Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e. V.

What Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e. V. does

Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e. V. is the statewide umbrella association for museums and museum-like institutions in the German state of Brandenburg. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Potsdam, the organization is structured as a private non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) with approximately 7 employees, including Managing Director Dr. Arne Lindemann, research associates Alexander Sachse and Dr. Manuela Gander, and communications staff member Swantje Bahnsen. The association serves over 100 member museums across categories including agricultural, open-air, memorial, art, literature, natural history, sacred art, castle, city/regional/home, and technical museums, and supports a volunteer base of 3,000+ citizens active in approximately two-thirds of the state's museums. Core activities include coordinating four regional networks and multiple working groups, organizing annual events such as the Internationaler Museumstag (with 90-100+ participating museums) and Verbandstagung, providing professional development workshops, and producing guidance documents on provenance research, accessibility, emergency preparedness, and digitalization.

The association's technology and product portfolio centers on digitalization of Brandenburg's museum collections. It operates the museum-digital platform (brandenburg.museum-digital.de) hosting 28,000+ online-accessible objects, and in April 2024 launched the consumer-facing Brandenburg sammelt platform (brandenburg-sammelt.de) providing interactive discovery of those collections. The Digi-Mobil, developed in partnership with FH-Potsdam and launched in March 2023, is a mobile digitization workstation deployed across member museums. Educational products include a five-part video tutorial series on object photography (DigAMus-Award 2023 winner), and publications encompass the Museumsblätter journal (since 2002), Handreichungen guidance documents, the Technikkarte map of 77 technical museums, and themed bicycle tours (Entdeckertouren).

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining membership fees from institutional and personal members, operational and project grants from the Brandenburg Ministry for Science, Research and Culture (MWFK), supplementary grants from Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung, and modest publication sales (Museumsblätter at 9 EUR/year, Technikkarte at 4 EUR plus shipping, with most PDFs available free). The organization does not disclose financial figures. Distribution occurs through direct association services to members, the online museum-digital and Brandenburg sammelt platforms, event-based training and workshops, and book trade channels for print publications. The marketing mix centers on the website (museen-brandenburg.de), an X/Twitter account (@Museen_in_BRB with 1,701 followers), a YouTube channel, press releases, and the Museumsblätter and Rundbrief newsletters.

Name

Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e. V.

Legal name

Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e. V.

Website

https://museen-brandenburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e. V. is the statewide non-profit umbrella association for 100+ museums in Brandenburg, Germany, providing professional development, digitization infrastructure (museum-digital platform, Digi-Mobil), publications, and advocacy, funded primarily by state ministry grants and membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Museum Association Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums (71211), Historical Sites (71212)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Museum association services
• Cultural heritage support
• Museum digitization
• Professional development training
• Cultural tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The association is a private law association (privatrechtlicher Zusammenschluss) of institutional and personal members from museums and museum facilities in Brandenburg. Members include museum institutions and their friends and supporters.
2. Publication Sales: Sale of Museumsblätter journal (2 issues per year, 9.00 EUR subscription including shipping), individual issues (3.00 EUR plus 2.00 EUR shipping), books, brochures, and flyers. Some publications are available free as accessible PDFs.
3. State Government Funding: Supported by the Ministry for Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg (MWFK). Receives project funding for digitization initiatives and other museum support activities.
4. Product Sales: Sale of the Technikkarte (Technical Museums map) for 4.00 EUR plus 1.55 EUR shipping, available through the association and book trade (ISBN 978-3-9811626-0-8).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e. V. is the statewide umbrella non-profit association for museums in Brandenburg, Germany. It provides member museums with professional development, networking through regional and topical working groups, digitization support (museum-digital platform, Digi-Mobil workstation, Brandenburg sammelt discovery platform), guidance documents and Handreichungen, accessibility/inclusion training, provenance research support, funding advice, and cultural tourism products such as Entdeckertouren bicycle tours and the Technikkarte map. It also publishes the Museumsblätter journal.

Product overview

The Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e.V. is an association representing museums in Brandenburg, Germany. It provides a portfolio of services including the online platform 'Brandenburg sammelt' (accessing over 28,000 museum objects), the Digi-Mobil mobile documentation workstation, museum-digital as a collection management tool, educational video tutorials, and various publications (Museumsblätter, Technikkarte). The association also offers tourism products (Entdeckertouren bicycle tours), accessibility services (inclusive phone format 'Bei Anruf Kultur', tactile guide), training programs (inclusive perspective workshops), and digital strategy advisory services. The organization focuses on digitalization, accessibility, industrial heritage preservation, and professional development for Brandenburg's museum landscape.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brandenburg sammelt (Online Discovery Platform)
• Digi-Mobil (Mobile Digitization Workstation)
• museum-digital (Brandenburg Instance) A free object entry and publication tool for museums, serving as the technical foundation for digital collection management and the Brandenburg sammelt platform. The platform includes over 28,000 online-accessible objects and serves as a free object entry and publication tool for museums.
• Museumsblätter (Journal) The association's journal published 1-2 times per year since 2002, covering topics relevant to Brandenburg museums such as inclusive mediation, sustainability, industrial culture, and provenance research. Available by subscription (9.00 EUR/year for 2 issues), individual purchase (3.00 EUR + shipping), or as free accessible PDFs. Members receive it free.
• Video-Tutorials zur Objektfotografie A five-part video tutorial series teaching fundamentals of digital object photography for museum collection documentation, filmed in various Brandenburg museums. Includes Ukrainian and Russian subtitles to support Ukrainian museums. Won the DigAMus-Award 2023 in the 'Social-Media-Aktionen' category.
• Entdeckertouren (Bicycle Tours) Bicycle tours connecting Brandenburg museums focused on industrial history and culture. Tours include routes around Baruth, Eberswalde, Fürstenwalde, Oderberg, and Velten. Developed in collaboration with the Touristisches Netzwerk Industriekultur in Brandenburg.
• Technikkarte (Technical Museums Map) A map of technical museums and monuments in Brandenburg and Berlin, covering 77 museums and 100 additional sites of industrial heritage. Available for 4.00 EUR plus 1.55 EUR shipping (ISBN 978-3-9811626-0-8) through the association and book trade (Edition Terra publisher).
• Bei Anruf Kultur An inclusive cultural participation format allowing telephone-based access to culture, designed for people with various limitations including mobility or sensory impairments.
• Inklusive Tastführung (Tactile Guide) A guide helping museums develop tailored mediation offerings for blind and visually impaired visitors, created with support from disability advocacy organizations.
• Digitalstrategie Workshops Workshops and advisory services for museums to develop their digital strategy, including LEGO Serious Play methodology for reflection and vision development on digital topics.
• Sensibilisierung mit inklusivem Perspektivwechsel Awareness workshops where museum staff experience exhibitions from the perspective of people with disabilities using simulation aids such as hearing impairment simulators, limited field-of-view glasses, and wheelchairs. Underpins the award-winning 'Brandenburger Museen ohne Barrieren' project (2nd place, Brandenburger Inklusionspreis 2025).

Quantifiable outcome

• 28,000+ museum objects made digitally accessible through museum-digital and Brandenburg sammelt platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Touristisches Netzwerk Industriekultur in BrandenburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative network for industrial culture tourism in Brandenburg. Jointly develops themed bicycle tours (Entdeckertouren) linking museums and industrial heritage sites. The association and network work together on cultural tourism initiatives including the Technikkarte map of technical museums.
• Beratungsstelle für ehrenamtliche Geschichtsarbeit in BrandenburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory center for voluntary historical work in Brandenburg. Provides support and resources for volunteer-run museums and historical organizations, aligning with the association's mission to support small and volunteer-managed museums.
• Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) projects. Wikimedia provides training and support for museums to contribute content to Wikipedia and related projects. Joint events include GLAM on Tour at Museum Barberini Potsdam.
• FH-Potsdam (Fachhochschule Potsdam)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Prof. Jörg Hundertpfund from FH-Potsdam for the development of the Digi-Mobil, a mobile digitization workstation for museums. Also collaborated with Vincenzo Werner from FH-Potsdam on the design.
• Edition TerraminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublisher of the Technikkarte map 'Technische Museen und Denkmäler in Brandenburg und Berlin'. Available through the publisher at Albrechtstr. 18, 10117 Berlin.
• Museumsverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publication of handreichung on cultural asset deprivation in SBZ and DDR. Co-developed guidance document on provenance research for museums in both states.
• Netzwerk SUCHO (Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Museum Karlshorst and SUCHO network to add Ukrainian and Russian subtitles to video tutorials, supporting Ukrainian museums in their digital collection work.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• museum-digital: Open community platform serving as a national-level cataloging tool for German museums. The Brandenburg association both uses and contributes to this platform, making it a critical enabling technology peer rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Museumsverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V. State-level museum association for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany. Comparable structure and mandate for serving regional museums, with similar reliance on state cultural ministry funding.
• Museumsverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. Direct state-level museum association peer in neighboring Sachsen-Anhalt. The two associations have an existing joint publication collaboration on provenance research (Kulturgutentzug in SBZ and DDR), confirming structural and operational parity.
• Museumsverband Sachsen e.V. State-level museum association for Saxony. Performs the same advocacy, training, and publication role for institutions in another eastern German Bundesland with shared post-reunification heritage context.
• Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern: State-level museum service agency for non-state museums in Bavaria. Performs an analogous advisory, digitization, and training role for the Bavarian museum sector, making it a strong functional peer despite differing organizational form.
• Museumsverband Berlin e.V. Berlin state museum association. Directly comparable peer with even more urban museum focus; the two associations jointly coordinate the Tagung Volontariat Berlin-Brandenburg, confirming operational similarity.
• Museumsverband Niedersachsen und Bremen e.V. State-level museum association covering Lower Saxony and Bremen. Operates as a similar eingetragener Verein serving regional museums with professional development, networking, and publication services.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Museumsbund: Germany's federal umbrella museum association. Operates at the national level with broader scope than the Brandenburg state association, but serves a similar constituency of museums and provides comparable advocacy, networking, and publishing functions. The DigAMus-Award that the association won in 2023 is administered by this peer.
• ICOM Deutschland: German national committee of the International Council of Museums. Operates at the international/professional standards level rather than regional service delivery, but serves a partially overlapping institutional audience and addresses comparable museum best-practice issues.

Regional players

• Schweizerischer Museumsdachverband: National museum association for Switzerland. Operates a comparable museum directory, training, and publishing program in a DACH-region context; geographic separation precludes direct competition but functions are highly analogous.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Museen_in_BRB
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXxbK1G7QmNeoy4zbREdErA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/museenbrandenburg

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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