour: The stations tell of planning, the will to shape, and social representation, but also of the poetic power of the landscape. Thus, the exhibition becomes a study of the work at the scale of the place itself.

Cultural Education in the Open Air

The format is suitable for visitors interested in museum education, monument preservation, and historical garden art. The outdoor staging facilitates access, opens new perspectives on the history of Branitz, and makes cultural education directly experienceable. Particularly in the interplay of natural space and information, a vibrant understanding of the significance of the place emerges.

Conclusion

This Open-Air Exhibition combines historical knowledge with sensory perception and invites visitors to rediscover Princess Lucie Pückler in the space of Branitz. Anyone wishing to experience art, landscape, and history in a harmonious ensemble should visit the exhibition on-site and be carried along by the special spirit of this place.