The museum emerged from the private collection of Werner Philipp, which was given to the city of Berlin in 1996. As a state museum for water sports, it is subordinate to the Senate Administration for the Interior and Sport.
The history of water sports between 1835 and today is brought to life in the exhibition, which changes its focus each year: the beginnings of bourgeois rowing and sailing sports, the workers' sports movement, the history of women's sports, school sports and Jewish clubs, as well as the effects of reunification after 1990.
On display are boats for water sports that were practiced in Grünau, including dragon boat and canoe polo. Motorboats, club flags, boat and club badges, historical documents and photographs are also on display.
The museum is located on the regatta grounds in Grünau. The regatta course was laid out by the Berlin Regatta Association starting in 1880 and gradually expanded to include permanent grandstands and boathouses. From 1900 onwards, numerous rowing and sailing clubs settled here, whose boathouses are now protected monuments. in 1936, the Olympic Games in rowing and canoeing were held in Grünau.
Due to renovation of the regatta grandstand, the Grünau Water Sports Museum has been partially closed since 2016. The museum is expected to open in 2024 with a new permanent exhibition.
Currently, there is an interim exhibition in the so-called Olympic Café on the regatta grounds in Grünau (Haus West). Using selected examples, it provides an insight into the diverse collections of both houses, is a field of experimentation for the future permanent exhibition and gives an impression of the exciting stories that the various contemporary testimonies can tell about rowing, canoeing and sailing. On display are about 130 exhibits, including Olympic silver boats from 1936 and 1968, a collection of oars and sculls from 1890 - 1996, camping items and equipment of water hiking from the 1920s, a variety of cups and prizes, including the Great Grünau Regatta, evidence of early and recent club history and many more.
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- Monday-Tuesday closed
- Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00
- Thursday-Sunday closed
Currently closed due to refurbishment. Interim exhibition in the Olympiacafé: Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., every last Saturday of the month 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Regattastraße 221, Olympiacafé (Ausstellung), 12527 Berlin
+49 (30) 674 40 02
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