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Disclaimer
I do not assume any liability for the accuracy and currentness of the information provided throughout this book, nor for the contents on the cited websites. The publication of links to GoogleMaps is in line with their terms of use. Publishing maps from GoogleMaps is not allowed; therefore, this book does not contain any maps.
Preface
The capital has far more museums than rainy days and a vibrant art scene. This is precisely one of the many reasons why from a cultural point of view Berlin is hard to beat.
This museum guide reflects the current scene of the capital. I did my best to take all museums into account, but I might have missed some. The museums are sorted by district and listed alphabetically with their original German name.
Two of the museums are located outside the city borders, but thematically, they do belong to Berlin. The “Berliner S-Bahn Museum” (commuter train museum) is located in Potsdam, right on the border with Berlin. The Olympic Village from 1936 belongs to the municipality of Wustermark.
Berlin, July 2015
Claudia Stein
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1 The Maps
In this book, you will only find links to online maps from Google. The links to Google Maps comply with Google’s terms of use. Showing these maps in the book would not be legal. You can print or downloaded them to a smart phone, for example. This also facilitates route planning.
2 Good to know!
2.1 Public Transport
On the website of the Berlin transport company (http://www.bvg.de), you can see how to reach your destination by public transport. It might be easier to use Google Maps if you decide to navigate through the museums with the help of the maps I listed for smart phones. A good app is “moovit”, it operates in several languages and uses very little data volume.
2.2 Welcome-Card & Museum’s Pass
The so-called „Welcome-Card“ combines public transport with the entrance to several museums. It also contains discount vouchers for shops and restaurants. The card is sold in hotels, the official tourist information centers and at the box office of the participating museums. For more information, please visit http://shop.visitberlin.de/
2.3 Payments
Many foreign tourists are quite astounded that credit card payment is rarely offered in Germany. And most of the time, only the German debit card is accepted. Make sure you have enough cash on you before you get in the line of the box office.
2.4 Free entrance
All public museums are free of charge for minors (up to 18 years of age). These museums are labeled “Staatliche Museen Berlin – SMB”.
The following museums are free of charge for everybody:
Charlottenburg
• Abgusssammlung antiker Plastik der Freien Universität Berlin
Cast Collection of Ancient Sculptur
• Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität Berlin
Museum of Architecture at the Technical University of Berlin
• Bröhan-Museum (1st Wednesday of the month)
• Gedenkstätte Plötzensee am Gefängnis Plötzensee
Memorial Plötzensee at the Plötzensee prison
• Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis Kirche
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
• Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Dahlem
• Alliierten-Museum
Allied Museum
• Bernhard-Heiliger-Stiftung/ Offene Ateliers
Bernhard-Heiliger-Foundation/ Open Studios
Gatow
• Militärhistorisches Museum, Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr
Museum for Military History/ German Airforce Museum
Grünau
• Grünauer Wassersportmuseum
Grünau Watersport Museum
Grunewald
• Gleis 17 – Memorial for the deportation of the Jews
Platform 17 – Memorial for the Deported Jews
Hellersdorf
• DDR Wohnung
GDR flat
Hohenschönhausen
• Mies-van-der-Rohe Haus
Karlshorst
• Deutsch-Russisches Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
Köpenick
• Gedenkstätte Köpenicker Blutwoche Juni 1933
Memorial for the Köpenick Blood Week June 1933
• Hauptmann von Köpenick Exhibition
The Captain of Köpenick Exhibition
• Museum Köpenick
Kreuzberg
• FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum
• Künstlerhaus Bethanien
Artists‘ House Bethanien
• Kunstraum Kreuzberg/ Bethanien
Art Room Kreuzberg/ Bethanien
• Topographie des Terrors
Topography of Terror
• Zweirad-Museum
Bicycle Museum
Lichtenberg
• Museum Lichtenberg
Marienfelde
• Erinnerungsstätte Notaufnahmelager Marienfelde
Memorial Marienfeld Refugee Transition Camp
Marzahn
• Bezirksmuseum