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History © DDR Museum, Berlin 2017 History Permanent exhibition Exhibition atDDR Museum - A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME IN THE DDR Exhibition atDDR Museum - A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME IN THE DDR History Permanent exhibition Exhibition atDDR Museum - A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME IN THE DDR The DDR Museum is unique, extraordinary and one of the most visited museums in Berlin. We show the everyday life of a past state to touch. History is conveyed in a lively, interactive and yet scientifically sound way. It will reopen Read more History of the GDR permanent exhibition Events on the Cold War Location DDR Museum Berlin DDR Museum Berlin Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1 10178 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.ddr-museum.de/ Buy tickets
Photography © Museum Berlin-Karlshorst Photography 26/10/2023 – 31/03/2024 Little Brother, big Brother – The GDR and the Soviet Union Little Brother, big Brother – The GDR and the Soviet Union Photography 26/10/2023 – 31/03/2024 Little Brother, big Brother – The GDR and the Soviet Union Without the Soviet Union and its victory over Hitler's Germany, there would have been no GDR. But how much room for manoeuvre did the SED leadership have vis-à-vis Moscow, and how strong was the dependence on Soviet gas and oil? What role did encounters with… Read more History of the GDR Location DDR Museum Berlin DDR Museum Berlin Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1 10178 Berlin Time 09:00 am http://www.ddr-museum.de Buy tickets
History © SDTB / Foto: Ériver Hijano History Permanent exhibition Railway: revolution and everyday life Railway: revolution and everyday life History Permanent exhibition Railway: revolution and everyday life From March 2024, the German Museum of Technology will be showing the new permanent exhibition on rail transport in the historic locomotive shed under the title “Railroad: Revolution and Everyday Life”. Read more History permanent exhibition Location Deutsches Technikmuseum - Lokschuppen Deutsches Technikmuseum - Lokschuppen Trebbiner Straße 9 10963 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://technikmuseum.berlin/ausstellungen/dauerausstellungen/eisenbahn/
Art © Face Time Relief – Monday, Berlin 2022, Acryl und Aerosol auf Holz,90 x 61 x 4 cm © Various & Gould Art 27/11/2023 – 12/04/2024 Various & Gould: Vis-à-Vis Various & Gould: Vis-à-Vis Art 27/11/2023 – 12/04/2024 Various & Gould: Vis-à-Vis The art duo Various & Gould has been an integral part of the Berlin urban art scene for almost twenty years. Various & Gould have been working closely together as an art duo since 2005. They prefer to work with the media screen printing and collage. Her works… Read more Free of charge Urban Art Contemporary Art Location Evangelisches Zentrum(Haus 2, 4. Etage) Evangelisches Zentrum(Haus 2, 4. Etage) Georgenkirchstraße 69 10249 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/ausstellungen/vis-a-vis/
History © Bild: Daniela Incoronato für Dekoloniale und Museen Treptow-Köpenick History Permanent exhibition zurückgeschaut I looking back – Die Erste Deutsche Kolonialausstellung von 1896 in Berlin-Treptow zurückgeschaut I looking back – Die Erste Deutsche Kolonialausstellung von 1896 in Berlin-Treptow History Permanent exhibition zurückgeschaut I looking back – Die Erste Deutsche Kolonialausstellung von 1896 in Berlin-Treptow The museums Treptow-Köpenick and the project Decolonial Remembrance Culture in the city show the first permanent exhibition on colonialism, racism and black resistance in a Berlin museum. Read more Free of charge permanent exhibition History Location Museum Treptow - Berlin Museum Treptow - Berlin Sterndamm 102 12487 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.berlin.de/museum-treptow-koepenick/ausstellungen/artikel.649851.php
History © Stiftung Berliner Mauer, Foto: Simons History Permanent exhibition 1961 bis 1989. The Berlin Wall 1961 bis 1989. The Berlin Wall History Permanent exhibition 1961 bis 1989. The Berlin Wall Why was the Wall built? Why did the Wall stay up so long? Why did it fall in 1989? Read more Free of charge Berlin wall Events on the Cold War Location Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Bernauer Straße 111 13355 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de/de/dokumentationszentrum-213.html
History © BStU / Popa History Permanent exhibition Access to secrecy Access to secrecy History Permanent exhibition Access to secrecy In June 2018, the exhibition "Insight into Secrets" opened in "House 7" at the Stasi headquarters, with the aim of making the Stasi documents archive and its significance for the present more comprehensible. Read more Free of charge permanent exhibition Location Ehem. Stasi-Zentrale Ehem. Stasi-Zentrale Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.einblick-ins-geheime.de
Exhibitions © visitBerlin, Foto: Pierre Adenis Exhibitions Permanent exhibition Antique in Berlin - The Old Museum Antique in Berlin - The Old Museum Exhibitions Permanent exhibition Antique in Berlin - The Old Museum Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the Altes Museum (Old Museum) was opened in 1830 as the first museum on Museum Island. At that time, the striking neoclassical façade structured by Ionic columns, expansive foyer and attractive rotunda were quite… Read more UNESCO World Heritage Location Altes Museum Altes Museum Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/altes-museum/ausstellungen/detail/a… Buy tickets
Photography © Ellen Röhner/FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum Photography 19/02/2024 – 30/06/2024 Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years Photography 19/02/2024 – 30/06/2024 Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years The African-American lesbian poet and activist Audre Geraldine Lorde (1934-1992) had a significant influence on the Black women's movement worldwide with her work against homophobia, sexism and racism. Read more Free of charge Politics & Society LGBTI Location FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum Adalbertstraße 95A 10999 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://fhxb-museum.de/index.php?id=28&L=1
Art © Edvard Munch, Porträt Walther Rathenau, 1907 © Sammlung Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, Foto Oliver Ziebe, Berlin Art 26/05/2023 – 07/10/2026 Aufbruch in die Moderne Aufbruch in die Moderne Art 26/05/2023 – 07/10/2026 Aufbruch in die Moderne Lovis Corinth, Edvard Munch, Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and many others - the Stadtmuseum Berlin owns outstanding paintings by prominent representatives of classical modernism. Twelve highlights from this top-class collection will be on show at the… Read more Bauhaus & Modernism Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Time 10:00 am https://berlinischegalerie.de/ausstellung/aufbruch-in-die-moderne/ Buy tickets
Architecture & Design © Visual Bauhaus Infinity Archive © Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition bauhaus infinity archive bauhaus infinity archive Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition bauhaus infinity archive With around one million objects, the Bauhaus Archive | Museum of Design is the largest Bauhaus collection in the world. But only a few objects from it have been exhibited so far. But there are a lot of digital images of the objects. In the installation Bauhaus… Read more Design permanent exhibition Bauhaus & Modernism Location the temporary bauhaus-archiv the temporary bauhaus-archiv Knesebeckstraße 1-2 10623 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.bauhaus.de/de/programm/7432_bauhaus_infinity_archive/
Top Event Exhibitions © Martin Adam Top Event Exhibitions 07/12/2023 – 23/06/2024 Belles Choses. Art Nouveau um 1900 Belles Choses. Art Nouveau um 1900 Top Event Exhibitions 07/12/2023 – 23/06/2024 Belles Choses. Art Nouveau um 1900 On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Bröhan Museum, a major exhibition will be dedicated to the core theme of the museum - French Art Nouveau. Read more Design Location Bröhan-Museum Bröhan-Museum Schloßstraße 1A 14059 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.broehan-museum.de/ausstellung/belles-choses-art-nouveau-um-1900/
History © Philip Myrtorp auf Unsplash History Permanent exhibition BerlinZEIT - The city makes history! BerlinZEIT - The city makes history! History Permanent exhibition BerlinZEIT - The city makes history! In the Ephraim-Palais Museum, the Berlin City Museum is presenting its newly edited permanent exhibition “BerlinZEIT – The City Makes History!” . Read more permanent exhibition History Location Ephraim-Palais Ephraim-Palais Poststraße 16 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.stadtmuseum.de/ausstellung/berlinzeit
History © Zitadelle Spandau / Grafik: studio lindhorst-emme+hinrichs History 09/06/2023 – 01/04/2024 Bismarck dispute - cult figure and monument fall in an interactive exhibition Bismarck dispute - cult figure and monument fall in an interactive exhibition History 09/06/2023 – 01/04/2024 Bismarck dispute - cult figure and monument fall in an interactive exhibition His numerous admirers dedicated more than 30 monuments to Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815 – 1898) during his lifetime. After his death, the commemoration of the "Iron Chancellor" in public space multiplied to a flood of monuments. Read more Spandau History Politics & Society Location Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Spandau (im Zeughaus der Zitadelle) Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Spandau (im Zeughaus der Zitadelle) Am Juliusturm 64 13599 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/ev_exhibition/bismarck-streit/
Exhibitions © Luka Dakskobler Exhibitions 13/06/2023 – 14/04/2024 Buzzing Slovenia. From bees and people Buzzing Slovenia. From bees and people Exhibitions 13/06/2023 – 14/04/2024 Buzzing Slovenia. From bees and people The special exhibition "Buzzing Slovenia. Of Bees and People" of the Museum of European Cultures (MEK) shows both the tradition of Slovenian beekeeping and innovations from the fields of urban beekeeping and sustainable design. The exhibition takes place as… Read more Sustainability International Location Museum Europäischer Kulturen Museum Europäischer Kulturen Time 10:00 am
Architecture & Design © MY-CO-X, Photo: Birke Weber Architecture & Design 16/02/2024 – 14/10/2024 Closer to Nature Closer to Nature Architecture & Design 16/02/2024 – 14/10/2024 Closer to Nature Where people build, nature is snuffed out. Given that resources are finite and construction is such a huge factor in global warming, the dilemma is ever more apparent. Three Berlin projects show how to make allies of adversaries. Read more Sustainability Design Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Alte Jakobstraße 124 10969 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://berlinischegalerie.de/ausstellungen/vorschau/closer-to-nature/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions © Computerspielemuseum Foto: Philipp Külker Exhibitions 29/03/2021 – 31/03/2029 Computer games. Evolution of a medium Computer games. Evolution of a medium Exhibitions 29/03/2021 – 31/03/2029 Computer games. Evolution of a medium The first computer game museum in the world was founded in Berlin. An iconic time trip for the whole family through 60 years of history of the games can start. Read more Teenager Children Location Computerspielemuseum Computerspielemuseum Karl-Marx-Allee 93A 10243 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.computerspielemuseum.de/ Buy tickets
Architecture & Design © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Ute Franz-Scarciglia; CC NC-BY-SA Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe Spread over 700 square metres, the permanent exhibition 'Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe' is the first ever display of a cross-section of all the museum's diverse collections. Read more permanent exhibition Finally live Location Museum Europäischer Kulturen Museum Europäischer Kulturen Arnimallee 25 14195 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%… Buy tickets
Art © COFO Entertainment Art 18/10/2023 – 21/04/2024 Dalí Surreal Dalí Surreal Art 18/10/2023 – 21/04/2024 Dalí Surreal - Verlängert bis 21. April 2024! - Extended until April 21, 2024! The world-famous surrealist paintings of Salvador Dalí are brought to life in a lavish immersive exhibition. After London and Barcelona, visitors can now embark on an impressive journey through the poetic and fantastic universe of the Spanish multi-talent at… Read more Location Neukölln Speicher Neukölln Speicher Time 10:00 am Buy tickets
Top Event Science & Technology © MfN Top Event Science & Technology 23/08/2022 – 30/11/2024 Dinosaurs! Age of the giant lizards Dinosaurs! Age of the giant lizards Top Event Science & Technology 23/08/2022 – 30/11/2024 Dinosaurs! Age of the giant lizards In the exhibition "Dinosaurs! Age of the Giant Lizards," which can be seen at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin until November 30, 2024, spectacular new dinosaur fossils can be admired in the original alongside Tyrannosaurus rex Tristan Otto. Read more Accessible Events science Children Location Museum für Naturkunde Museum für Naturkunde Invalidenstraße 43 10115 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/de/museum/ausstellungen/dinosaurier-zei… Buy tickets
Top Event Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Roman März Top Event Art 18/11/2023 – 28/09/2025 Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society Top Event Art 18/11/2023 – 28/09/2025 Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society Hardly any other era was so marked by division, rupture and transformation as the time after the Second World War. In light of this, the Neue Nationalgalerie is very deliberately showing its new collection display of post-1945 art under the title Extreme… Read more Contemporary Art Events on the Cold War Location Neue Nationalgalerie Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%… Buy tickets