Claudia Stein - Museum Guide Berlin 2015

Museum of European Cultures

• Museum für Kommunikation Berlin

Museum for Communication Berlin

• Museumsinsel

Museum Island

• Olympisches Dorf 1936

Olympic Village 1936

• Reichstagskuppel

Dome of the Reichstag (seat of the Bundestag)

• Sammlung Boros

The Boros Collection

• Sammlung Hoffmann

The Hoffmann Collection

• Stasi-Unterlagen / Dauerausstellung

Stasi Archives / permanent exhibition

• Stiftung Olbricht im Me Collector’s Room

Olbricht Foundation in the Me Collector’s Room

• Topographie des Terrors

Topography of Terror

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Anna-Seghers-Gedenkstätte

Memorial for the writer Anna Seghers

Anna-Seghers-Straße 81, 12489 Berlin-Adlershof

Tel.: 030/ 677 47 25

Opening hours: Tu. + Th. 10.00-16.00. With guided visit only.

http://www.anna-seghers.de

Entrance fee: 4.00 EUR/ red. 2.00 EUR

The eventful life of the German writer Anna Seghers (name at birth: Netty Radványi) is traced in her originally preserved living and working spaces. She came from Mainz; her parents were Jews and so Anna came early in the cross hairs of the Nazis. In Germany, her books were burned, and she fled to Paris. Lahe emigrated to Mexico, but in 1947 came back to East-Berlin. These events have left marks on her work as well as her political views. The exhibited pieces in her apartment comprise her belongings, photographs and documents like the rare first editions of her work as well as sound recordings.

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Abguss -Sammlung antiker Plastik

Cast Collection of Ancient Sculpture

Schlossstr. 69b, 14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel.: 030/ 34 24 054

Opening hours: Th.-Su., 14.00-17.00

http://www.abguss-sammlung-berlin.de

Free entrance!

The Cast Collection is unique and has been existing for over 300 years now; today it is part of the Free University of Berlin. The exhibition showsthe importance plaster casts had in the last few centuries - they did not only serve the worship of beauty - and how much today's research owes this craft.

Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität Berlin

Museum of Architecture at the Technical University of Berli n

Straße des 17. Juni 150-152, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel. 030/ 31423116

Opening hours: Mo.-Th. 12.00-16.00

http://architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de

Free entrance!

The museum was founded in 1885 and is today located in the University’s library. It shows architectural drawings of mainly Prussian architect.

Beate Uhse Erotik-Museum

The museum has closed its doors in September 2014 after nearly 20 years. The reason is the redevelopment of the area and the elimination of the rental space. The owners have not yet found a new place.

Bröhan-Museum

Schlossstr. 1a, 14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel. 030/ 326 906 00

Opening hours: Tu.-Su. 10.00-18.00

http://www.broehan-museum.de

Entrance fee: 8.00 EUR/ red. 5.00 EUR,

Minors up to 18 years of age: free

1st Wednesday of the month free entrance for everybody.

The Bröhan Museum's private collection was introduced to the public by Charles H. Bröhan in 1973. The museum is also "Regional Museum of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism (1889-1939)", representing from this period various objects such as graphics, lamps, glass, ceramic, porcelain, silver and metalwork, furniture, carpets, etc. Particularly noteworthy is the porcelain and glass collection. The exhibition stretches over two levels; graphics, paintings and drawings are exhibited at the gallery on the 1st floor.

C/O Berlin

Hardenbergstr. 22-24, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel. 030/ 284 44 16-0

Opening hours: daily 11.00-20.00

http://www.co-berlin.org

Entrance fee: 10.00 EUR / red. 5.00 EUR

As a private initiative with an innovative cultural management and worldwide co-operations, the C/O Berlin has developed into a recognized institution for the promotion of photography that now enjoys an international reputation. Contemporary and content photographic works are the current exhibitions. In the past, the C/O presented the works by Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh and Karl Lagerfeld. Since the end of October 2014, the house is located in Charlottenburg in the America House, only a few minutes away from the Photography Museum from Helmut Newton, behind the train station Zoologischer Garten.

Gedenkstätte Plötzensee am Gefängnis Plötzensee

Memorial Plötzensee at the Plötzensee prison

Hüttigpfad, 13627 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Opening hours: daily 09.00-16.00 (in summer until 17.00)

E-Mail: sekretariat@gdw-berlin.de

http://www.gedenkstaette-ploetzensee.de

Free entrance!

The Memorial Room of this site is the place where the Nazi regime put to death nearly 3,000 people. The 14 plates on the wall document the Nazi judiciary.

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis Kirche

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel. 030/ 218 50 23

Opening hours: daily 09.00-19.00

Worship: Su. 10.00 & 18.00, Prayers: Mo.-Fr. 13.00, 17.30, 18.00

http://www.gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de

Free entrance!

The church was consecrated until 1895 and then destroyed in 1943 during an air raid. The ruins later became the symbol of West Berlin whose inhabitants massively defended it as such. The first plan, presented by architect Egon Eiermann, did not consider a combination of a new building and the remains of the old church. He then decided to adopt his plans to the what you see today: the modern elements frame the ruins.

Käthe-Kollwitz -Museum

Fasanenstr. 24, 10719 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel. 030/ 882 52 10

Opening hours. Daily 11.00-18.00

http://www.kaethe-kollwitz.de

Entrance fee: 6.00 EUR/ red. 3.00 EUR

The museum is located in an elegant town house. The collection started with the private initiative of the Berlin based painter and art dealer Hans Pels-Leusden. The permanent exhibition comprises about 200 drawings and prints. Twice a year the museum organizes a special exhibition on the personal life of Kätze Kollwitz.

Keramik-Museum Berlin

Ceramic Museum Berlin

Schustehrusstr. 13, 10585 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel. 030/ 321 23 22

Opening hours: Fr.-Mo. 13.00-17.00

http://www.keramik-museum-berlin.de

Entrance fee: 2.00 EUR

It is one of the oldest mansions, in the heart of Charlottenburg and home to a museum that owes its existence to the research and collecting activities of Heinz-J. Theis. For many years, Theis investigated the history of ceramics in the German culture. This led to a museum which exhibits today a remarkable collection of ceramics of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur

Royal Porcelain Manufactory

Wegelystraße 1, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Tel. 030/ 39009-0

Opening hours: Mo.-Sa. 10.00-18.00

http://www.kpm-berlin.de

Entrance fee: 10.00 EUR, children 13-18 years 5.00 EUR, until 12 years free, including the audio guide

The KPM world shows exhibits from three centuries, as well as the complex workflow which is necessary until a piece of porcelain is ready for use. After visiting the model collection in the basement, the visitors can watch the masters finish the noble and unique pieces. In the Boccherini hall, a festively decorated table shows how impressive exclusive porcelain looks in our modern times.