More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
THEATRE
Old, beautiful, loud!
Before gramophones and radio made music accessible to the masses, only mechanical instruments made it possible to enjoy music without musicians. Play pianos and orchestrions stood in restaurants and ballrooms.
FESTIVALS
A call from afar
Lothar Prager was born in Prenzlauer Berg in 1938. His parents, Georg and Margarete (née Romm), grew up in the streets around the water tower-she on Weißenburger Straße (now Kollwitzstraße) and he on Straßburger Straße.
FAMILY
Between us lies history. The Niederkirchner family - A contradictory legacy
Käte Niederkirchner (1909-1944) was considered an icon of the anti-fascist resistance in East Germany. Factory collectives, holiday homes, kindergartens, and even a ship were named after her.
FESTIVALS
“Gegenentwürfe” (Alternative concepts)
The Prenzlauer Berg before, during, and after the fall of the wall. Distributed on an area of about 100m2 the continuities and discontinuities in East Germany compared to before and after the reunification are evident in concrete examples in the seven locations in Prenzlauer…
EXHIBITIONS
PERGAMON. Masterpieces from the Ancient Metropolis with a 360°-Panorama by Yadegar Asisi
The unique partnership that took place in 2011/2012 between the Antikensammlung of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and artist Yadegar Asisi is set to continue in now. In the temporary exhibition building Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama, the exhibition project PERGAMON.
EXHIBITIONS
Forum Hamburger Bahnhof
As microcosm of Berlin, the Hamburger Bahnhof has many stories to tell. Forum Hamburger Bahnhof presents objects and archival materials from 1848 to the present. Chapter by chapter it reappraises and retells the station’s history.
DESIGN
Endless Exhibition
The Endless Exhibition now includes 22 artworks from the Hamburger Bahnhof collection displayed indoors and outdoors. The microsite and booklet guide visitors through the museum, garden, and surrounding areas, connecting the collection with history, architecture, and the…
CONTEMPORARY
Museum in Motion. A Collection for the 21st Century
The collection presentation for the reopening of the Rieckhallen features ten large-scale works from the past 25 years, including several new acquisitions being presented to the public for the first time.
