Brief Guidelines for Groups Exhibition Location: Babelsberg Palace and Park, Potsdam Address : Babelsberg Palace, Park Babelsberg 10, 14482 Potsdam, Germany Latitude: 52.407644 | Longitude: 13.093361 Exhibition hours 29 April to 15 October 2017 Daily, except Mondays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Prince Pückler would have been delighted: Finally, seven decades down the line, it is possible to experience once again the artificial waterworks at Babelsberg Park. Gushing waterfalls, peaceful lakes with myriad coves, and bubbling fountains enliven this park at the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Berlin-Potsdam park landscape. The decorative garden terraces that William and Augusta, the Prussian princely couple, had laid out around Babelsberg Palace according to the ideas of this eccentric garden designer, have also been restored and now shine with new splendor. This is reason enough for the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG) to dedicate an exhibition to the garden architect Prince Pückler at Babelsberg Palace, the very center of his most important creations. From the end of April to mid- October 2017, Babelsberg Palace will be opening up its to date unrestored rooms, making it possible for visitors to look out through the large windows that afford fascinating views to the renovated terraces, Babelsberg Park, and the Potsdam park landscape. Offers for Groups Guided Tours through the exhibition at Babelsberg Palace and sections of the Babelsberg Park grounds Duration: 2 hours Maximum number of participants per group: 20 Group price, flat rate/adults: 160 Surplus fee/adults: 85 /up to 10 other people Group price, flat rate/school groups: 112 Surplus fee/school groups: 60 /up to 10 other people An actor stages the Tour Prince Hermann of Pückler-Muskau takes you on a tour through the special exhibition (Babelsberg Palace and Park) Duration: 1.5 hours Maximum number of participants per group: 20 Group price, flat rate/adults: 210 It is only possible for groups to visit the exhibition as part of a tour. Prior reservation is necessary. The tour is offered in German or English. Plan Your Visit Getting there and Parking… Babelsberg Palace may be reached by using public transportation, the boats of the Weiße Flotte Potsdam GmbH or by tourist bus. If you are coming by bus, please note that there are no parking spaces for buses in the immediate vicinity of the exhibition location. But the stop called "Schloss Babelsberg" on the boulevard to Glienicke at least affords an opportunity to allow your group to get off and board the bus again there. The path from the bus stop to Babelsberg Palace is about 550 meters (about a 7-minute walk). For tourist bus parking, please follow signs for the city's bus parking spaces. Due to the narrowness of the street, arriving by bus through the Lankestraße is not recommended. For directions, kindly consult the City of Potsdam's transportation mobility information at www.mobil-potsdam.de/de/parken/touristenbusparkplaetze/ Should you come by car, you may park at the parking lot on the Allee nach Glienicke. Places are limited (around 50 places only). Bicycle racks are available at the Rose stairs, at the Steam Engine House and at the Small Palace (nowadays a restaurant). Please observe the general regulations of the usage of the park. The rules within the Babelsberg Park are to be respected. Bicycling is only permitted on designated routes. If you choose to make use of the environmentally-friendly public transportation facilities (ÖPNV), we recommend that you consult the information pages of Deutsche Bahn ( www.bahn.de ) or respectively, the Berlin suburban trains ( www.s-bahn-berlin.de ), the VIP transportation authority in Potsdam ( www.swp-potsdam.de ) or the regional transport authority of Berlin-Brandenburg (www.vbb.de ). Arriving by water taxi or with the tourist ships of the Weisse Flotte Potsdam GmbH and getting off at the Babelsberg Park dock, presents an alternative approach with lots of different things to see. Our partnership cooperations will be very happy to assist you. Please note that this dock is not accessible for other ships and boats, however. Contact: Weiße Flotte Potsdam GmbH Lange Brücke 6 14467 Potsdam Fax. 0331 - 280 00 31 e-mail: [email protected] home: www.schiffahrt-in-potsdam.de Where to meet your guide from the SPSG… The place where you will meet up with your guide from the SPSG is always at the entrance to Babelsberg Palace . The tour begins and ends at the square before the entrance to the Palace. It includes both the exhibition inside Babelsberg Palace as well as a tour through the park and lasts about 2 hours. Information and Offers for Visitors with Disabilities. Unfortunately, due to the unrestored state of the rooms in Babelsberg Palace, this exhibition is only accessible for persons with wheelchairs via a special entrance that is not always open. The access route has an incline of more than 6%. Kindly inform the cashier at the Palace of your arrival. From there someone will accompany you into the exhibition. If necessary, you will receive assistance. The Palace has no elevator. A stairway leads to the upper Palace rooms. Sometimes the pathways through the park grounds are very narrow and steep. A few areas are only accessible via natural stairs. There are no seating possibilities during the course of the tour. It would be best to… We recommend that your guests wear comfortable, sturdy shoes for the tour, since the paths are completely unpaved and the ground rises steeply in a few places. In the event of inclement weather, please dress accordingly since there is no shelter available in the park. Service Facilities. Lockers are located in the entrance area of Babelsberg Palace. Larger luggage pieces may not be taken along into the exhibition. We recommend that you leave such items in the bus. Toilets are located in the immediate vicinity of Babelsberg Palace. Please note that in the Palace itself and on the park grounds there are no further guest toilet facilities Shopping Break… Include a little time for the members of your group to visit the Museum Shop and discover the diverse selection of gifts and souvenirs. The Museum Shop is located near the Cashier Desk at Babelsberg Palace. Restaurant Services… In the immediate neighborhood Potsdam there are restaurants that will be delighted to serve you. Please contact these businesses directly. Contact and Booking Group Offers Our Group Services Team will be happy to assist you with your reservations. Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg Group Services Post Office Box 60 14 62 D- 14414 Potsdam D-14469 Potsdam Tel. +49 (0)331 96 94-222 Fax +49 (0)331 96 94-107 [email protected] Individual tickets are available in our Ticket shop: tickets.spsg.de And Another Thing. Of course, we would be delighted to help you organize your program tours. Should you need any photo or text materials, please contact our Marketing Department: [email protected] In addition, you will find all entire SPSG group offers presented in extensive detail at: www.spsg.de/b2b . The best thing would be to simply put the link on your list of favorites. All information is subject to change and availability. Date of issue: February 17, 2017 Images/map: © SPSG .