When will the exhibition take place?

The special exhibition starts on 26.08.2026 at 10:00 AM and runs until 01.11.2026.

How much is the admission fee?

The determined price for the visit is 9 Euros for the combination ticket with the castle, visitor center, and possibly the special exhibition.

Where exactly is the exhibition located?

At the Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Castle Branitz at Robinienweg 5, 03042 Cottbus.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with disabilities?

There are accessibility notes for the visitor center and parts of the facility. For the specific tour, checking the current museum information prior to the visit is recommended.

Are there guided tours or educational programs?

Yes, the house offers guided tours and educational formats; different guided tours and educational offerings are listed in the official price information.

Lucie von Pückler in Branitz Castle: An Exhibition Full of Spirit and History

Name: The Lady/ Ladies of the House - Special Exhibition in Branitz
Start: 2026-08-26T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-11-02T00:59:59+01:00
Location: Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Schloss Branitz

A Quest for Lucie von Pückler in Branitz Castle

With the special exhibition The Lady/ Ladies of the House. A Quest, the Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Castle Branitz opens a view on a woman who significantly shaped the cultural memory of the place. The focus is on Lucie von Pückler-Muskau, whose role as a strategically thinking, educated, and creative personality is being reinterpreted. The exhibition is part of the theme year WOMEN’S EMPIRE and is part of a larger cultural-historical program around the castle, park, and culture of remembrance. ([mwfk.brandenburg.de](https://mwfk.brandenburg.de/mwfk/de/service/pressemitteilungen/ansicht/~09-04-2026-eroeffnung-themenjahr-branitz?utm_source=openai))

Lucie von Pückler as a Historical Figure with Attitude

The exhibition highlights not just a biography but an art of collaboration: networks, representation, administration, and intellectual presence. Lucie appears as an actor in a courtly and intellectual environment that goes far beyond the decorative role model of the 19th century. This is precisely the strength of this exhibition: it combines historical research with a finely balanced museum presentation. ([mwfk.brandenburg.de](https://mwfk.brandenburg.de/mwfk/de/service/pressemitteilungen/ansicht/~09-04-2026-eroeffnung-themenjahr-branitz?utm_source=openai))

Castle Rooms, Collection, and Historical Atmosphere

The art experience in Branitz lives from the interplay of architecture, original castle rooms, and the surrounding landscape. The castle houses, in addition to the historical rooms, a permanent exhibition on Hermann von Pückler-Muskau as well as the Carl Blechen collection of the city of Cottbus. In the visitor center, services, a shop, and other exhibition areas complement the tour. This creates a dense exhibition atmosphere between art history, garden art, and cultural transmission. ([museen-brandenburg.de](https://www.museen-brandenburg.de/museen/nach-themen/schlossmuseen/stiftung-fuerst-pueckler-museum-park-und-schloss-branitz))

What Visitors Can Expect

The special exhibition comprehensively tells about Lucie’s life, work, and legacy in Branitz and shows how closely the history of the house is connected to questions of ownership, memory, and design. The perspective on the exhibition can be read as an art-historical quest: not as an isolated icon but as part of a total work of art comprising castle, park, and social history. This makes the visit particularly attractive for art enthusiasts, cultural travelers, and all friends of museum education. ([seenly.art](https://seenly.art/event/183201/die-dame-n-des-hauses-eine-spurensuche-furst-puckler-museum-park-und-schloss-branitz-branitz?utm_source=openai))

Visiting, Opening Hours, and Accessibility

The castle and visitor center are open from April to October 2026, Wednesday to Monday from 10 AM to 5 PM. The complex is located at Robinienweg 5 in 03042 Cottbus. There are accessibility notes for visitors; in the Branitz museum context, inclusive offers and barrier-free access in the visitor center are also mentioned. ([museen-brandenburg.de](https://www.museen-brandenburg.de/museen/nach-themen/schlossmuseen/stiftung-fuerst-pueckler-museum-park-und-schloss-branitz))

Conclusion

This special exhibition offers far more than a biographical retrospective. It opens a precise, sensory, and intellectually stimulating examination of the role of a woman in the cultural cosmos of Branitz. Those seeking historical depth, museum quality, and aesthetic experience should definitely experience the exhibition live in Cottbus. ([mwfk.brandenburg.de](https://mwfk.brandenburg.de/mwfk/de/service/pressemitteilungen/ansicht/~09-04-2026-eroeffnung-themenjahr-branitz?utm_source=openai))