Museum House "Im Güldenen Arm"

The museum house "Im Güldenen Arm" is the oldest original restored house from Potsdam's second city expansion. Built around 1737 as a residence, it is itself a significant exhibit. With substantial grants and donations, the house was faithfully reconstructed as a museum in the early 90s by the Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments.

The Brandenburg Cultural Association (Brandenburgischer Kulturbund e.V.) has operated the building as a museum and event venue since autumn 2010. The permanent exhibition "The Simple Functional Form – Peasant and Bourgeois Ceramics from the 18th to the Mid-20th Century," a collection of utilitarian ceramics by Siegfried Lachmann, is located on the upper floor.
The lower rooms host approximately six exhibitions a year by a wide variety of artists. Literary events and small concerts, both in the building and in the courtyard garden, are also part of the program.

This Baroque-style house was built in 1737 as part of the second Baroque city expansion under Frederick William I (1688-1740). On two streets, today's Hermann-Elflein-Straße and Jägerstraße, the houses were constructed entirely of timber framing. This house is the only one of its original design to have survived. The wood sculptor August Melchior Erhardt once lived and worked here, showcasing his craftsmanship and artistic skill in the form of the portal's ornamentation.