TRACES

Join provenance researchers from the Berlin City Museum as they uncover the sometimes enigmatic trails of museum treasures! For example, how did French opulent furniture find its way into the Märkisches Museum?

Provenance research is dedicated to tracing and clarifying the origins of objects. Researchers from the Berlin City Museum will recount the construction and renovation of the Reichsbank building and the fate of the furniture it housed during the war and in the GDR. They will also take you on a mental journey to Paris during the German occupation (1940–1944) and to a French country estate.

Meeting point: Humboldt Forum, Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte, Meeting point: in front of the main entrance (Eosander Portal)

Registration/Booking: A free online ticket is required to participate. You can access it from March 8, 2026, on the website of the Berlin Central and Regional Library.

A joint offering from the Berlin City Museum and the Berlin Central and Regional Library (ZLB). The guided tour is part of "#Tracing the Past – A Provenance Walk through Berlin" for Provenance Research Day.