Art meets nature - artists throughout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern open their studios between the blossoming countryside and the vast coastline. KunstOffen combines creative encounters with excursions into the countryside - ideal for pausing, marveling and being inspired.
Time for vacation


- Read more: "Neustrelitz Palace Gardens"
©© SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative Neustrelitz Palace Gardens
- Freely accessible at any time
- An der Promenade, 17235 Neustrelitz
The ducal Palaca Garden in Neustrelitz is a gem of 18th and 19th century garden art. In all seasons it invites you to stroll and discover.
- Read more: "Darßer Ort lighthouse and NATUREUM"
©© Arndt Gläser Darßer Ort lighthouse and NATUREUM
- 18375 Prerow
The NATUREUM, a natural history museum in the National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, is located on the Darß peninsula near Prerow, right next to the accessible Darßer Ort lighthouse and is one of several locations of the German Maritime Museum. The diversity, dynamics and need for protection of the unique Darß landscape are presented here.
- Read more: "Rescue tower Binz"
©© Binzer Bucht Tourismus Rescue tower Binz
- Strandpromenade (Strandzugang 6), 18609 Ostseebad Binz
A romantic place for "yes" sayers. The rescue tower at beach access 6 in Binz on the island of Rügen.
- Read more: "Ahlbeck Pier"
©© TMV/Fischer Ahlbeck Pier
- Dünenstraße, 17419 Seebad Ahlbeck
The Ahlbeck pier is considered the landmark of the island of Usedom and, like most of the nearby spa architecture villas, dates from the century before last.
- Read more: "Pier Bansin"
©© TMV/Gohlke Pier Bansin
- Freely accessible at any time
- Strandpromenade, 17429 Bansin
The pier is 285 m long and offers you a fascinating view of the promenade with the numerous villas built in the resort architecture style.
- Read more: "Museum of the History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar in the Schabbell"
©© TZ Wismar, Christoph Meyer (paperheroes) Museum of the History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar in the Schabbell
- Closed today
- Schweinsbrücke, 23966 Wismar
The "Schabbell", one of the earliest Renaissance buildings in the Baltic region, the neighboring building at Schweinsbrücke 6 and the associated courtyards were reopened in December 2017 after extensive and careful renovation and now serve as exhibition and event space for the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Wismar.
- Read more: "Otto Lilienthal Museum"
©© Wittig Otto Lilienthal Museum
- Closed today
- Ellbogenstraße, 17389 Anklam
Otto Lilienthal Museum, holder of many awards, tells the tale of how the technical history of aviation became human flight's cultural history
- Read more: "Museum Rungehaus"
©© TMV/ Krauss Museum Rungehaus
- Kronwiekstraße, 17438 Wolgast
The museum Rungehaus is the birth house of the painter and romantic artist Philipp Otto Runge (1777-1810). Alongside Caspar David Friedrich, he is regarded as one of the most important painters and graphic artists of the German Romantic period.
- Read more: "MÜRITZEUM - The NatureExperienceCenter in Waren (Müritz)"
©© Felix Gänsicke MÜRITZEUM - The NatureExperienceCenter in Waren (Müritz)
- Open today
- Zur Steinmole, 17192 Waren (Müritz)
The Müritzeum shows the beauty and special features of the Mecklenburg Lake District and the Müritz National Park in an interactive exhibition. In Germany's largest aquarium landscape for native freshwater fish, you dive under the water surface of the 1000 lakes.
- Read more: "Mirow Castle"
Mirow Castle
- Open today
- Schlossinsel, 17252 Mirow
The present palace was built under Adolf Friedrich III according to plans by Christoph Julius Löwe between 1749 and 1752 as a widow's residence for his stepmother Elisabeth-Albertine.
- Read more: "Rasender Roland - Rügen narrow-gauge railway"
©© Tourismuszentrale Rügen Rasender Roland - Rügen narrow-gauge railway
- Bahnhofsstraße, 18581 Putbus
For more than a hundred years now, the narrow-gauge railway "Rasender Roland" has been driiving in the scenic south-east of the island of Rügen and offers a special kind of experience on the narrow gauge track.
- Read more: "Heringsdorf Pier"
©© TMV/Fischer Heringsdorf Pier
- Strandpromenade, 17424 Seebad Heringsdorf
The 508 m long sea-bridge is built in the style of the modern era. The steel and glass superstructures are unique, in particular the restaurant on the bridgehead that looks like a UFO from a distance.
- Read more: "Granitz hunting lodge"
©© SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative Granitz hunting lodge
- Open today
- Jagdschloss Granitz, 18609 Binz
Granitz hunting lodge is one of the most popular destinations on the island of Rügen
- Read more: "Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)"
©© Erlebnis Akademie AG / Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)
- Open today
- Forsthaus Prora, 18609 Ostseebad Binz OT Prora
The Natural Heritage Centre Rügen with treetop path and experience exhibition is open 364 days a year so that you can experience and get to know nature all year round.
- Read more: "UNESCO World Heritage Forum"
©© Gesine Häfner / Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL UNESCO World Heritage Forum
- Open today
- Waldhalle, 18546 Sassnitz
The hiking base near the port town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen is dedicated to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage idea. Nature lovers can learn about the phenomenon of ancient beech forests here or simply linger in the greenery, fortify themselves and unwind.
- Read more: "Putbus castle park"
©© TMV/Gohlke Putbus castle park
- Wreechener Weg, 18581 Putbus
Although Putbus Castle, the former manorial seat of the Princes of Putbus, was razed to the ground as early as 1962, the beautiful castle park is still a reminder of this magnificent time. Magnolias and sequoias adorn the garden, which is laid out in English style.
- Read more: "State Museum Schwerin"
©© Foto: G. Bröcker, Staatliches Museum Schwerin State Museum Schwerin
- Temporarily closed
- Alter Garten, 19055 Schwerin
In a prominent location on Schwerin Lake, visitors will find a top collection of Dutch paintings, as well as paintings from the 16th to the 21st century and works of handicrafts and graphic art.
- Read more: "Pier Binz"
©© TMV/Gohlke Pier Binz
- 18609 Binz
The Binz pier on the Island of Rügen, with a length of 370 meters, is the second longest pier on Rügen after the Sellin pier.
- Read more: "St. Nikolai Cathedral Greifswald"
©© Gudrun Koch St. Nikolai Cathedral Greifswald
- Domstraße, 17489 Greifswald
Greifswald Cathedral is one of the most beautiful sacred buildings in northern Germany. With its 100 m high tower, it towers over the Hanseatic City of Greifswald. From its tower gallery, you have an impressive view as far as the Island of Rügen.
- Read more: "Tree top walk Usedom"
©© Erlebnis Akademie AG/Baumwipfelpfad Usedom Tree top walk Usedom
- Open today
- Am Bahnhof, 17424 Heringsdorf
At treetop level, the Usedom treetop path winds its way through the Heringsdorf forest over a total length of 1,350 meters (incl. ramp in the tower). At up to 23 meters, guests walk through the island's typical beech and pine forest - past numerous information and adventure stations.