The Dahlem Manor ( German : Domäne Dahlem ) is an open-air museum for agriculture and food culture in southwestern Berlin . It is the historical manor of the former village of Dahlem . The manor has been in service for over 800 years.
15-468: The manor's final owner, Carl Friedrich von Beyme, died in 1838. His daughter, Charlotte Gerlach, sold the manor in 1841 to the Prussian government. The first plans to repurpose the manor lands were made in the middle of the 19th century, but were stalled by Otto von Camphausen and other community leaders. These plans returned to the forefront by the end of the century, as the city rapidly expanded around
30-483: A considerable portion of the state debt and to remit certain taxes. He was, however, a too warm adherent of free trade principles to enjoy the confidence either of the Agrarian Party or of Prince Otto von Bismarck , and his antagonism to the tobacco monopoly and the general economic policy of the latter brought about his retirement. Camphausen's great services to Prussia were recognized by his sovereign in
45-736: The Rur . The Wurm is a left (western) tributary of the Rur ( Dutch : Roer ). The Rur is a tributary of the Meuse . The sources of the Wurm are several brooks in the forests southwest of Aachen , which form the Wurm after the Diepenbenden reservoir. From there the Wurm nowadays flows through canals through the city of Aachen, until it resurfaces again at the Europaplatz in the east of Aachen. North of Aachen (between Kerkrade and Herzogenrath )
60-457: The U3 line). The new streets in the area were named after various Prussian ministers and forestry officials. The natural science faculty of Humboldt University were also assigned a new location in the area, somewhat relieving the crowded Berlin-Mitte campus. The beginning of World War I brought these plans to a halt. Nearly 40 years later, after the end of World War II, the planned science center
75-565: The bestowal of the Order of the Black Eagle in 1895, a dignity carrying with it a patent of nobility . He died at Berlin. Wurm The Wurm ( German pronunciation: [vʊʁm] ; Dutch : Worm [ˈʋɔr(ə)m] ) is a river in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany . It rises in the Eifel mountains and flows for 57 kilometres before discharging into
90-454: The development of food culture from 1850 to the present. The three-story building contains hundreds of multi-media and hands-on exhibits. The attic of the building has special kid-friendly exhibits. The manor is a certified Bioland operation and is the only farm in Germany with a direct U-Bahn connection. Otto von Camphausen Otto von Camphausen (21 October 1812 – 18 May 1896)
105-582: The manor lands were used in the construction of the Free University . A citizens' initiative known as "Friends of the Dahlem Manor," first chaired by Martin Quilisch, was founded to support the conversion of the remaining land into an outdoor museum. The museum first established itself by participating in citywide events such as harvest festivals and Christmas markets. In 1995, the operation of
120-546: The manor. The first settlement in the area was the Botanical Garden , in a location now occupied by the Heinrich-von-Kleist Park. The Prussian Landtag finally approved the plans for the manor on June 26, 1897. Beginning in 1901, the surrounding fields and forest lands were converted into building plots. Part of the land was to be used for public projects (science and research), while another part
135-537: The ministry of finance, and was in 1849 elected a member of the second chamber of the Prussian diet , joining the Moderate Liberal party. In 1869 he was appointed minister of finance. On taking office, he was confronted with a deficit in the revenue, which he successfully cleared off by effecting a conversion of a greater part of the state loans. The Franco-Prussian War indemnity enabled him to redeem
150-575: The museum was transferred to the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin. Today the museum is operated by the Stiftung Domäne Dahlem as an independent foundation. The museum puts on exhibits related to agriculture and food culture. The manor house contains a shop and meat market from the 1920s. In 2015, the museum extended into another historical building and opened an exhibit named "From Farm to Plate." The exhibit depicts
165-625: The river forms the border with the Netherlands for approximately 10 km. It flows into the Rur near Heinsberg . Other towns on the river Wurm are Würselen , Übach-Palenberg and Geilenkirchen . The name Wurm is thought to originate from the German word warm (same meaning in English), as the source brooks were fed from the thermal springs in Aachen. This article related to
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#1732764754452180-646: Was a Prussian statesman . Camphausen was born at Hünshoven, part of Geilenkirchen on the right bank of the River Wurm , in the Rhine Province . Having studied jurisprudence and political economy at the universities of Bonn , Heidelberg , Munich and Berlin , he entered the legal career at Cologne , and immediately devoted his attention to financial and commercial questions. Nominated assessor in 1837, he acted for five years in this capacity at Magdeburg and Coblenz , became in 1845 counsellor in
195-681: Was finally built on the campus of the Free University of Berlin . The planned buildings include several institutes of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (on Van't-Hoff-Straße), the Prussian Privy State Archives , several agricultural research buildings, and the Museum of Asian Art. The Dahlem Museum Center was gradually built out at the same time, in particular because the museum center on the Museum Island
210-638: Was no longer accessible from West Berlin after the war. Some of the facilities have since been relocated to the Kulturforum (e.g., the Gemäldegalerie ). An extensive relocation to the Humboldt Forum in the inner city is planned. Some of the manor lands continued to be used for agriculture throughout the reallocation. The only remaining farmland — where the museum stands today — is at Königin-Luise-Straße 49. After World War II, some of
225-418: Was to be sold as land for villas to private buyers. The converted area began in the northeast (near today's Breitenbachplatz ), running along Under den Eichen street up to the village of Zehlendorf. In the west and northwest parts of the royal Grunewald were included in the project as well. With the express aim of boosting property values in the area, a new train line was built linking the area to Berlin (today
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